EnviroChemie - Plant Engineering and Services for Process Water and Wastewater

Somerset House Consultants - Quality Compliance, Outsourcing, Supply Chain and Auditing Solutions

Partec - Flow Cytometry, Cell Analysis and Diagnostics

LifeScience Logistics - Pharmaceutical Third-Party Logistics

WILCO - Leak Detection and Inspection Machines

LEWA Reveals Advanced Metering Flow Controls
Metering systems in process technology have the task of supplying a fluid, under specified process conditions (pressure, temperature), either in a defined amount or in a time-related flow rate, or of mixing two fluids according to specifications.

Disposable Filters for Separation of Cells and Nuclei
CellTrics disposable filters from Partec UK Ltd can be used to filter any kind of liquid suspension.

Custom-Build Flow Cytometer
The award-winning multi-laser CyFlow Cube from Partec UK Ltd is a wholly customisable flow cytometer with fully integrated fluidics, built-in PC and 19" TFT monitor.

Endress+Hauser Develops New Life Sciences Process Plant Management
W@M Portal and W@M Enterprise help advance the data flow and manage technical and operational information of the plant - completely, conveniently, anywhere and at any time. The available information simplifies the planning for engineering, the procurement process, the safe installation of equipment and documentation management, it is also an efficient basis for real-time monitoring of the plant status.

Anton Paar Offers Tailor-Made Automation Analyses Solutions
Anton Paar now provides tailor-made automation and robotics solutions for analyses of chemical and physical properties of liquids, pastes and melts.

Four Reasons for the Rise in Blister Packaging
Blister packaging, not long ago considered a less significant segment of the North American pharmaceutical packaging industry, is now outpacing most other industry...

Innovations in API Solubility and Bioavailability
API solubility and bioavailability, new technology for pharmaceutical products, twin screw technology, melt granulation and kneading and conveying, etc ... are all topics that are covered in...

The Right Device for the Right Medication
The development of drug delivery services that are more sensitive to the user is an important aspect of patient adherence. Dr Rolf Eilers, managing director of Balda Medical, discusses...

About the Incremental Risk Paradigm
Even if risk is one of the most important words in the arena of the life sciences industry, it appears that it is not systematically taken into account as it should...

Level Measurement in Drug Manufacturing: An Update
What was once a laborious process is getting easier, thanks to modern sensors and calibration...

Pharma Technology Focus - Issue 13
From advances in robotic research to new cures for addictions and life-threatening diseases, drug developers are opening up new frontiers.

Out of sight: the dangers of unreported clinical trial data
Unpublished clinical trial data is a persistent problem which stems from the pursuit of safe, evidence-based medicine. Chris Lo investigates the dangers of missing trial data and asks how a more transparent system can be achieved in the future.

End-to-end clinical data management: the big picture
Despite modern software advances, creating an overarching clinical data management strategy remains hugely challenging. Octagon Research's clinical data experts David Evans and Barry Cohen tell Chris Lo about the benefits of adopting data standards and the risks involved in ignoring them.

Plasma-based virus treatment: Q&A with Max-Planck-Institut's Julia Zimmerman
A recent study suggested that plasma can kill viruses within seconds, which could change the way hospital infections are treated. Julia Zimmermann, research leader at the Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, told Elisabeth Fischer if plasma really could be used in the fight against diseases such as HIV, the common cold and even cancer.

Robotic researchers: the next step in automated drug development
Robots are already part of the pharma industry's development process, but could they ever take over completely? Professor Ross King, who is leading a major research automation project at Manchester University, is on a mission to prove that robotic researchers could soon match and even outshine their human counterparts.

James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building, Utah
University of Utah's new innovation centre, the James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building, was officially dedicated in April 2012.

Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, Colorado
University of Colorado's Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building (JSCBB) was opened in April 2012. It has been built with an investment of $160m.

Buck Institute Regenerative Medicine Research Center, California
The New Regenerative Medicine Research Center in California was opened in April 2012. It focuses on how the regeneration of human cells can be used for treating fatal diseases.

Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease Research
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) aims to encourage the development of better therapies for treating Parkinson's disease (PD).

NantWorks Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant, Indiana
NantWorks, a US-based pharmaceutical company, announced it was to setup a new drug manufacturing plant in Vigo County, in the state of Indiana, in January 2012.