Small form factor hygienic sensors, along with fit for purpose full-featured transmitters, provide increased value for the life sciences Industry. Coriolis flow meters have long played a vital role in pharmaceutical applications. Biotech processes often involve high value materials and highly sensitive operations, making consistent and accurate mass flow measurement essential for maintaining tight control…
The blueprint for personalized biopharma
The lessons learned in mastering autologous manufacturing—where precision, flexibility, and data integrity are pushed to their limits—are shaping how biopharma advances efficiency and control across every process. The innovations happening in the personalized medicine space are some of the most exciting life sciences advancements in the history of humankind. Many of the autologous, patient-specific therapies…
Trelleborg opens expanded manufacturing facility in Massachusetts
Trelleborg has announced the grand opening of its expanded manufacturing facility and BioPharma Center of Excellence in Northborough, Massachusetts. The new facility for the Plymouth, Massachusetts-based company drives its strategy for growth in the biopharmaceutical industry. “Our expanded BioPharma Center of Excellence supports our goal of being the partner of choice for all leading biopharmaceutical…
Bionova opens new plasmid DNA materials production plant in Texas
Bionova Scientific, a subsidiary of Asahi Kasei, today announced the opening of a new plasmid DNA (pDNA) production facility in The Woodlands, Texas. The 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art development and production facility sits less than 30 miles north of Houston. It designs, develops and manufactures research-grade pDNA materials to support the cell and gene therapy field. pDNA…
Hemco highlights its self-contained workstations
NEWS RELEASE: Hemco highlights its MicroFlow rust-resistant, self-contained workstations Independence, Missouri — Hemco is selling its MicroFlow self-contained workstations for any environment where people may be subject to small amounts of non-hazardous fumes and odors. MicroFlow is a ductless, carbon-filtered workstation equipped with activated carbon filtration. It is designed to collect small amounts of non-hazardous fumes…
Great Point Partners acquires majority stake in Eutecma to fuel sustainable cold chain growth
Great Point Partners has acquired a majority stake in Eutecma, a Germany-based developer of reusable and modular temperature-controlled packaging for pharmaceutical cold chain logistics. The investment will support Eutecma’s global expansion strategy, particularly in the U.S. market, and bolster its efforts to reduce emissions and waste in drug shipping and storage. Eutecma supplies passive cooling…
Moving toward the autonomous lab and what’s possible today
It comes as no surprise that automation and contextualized data are popular topics of conversation in life sciences today. After all, automation drives repeatability, repeatability drives speed and safety, and increased speed and safety means getting critical treatments into the hands of patients as fast as possible. In fact, one could imagine a result of…
How real-time sensors and data-savvy can cut energy waste in pharma
These days, pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities are sensor-laden and increasingly well-equipped to monitor energy use. Imagine sensors monitoring energy consumption in bioreactors, tracking water usage in purification processes, or measuring waste generation from API production. Modern pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities have become dense ecosystems of sensor networks, tapping a range of technologies to optimize sustainability. Examples include…
Getinge launches manual, externally openable port for pharma manufacturing
Getinge recently launched its DPTE-FLEX manual, externally openable port for pharmaceutical manufacturing. The company designed the port to enhance safety, efficiency and compliance. It allows for secure, gloveless transfers to reduce human intervention and contamination risks. “The external handles of the DPTE-FLEX perform dual functions — unlocking/locking and opening/closing – all accessible from outside the…
Sherwin-Williams expands flooring solutions for pharma facilities
Sherwin-Williams High-Performance Flooring announced the launch of Accelera One, a grout and topcoat technology for pharmaceutical manufacturing environments. The technology offers benefits for pharmaceutical, life sciences, R&D and biopharma manufacturing spaces. A next-generation, ultra-high solids coating formulated to minimize downtime, it can also enhance durability and support green building goals. Accelera One delivers rapid cure…