Analytical Instrumentation

The increased number of regulatory filings for cell and gene therapies requires reevaluation of bioassay methods because of their complexity.

PPD has opened its new multipurpose clinical research laboratory in Suzhou, China, which offers bioanalytical, biomarker, and vaccine sciences services for China and the global market.

The acquisition gives PerkinElmer access to Nexcelom Bioscience’s complementary cell counting and analysis capabilities and enhances its QA/QC capabilities.

A shortage of pipette tips has been attributed to several factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dynamic light scattering presents a good analytical technique for testing protein stability.

The £500,000 (US$686,294)-investment in mass spectrometry support will accelerate biologics development and approval.

Clear understanding of what exactly the biomolecule entails is essential.

Dolomite Microfluidics and MilliporeSigma have begun a collaboration to release off-the-shelf microfluidic device kits for the fabrication of PLGA particles.

The new powerful, precise, and compact instrument can be retrofitted for point-of-care clinical testing at urgent care facilities, hospitals, or physicians’ offices.

The partners have established PathoQuest, Inc., a US subsidiary, and will construct an NGS-based testing lab at Charles River’s Wayne, PA, site.

The shift to single-use technologies is driving the need for innovation in PAT-friendly sensor technologies.

Early detection and more sensitive methods of detecting adventitious agents are becoming increasingly critical in bioprocessing.

Samsung Biologics has adopted Solentim’s cell seeding and cell metric platforms at its new R&D center in San Francisco, CA.

Mogrify’s new technology platform, EpiMOGRIFY, can predict cellular switches important for determining cell identity, cell maintenance, directed differentiation, and cell conversion.

With the presentation of research supporting the use of PTA technology, BioSkryb also launched its ResolveDNA platform for commercial use at ASHG 2020, held virtually on Oct. 27–30, 2020.

Following a recent expansion at its Cambridge, MA, facility, the company now houses a new suite of cellular analysis platforms that enhance its exploratory capabilities into oncology, neuroscience, and rare diseases.

The new personal capillary electrophoresis system, Spectrum Compact CE, performs Sanger sequencing and fragment analysis.

The company’s new CytoML Experiment Suite fully automates each stage of the flow cytometry data lifecycle, allowing for clearer data visualization and analysis.

The increased use of single-use bags in biologic manufacturing poses the risk of pinholes and other defects that cannot currently be tested for.

Current and newer biologic modalities pose increasingly complex challenges to the detection and characterization of protein aggregates.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is increasing access to cry-electron microscopy with the help of contract research organizations.

The award will help a bioanalytics startup commercialize instrument technology for pharmaceutical antibody manufacturers.

The company has launched a residual GMP-compliant test and dual sourcing opportunity designed to increase compliance and reduce risks for ATMP manufacture.

The investment will allow for the expansion of analytical R&D efforts and will support the company’s reference materials business.

The company’s SLIM technology has been a part of the company’s accelerated growth by offering enhanced R&D analytics.

Stevanato Group and Colanar have signed an agreement for lab scale fill/finish capabilities to study container closure systems at Stevanato Group’s US TEC in Boston, MA.

Enhanced sensitivity and ultra-high detection speed provide improved robustness and operability.

Pall has introduced a 24-well filter plate that can perform cell clarification and sterilization in one step.

The company has provided updates on its COVID-19 tests under development with Adeptrix and Cytiva, respectively.

The company recently launched its OmniTop Sample Tubes adjustable volume sampling system, a single-use system that allows for exact sampling.