Archives for March 31, 2008

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Millipore system makes Western blots a breeze

By  Wai Lang Chu

Life sciences equipment company Millipore says its new protein detection system, SNAP i.d, can improve the time it takes to carry out Western blots by as much as 80 per cent compared to conventional immunodetection methods.

Isogen moves to fill small-scale injectables gap

By Kirsty Barnes

Sterile process engineering consultancy firm Isogen is taking a maiden voyage into the manufacturing side of drugs with the construction of its first facility, aimed to fill a gap in small-scale injectables.

Quintiles gains central lab in Japan

By  Kirsty Barnes

Quintiles has forged a new partnership that will allow it to begin providing central laboratory services in Japan, where the clinical research organisation (CRO) industry is gaining momentum.

Syft says new instrument is 'new generation' of SIFT-MS

By  Huw Kidwell

Syft Technologies of New Zealand released the latest generation of Selected Ion Flow Tube-Mass Spectrometry (SIFT) instrumentation at Pittcon 2008 for the analysis of very low levels of organic compounds in air (detection limits as low as 50 parts per...

Gore unveils new biopharma tools

By  Kirsty Barnes

Gore PharmBio chose this year's Interphex trade show to showcase two new products to assist biomanufacturers.