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Excellent standards drive commercial demand in bioproduction
Added: 22 Feb 2021
Protein biochemist, Dr Bernd Gerhartz, tells the story of how he and his team established a new str…

4 ways technology is improving the healthcare supply chain
Added: 19 Feb 2021
During the past year, the healthcare supply chain has been pushed to the limits. Shortages in suppl…

Compliant UN3373 Dangerous Goods Regulations sample packaging for COVID-19
Added: 3 Dec 2020
All COVID-19 test samples fall under the UN3373 Dangerous Goods Regulations because they may contai…

The COVID-19 pandemic doesn't end with a viable vaccine but with a vaccinated population
Added: 19 Nov 2020
With a potential finishing line suddenly appearing over the horizon, getting competitors to the end…

Reviewing EU microbiological safety cabinet regulations
Added: 18 Nov 2020
Following up on the lab management article 'Microbiological safety cabinets - On-site and maintenan…

5 Steps to Medical Device Labelling Compliance
Added: 13 Nov 2020
The transition some medical device manufacturers face with the new EU Medical Device Regulation (EU…

Selecting the right sterile cleanroom clothing solution for compliance with EU GMP Annex I
Added: 23 Oct 2020
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Solving process safety and scale up
Added: 2 Oct 2020
In industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to fine chemicals, there is a need to take small, labora…

Big data for understanding small molecules; a case study
Added: 25 Aug 2020
As big data continues to transform the industry must we remain so reluctant to share data? In her a…

Collaborate to accumulate
Added: 25 Aug 2020
Pharmaceutical research and development has historically been shrouded in mystery; a secretive acti…

The great vaccine paradox
Added: 3 Aug 2020
by Dermot Martin
What happens if the best defence against a virus develops an image problem? As we…

The human brain built by AI: A transatlantic collaboration
Added: 2 Jul 2020
The new German-Canadian lab, HIBALL, aims to create a microscopic 3D map of functional neuroanatomy…

What’s your poison?
Sarah Lawton | Added: 11 May 2020
Why are so many drugs derived from natural sources on the market to treat human disease? Venom-mast…

Going round in circles
Added: 9 Apr 2020
Single use plastics are a staple in the lab – but they are also are part of the plastics pollution …

Coronavirus – is it just “a type of ‘flu”?
Added: 2 Apr 2020
The virology, genomics, epidemiology and medical response – Chief Virology Examiner at the Institut…

Shining a light on diabetes
Added: 17 Mar 2020
The complexity of glycogen storage diseases like diabetes means a reductionist approach just won’t …

Does gene therapy put safety second?
Added: 15 Mar 2020
The delivery of gene therapies relies almost entirely on viral vectors. So, when it comes to the pr…

Breaking the mould with jellyfish
Added: 12 Mar 2020
The study of cells has perhaps been the most impactful way we have developed modern medicine Here w…

Enemy at the gates
Added: 4 Mar 2020
As coronavirus continues to spread around the globe and vaccine hesitancy threatens the return of l…

The new frontline
Added: 13 Feb 2020
Using big data analysis and knowledge networks is the new frontier in combating infectious disease …