First Steps for Sustainable Bio/Pharma HVAC

The bad news is that energy efficiency has understandably never been job one in the pharmaceutical industry. The good news is that opportunities abound for real progress as a new emphasis on sustainability grows. The author offers more than a daily dose of industry-specific insight while outlining why higher efficiency need not be a bitter pill to swallow.

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RainDance Technologies

RainDance Technologies is making complex genetics simple. The company’s ultra-sensitive genomic tools enable research of novel non-invasive liquid biopsy applications that should result in more accurate, reliable, cost-effective, and early detection of cancer and other inherited and infectious diseases. Major research institutions and laboratories around the world rely on the performance of RainDance systems. Based outside Boston, Massachusetts, the company supports customers using RainDrop® Digital PCR, as well as the ThunderStorm® and ThunderBolts™ Next-Generation Sequencing Enrichment Systems through its international sales and service operations, as well as a global network of distributors and commercial service providers. Both technology platforms have been recognized by The Scientist as Top 10 Innovations with the RainDrop System winning the award in 2014 and the ThunderStorm System winning the award in 2011.

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Biocontamination control in pharmaceutical production

whitePaper | November 11, 2022

Biocontamination refers to biological contamination of products by bacteria and/or fungi, as well as the toxic by-products of these microorganisms, such as endotoxin and mycotoxins from Gram-negative bacteria and fungi, respectively.

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The A to Z of microarrays evolution of a revolutionary solution

whitePaper | May 27, 2023

The Human Genome Project was a monumental effort over more than a decade to determine the human DNA sequence and analyze genetic variation among individuals. The hope was that, armed with this understanding, phenotypic differences would be explainable by genetic variation, and health benefits could follow.

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Accelerating the Biomanufacturing Revolution

whitePaper | February 11, 2022

The biomanufacturing revolution is here. Recent advancements in the field of synthetic biology have enabled significant cost reductions in foundational bioengineering unit operations such as DNA synthesis and sequencing.

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Connecting materials sciences with fungal biology: a sea of possibilities

whitePaper | March 1, 2022

The Special Issue “Connecting materials science with fungal biology” celebrates recent breakthroughs in the fabrication of fungal-based materials, all of which have been made possible by the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration of fungal biologists and biotechnologists with artists, designers, materials scientists, and architects

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Your Ultimate Guide to CMC Testing Support for Gene and Cell Therapy

whitePaper | December 6, 2022

The development of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products such as gene and cell therapy products, has made significant progress in the treatment of many diseases, including cancer, genetic, and autoimmune disorders.

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Advanced Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing: An Evolution Underway

whitePaper | June 5, 2022

The past decade has seen a significant shift in the nature of the products being manufactured and sold by the innovative biopharmaceutical (biopharma) industry. The global biopharmaceutical portfolio of today reflects increased therapeutic competition, a greater prevalence of large molecule drugs, expansion in the number of personalized or targeted products, and a rise of treatments for many orphan diseases.

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Spotlight

RainDance Technologies

RainDance Technologies is making complex genetics simple. The company’s ultra-sensitive genomic tools enable research of novel non-invasive liquid biopsy applications that should result in more accurate, reliable, cost-effective, and early detection of cancer and other inherited and infectious diseases. Major research institutions and laboratories around the world rely on the performance of RainDance systems. Based outside Boston, Massachusetts, the company supports customers using RainDrop® Digital PCR, as well as the ThunderStorm® and ThunderBolts™ Next-Generation Sequencing Enrichment Systems through its international sales and service operations, as well as a global network of distributors and commercial service providers. Both technology platforms have been recognized by The Scientist as Top 10 Innovations with the RainDrop System winning the award in 2014 and the ThunderStorm System winning the award in 2011.

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