Lab Furnishings and Equipment

The EXcell 231 and EXcell 241 sensors from EXNER Process Equipment have updated software and connection features for improved flexibility and safety.

Recent upstream processing innovations include enhanced sensor technology, single-use bioreactors, and automated cell culture systems.

The EndonucleaseGTP ELISA Kit from Cygnus Technologies detects and quantitates residual endonuclease impurities in recombinant vaccines and viral vectors used for gene therapy.

Eppendorf’s 16- and 24-channel pipettes can handle entire columns and rows of a 384-well plate in one step.

The companies will join forces on a research project to develop end-to-end workflows for the preparation, characterization, and monitoring of biotherapeutics using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

The Kimble GLS 80 Media Bottle and Multiport Cap System from DWK Life Sciences, showcased at INTERPHEX 2019 in New York City, is capable of performing a multitude of laboratory applications.

3D printing offers a new design freedom for bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing: whether for “printing” a solid-dosage drug or for creating a piece of equipment for bio/pharmaceutical laboratories or manufacturing facilities.

The company has launched a comprehensive portfolio of custom cell biology solutions and a new cell-line engineering technology.

MilliporeSigma added a new cloud-based, remote lab water service and monitoring capability to its Milli-Q CLX 7000 clinical water purification system.

Distek, a provider of laboratory testing instruments, added a dual impeller single-use bioreactor (SUB) system to its BIOne portfolio.

Waters debuted a range of new TA Instruments innovations and the BioAccord System at Pittcon 2019 in Philadelphia, PA, on March 17–21, 2019.

Katalyst D2D from ACD/Labs enables the design, planning, execution, and analysis of high throughput (HT) experiments. The web-based application was introduced at Pittcon 2019 in Philadelphia, PA.

Bruker highlighted new analytical systems for several industry applications, including pharma, materials science, and clinical/preclinical research.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) and Novasep will partner to develop systems for membrane chromatography using Novasep’s BioSC platform and SSB’s single-use technology.

In light of recent FDA guidance on data integrity, the challenges and benefits of using the public cloud to deploy and use data management software are discussed.

The TSKgel FcR-IIIA-NPR HPLC column from Tosoh Bioscience is a FcRγ affinity chromatography analysis column suited for the analysis of immunoglobulin G glycoforms.

Caron’s Wally CO2 incubators for laboratories are now available for purchase in the European Union.

The companies will develop a software-connected pipetting system for improved reproducibility and traceability in life-science laboratories.

Formulatrix’s FLO i8 and Flow Axial Seal Tip liquid handlers offer automated transferring.

The latest in automation solutions for pharmaceutical laboratories include products in endotoxin detection, liquid handling, and lab workflows.

BioPharm International spoke with Stuart Ward, head of Business Analysis at IDBS, about what needs to be considered when integrating automation solutions into lab workflows for operational tasks.

Lonza’s PyroTec PRO system combines robotic liquid-handling technology with an automation software module.

The company has built a fit-for-purpose liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) system to streamline analytical monitoring tests for biopharmaceuticals.

The new reagents are designed to support clinical-phase and commercialization stages of cell and gene therapy production and to enhance DNA transfection.

The company will use GE Healthcare’s off-the-shelf KUBio biologics factory, which is expected to start operations in 2020, to provide development and manufacturing for early- to late-clinical and early-commercial manufacturing stages.