Microchip patented which separates and extracts tumor cells in the blood

25-Oct-2010 - Ikerlan-IK4 and Mondragón Unibertsitatea are taking part in a project initiated by the Spanish National Research Council, CSIC, and which has developed a microchip capable of separating and extracting tumour cells in the blood stream by means of ultrasonic waves. The Foundation General Hospital ...

The search for improved carbon sponges picks up speed

01-Jun-2010 - Jeffrey Long's lab will soon host a round-the-clock, robotically choreographed hunt for carbon-hungry materials. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory chemist leads a diverse team of scientists whose goal is to quickly discover materials that can efficiently strip carbon dioxide from a power ...

Surface hygiene test wins the Chemical Industry Innovation Award

29-Apr-2010 - Surface hygiene is a major food safety and healthcare challenge across the world. Orion Diagnostica Oy and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a chemical test card for surface hygiene monitoring. A wide range of applications is envisioned for the innovation. The innovation, ...

Chemistry for a Raney day

02-Dec-2008 - Spanish and Mexican scientists have stumbled across a new way to monoalkylate amines that they claim is more environmentally friendly than alternative routes. José García Ruano, at the Autonomous University of Madrid, and colleagues were using Raney nickel to cleave nitrogen–sulfur bonds in ...

Cooperation Makes Microreactor Technology Accessible to Fine-Chemistry and Pharmacy

13-Oct-2008 - The Dutch companies Micronit Microfluidics, FutureChemistry and Flowid announced the start of a cooperation named Access2Flow. Together, the three companies will offer a new generation of microreactor systems that enable chemists to quickly and safely perform fluid reactions on an industrial ...

Novasep has Extended its Custom Chiral Separation Capabilities to Offer Optimized and Efficient Purification Solutions

Custom Chiral Separation Using Preparative Chromatography Eases and Speeds up Process Development; Rapidly and Efficiently Producing the Required Amount of Compounds for Early Development Phases While Being Cost Efficient at Industrial Scale

30-Sep-2008 - Novasep has recently added a state-of-the-art cGMP pilot scale continuous chromatography unit in its Chasse sur Rhône (France) facility. This ensures cost efficient separations of kilograms to tens of kilograms of pure enantiomer for clinical supplies. Novasep operates six FDA-inspected ...

Sloning BioTechnology starting feasibility study to improve the efficiency of an enzyme used in molecular diagnostic application

16-Aug-2007 - Sloning BioTechnology GmbH will carry out a feasibility study together with bioMérieux. The aim of the project is to generate a large number of different gene variants of an essential enzyme to be used in diagnostic applications. Sloning will use its Slonomics(TM) industrial scale gene ...

Process Optimization Key to Innovation in Smart Material Technology

15-Mar-2005 - Manufacturing smart materials is a complex process that requires significant control over the physical environment, sample size, interfacial diffusion, and mass transfer properties. Optimisation of these processes in absolute terms is essential for long-term success in the industry. "To enable ...

GeneProt Expands its Proteomic Capabilities Through a New Scientific Agreement

GeneProt amends its collaboration with Novartis Pharma

06-Feb-2004 - GENEVA, Switzerland - GeneProt Inc. announced that it has amended its scientific collaboration with Novartis Pharma AG. The new collaboration will maximize the value from the synergy of GeneProt's industrial-scale approach to proteomics and Novartis' high-throughput biological validation ...

DSM and Diversa Corporation Sign Agreement to Develop Biocatalysts for Production of Pharmaceutical Intermediates

16-Jan-2004 - DSM Pharma Chemicals (DPC) and Diversa Corporation announced that they have entered into a collaborative agreement to discover and develop biocatalytic solutions designed to simplify and lower the cost of a variety of chemical transformations. Under the terms of the agreement, DPC will identify ...