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Vector Laboratories has completed a $124 million cash buyout backed by Thompson Street Capital Partners and will begin an acquisition strategy to expand protein detection capabilities.

Vector Laboratories Closes $124 Million Buyout

The US government has granted Thermo Fisher Scientific a $192.5 million contract that the company will use to expand domestic manufacturing for pipette tips.

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Expand Pipette Tip Manufacturing Under $192.5 Million Government Contract

Sunday Ndiana-Abasi is an intern pharmacist at the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Raw Materials Development in the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development in Nigeria.

Marlene Ekpo is a youth corp pharmacist and research assistant at the Centre for Nanomedicine and Biophysical Drug Delivery, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, and a postgraduate student at the School of International Education, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Martins O. Emeje, martinsemeje@yahoo.com, is a professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Raw Materials Development and director of the Centre for Nanomedicine and Biophysical Drug Delivery, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development.

The potential for okra gum as a polymer candidate for new oral drug formulations was evaluated.

Evaluating Okra Gum in a Floating Tablet Formulation as a Novel Drug Delivery System

Aaron M. Robitaille is senior product marketing manager with Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Brandon J. Bills is product manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Intelligent analytical tools detect impurities to help ensure the quality of small-molecule drug ingredients.

Stepping Up the Search for Unknown Impurities

Element’s acquisition of Impact Analytical expands their life sciences footprint in North America.

Element Acquires Impact Analytical

Deanna Mudie, PhD, is principal scientist, Lonza, Bend, OR, USA.

The pH effect encountered with oral oncology medication can be overcome with amorphous solid dispersions.

Enhanced Bioavailability of Acalabrutinib ASD Tablets In-Vivo

Thomas A. Little, PhD, is president, Thomas A. Little Consulting and BioAssay Sciences, 12401 North Wildflower Lane, Highland, Utah 84003, USA, drlittle@dr-tom.com.

It is important to use correct organization and appropriate methods for demonstrating biosimilar comparability to support regulatory filings.

Determining Comparability of Biosimilars Through Statistical Approaches

The University of Southern California and Amgen have teamed up to provide researchers access to two of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s cryo-EM instruments.

Amgen, USC, and Thermo Fisher Partner on Cryo-EM Biotechnology Research

A new membrane staining kit, ExoBrite, launched by Biotium aims to enhance the detection of exosomes through flow cytometry.

Biotium’s New Staining Kit Aims to Optimize Exosome Detection

Eli Lilly and Company and industry partners, including Ziath, are focused on speeding up the drug discovery process with a fully automated lab.

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Picking the Perfect Method Development Partner

Complex Biomolecules Require Analytical Evolution