
Analytical products for improved bio/pharmaceutical development.

The Ross SysCon control panels can now be supplied with a fully automatic Type X Purge System, which forces clean air through the enclosure until all hazardous gases are removed.

The Thermo Scientific Decapper 500 and 550 series tube capping systems are fully automated capping systems for use in medium- to high-throughput biotech, pharmaceutical, and clinical laboratories doing compound storage, high-throughput screening, biobanking, and genomic storage.

The new patent-pending PolarDry Electrostatic Spray Dryer from Fluid Air, a division of Spraying Systems Co., uses electrostatic technology, rather than heated drying gas, for microencapsulation.

The DualFUSION vials from Wheaton for the storage of lyophilized materials are engineered using a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition technology to fuse an organosilicate protective layer with silica-like barrier layer, and then fuses that inner material to a cyclic olefin polymer outer shell.

The R Series Shrink banders from PDC International Corporation perform label and neck banding functions at line speeds of 400 to 1000 cpm.

The Prominence Ultra-Fast Preparative and Purification Liquid Chromatograph (UFPLC) from Shimadzu enables fast recovery of highly purified target compounds from complex samples including organic synthesis reaction mixtures and natural products.

Zeiss’s Axio Observer inverted microscope platform includes new automation features, allowing researchers to perform multimodal imaging of living and fixed specimens.

The Uniformity of Dosage Units test is used to evaluate content uniformity or weight variation or dosage forms such as tablets and capsules. The author introduces two different acceptance value limits (n = 10 and 30) in this article.

The Portable High Shear Mixing System from Ross, Charles & Son is designed for powder dispersion into liquid, emulsification, and homogenization in a closed, temperature controlled vessel.

Agilent’s new facility in Folsom, California includes laboratory, order fulfilment, and warehousing space.

EMD Millipore’s Mobius Power MIX 2000 can mix buffers, culture media powders, and other challenging materials.


Sartorius Stedim Biotech’s polyethersulfone membrane is now integrated into two new, sterile Sartocon benchtop and production-scale filtration assemblies.

Dual-Shaft Mixers from Ross, Charles & Son are suitable for mixing 50-, 100-, and 200-gallon batches.

Yarra 1.8µm SEC-X300 from Phenomenex is a high-resolution gel filtration chromatography (GFC)/aqueous size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) column for the separation of high molecular weight biomolecules on high-performance liquid chromatography and ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography systems.

The InvivO2 workstations range from Baker Ruskinn allow researchers to conduct cell culture processes under a continuously controlled, physiologically relevant atmosphere.

Meissner’s QuaDrum rigid outer containers for its single-use assemblies can be used with standard, access, or retaining lids.

The Intelligent Control Inhaler is an intuitive, fully-integrated device delivering accurate doses of medication to patients, while providing on-screen instructions for use and feedback to the patient and healthcare provider via an app.

The CPhI Pharma Award for Excellence in Analysis, Testing, and Quality Control went to B&W Tek for its handheld laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analyzer, NanoLIBS, which has been developed for rapid identification of solid materials based on elemental analysis. The instrument features a raster scan using a high repetition rate class 3B laser allowing for detection of elements including C, Li, and Be.

The Koolit Advanced PCM Gel from Cold Chain Technologies provides cold-temperature protection for drugs and vaccines during transport.

A PESU membrane is now available for Sartorius Stedim Biotech Sartocon benchtop and production-scale filtration assemblies.

The CELLdisc from Greiner Bio-One is a multilayer cell culture vessel that offers a growth area of up to one square meter for adherent mammalian cells.

The Double Planetary Mixers from Ross, Charles & Son are offered in 4-, 5-, 10-, and 25-gallon models for pilot-scale production of highly-filled pastes, dough-like materials, shear-sensitive gels, granulations, and powder blends.

The Print & Check Flex Machine from Antares Vision is a flexible high-capacity serialization unit created for track and trace.

The aCOLade 2 Manual Colony Counter from Synbiosis includes automatic count recording.

Visual inspection of parenteral vials is the first step in a root cause investigation.

The AIM-9000 infrared microscope contains automated analysis functions and a wide-field camera option.

The company announced that it will be expanding its portfolio of single-use vessels for fermentation.

The Empyrean Nano edition offers a combination of advanced X-ray scattering techniques.