Purification specialist BIA Separations to become part of Sartorius

BIA Separations will be Sartorius’ center of excellence for purification of cell and gene therapeutics

05-Oct-2020 - Sartorius announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to merge purification specialist BIA Separations into its subgroup Sartorius Stedim Biotech in a transaction totaling 360 million euros of which 240 million euros will be paid in cash and 120 million euros in Sartorius Stedim Biotech ...

Researchers develop groundbreaking process for creating ultra-selective separation membranes

17-Mar-2017 - A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, has developed a groundbreaking one-step, crystal growth process for making ultra-thin layers of material with molecular-sized pores. Researchers demonstrated the use of the material, called zeolite nanosheets, by making ultra-selective ...

Detailed structure of cell’s garbage disposal unit reveals surprise in how it is targeted by cancer drugs

Every atom counts

08-Aug-2016 - Malignant cancer cells not only proliferate faster than most healthy cells in our bodies. They also generate more “junk”, such as faulty and damaged proteins. This makes cancer cells inherently more dependent on the most important cellular garbage disposal unit, the proteasome, which degrades ...

VIB and UGent researchers identify key mechanisms of cell division in plants

New technology can be applied to boost crop yields

12-Aug-2010 - Scientists from VIB and Ghent University have developed a technology that may contribute to the increase of crop yields in agriculture. The technology platform based on ‘Tandem Affinity Purification (TAP)’ was developed to map the basic machinery of cell division in plants much faster than ...

Norgen Biotek Corp. Achieves ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 9001:2008 Certification

04-Nov-2009 - Norgen Biotek Corp. announced successful certification to ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 9001:2008. ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 are world-recognized quality management system standards, with ISO 13485 specifically pertaining to the requirements for a comprehensive management system for the design and ...

Tecan and GE Healthcare collaborate for high throughput process development

06-Mar-2009 - Tecan and GE Healthcare are working together to bring increased quality and efficiency to process development. The collaboration between the two suppliers focuses on high throughput screening of protein purification conditions, using the combination of Tecan’s Freedom EVO® automated workstation ...

Extensive Proteomics Research Strengthens the Uptake for Protein Purification Kits in Europe

05-Dec-2007 - The growing need for the production of more proteins within faster timelines is forcing laboratories to look for better expression systems and automated solutions to meet their demands. This increasing need to identify and understand proteins is driving the research and growth in the European ...

Tecan and GE Healthcare collaborate to optimize solutions for high throughput protein applications

Two suppliers collaborate to bring increased quality and consistency to customer processes and workflows

08-Nov-2007 - Tecan announced that it will collaborate with GE Healthcare in the area of protein handling and screening. With recognized expertise in their respective fields of laboratory automation and protein detection, analysis and purification, the two companies will work together to optimize the ...

Pall Opens Proteomics Service Centers to Optimize Research and Manufacturing Efficiency

31-Jan-2005 - Pall Corporation launches a comprehensive line of chromatography sorbents. These advanced industry-proven sorbents from Pall greatly simplify protein separation and purification for biotechnology drug discovery, development and production. The integration of this broad range of chromatography ...

Pall Corporation Acquires Euroflow

27-Jan-2005 - Pall Corporation announced that is has acquired Euroflow (UK). The company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of pilot and production scale chromatography columns for the biotechnology industry. Pall held exclusive global marketing and distribution rights to Euroflow chromatography ...