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![PBS Biotech - PBS-1 bioreactor]( "Mini Vertical-Wheel Bioreactor: PBS-0.1")
The PBS-0.1 Mini single use bioreactor is compatible with 60mL-100mL working volumes and is the best starting point for optimizing cell therapies by leveraging the benefits of Vertical-Wheel mixing that can be easily scaled up for larger volumes.
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![GettyImages-1382353763-computer-medical-documents-review]( "An Easy-to-Use Analytics Platform For Clinical Trial Vendor Selection And Management")
ClinAI helps you centralize RFPs, budgets, and vendor data—so you can select the right partners, manage change orders, and keep your studies on track.
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![GettyImages-512051390-antibody-antibodies]( "Alzheimer's Imaging, Simplified")
Find what you need to move your Alzheimer’s research forward faster, with antibodies to 95% of core AD genes validated in imaging applications with human samples.
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![NB-ROC image]( "NB-ROC™ T Cell SF Media")
Speed your time to the clinic and create a more potent CAR T-cell therapy with NB-ROC, a xeno-free, serum-free T-cell culture media that can significantly boost transduction efficiency.
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![Koerber - Franz Ziel]( "Pharmaceutical Isolator Glove Testing System (GTS) For Annex 1 Compliance")
The Isolator Glove Testing System enables for Annex 1 compliant wireless and tubeless leak testing of gloves installed in Isolators or RABS. The GTS with the latest software technology offers an extremely flexible and fully integrable solution for glove testing as part of glove management.
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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![GettyImages-2217581928 manufacturing, production]( "Developing A Project Management Office (PMO) At A Small Manufacturing Site")
Developing A Project Management Office (PMO) At A Small Manufacturing SiteDiscover how implementing a Project Management Office transformed a small manufacturing site into a high-performing, strategic asset within a global network.
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![GettyImages-1152357186 data, AI]( "Data Key In Addressing Patient Recruitment Challenges")
Data Key In Addressing Patient Recruitment ChallengesExplore how a Phase II trial for extensive-stage and previously treated small cell lung cancer overcame recruitment challenges with a data-driven solution designed to surface protocol-matched patients.
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![honolulu]( "Satellite-Based Infrastructure Intelligence For Advanced Leak Detection Technology")
Satellite-Based Infrastructure Intelligence For Advanced Leak Detection TechnologySatellite-based radar technology allows water utilities to identify non-surfacing leaks that traditional methods often miss. By pinpointing underground moisture signatures, municipalities can significantly reduce non-revenue water and meet conservation goals through more efficient, data-driven field inspections.
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![GettyImages-1208552262 elderly, patient, telehealth]( "Transforming PSP Enrollment To Enhance User Experiences And Optimize Workflows")
Transforming PSP Enrollment To Enhance User Experiences And Optimize WorkflowsLengthy enrollment calls burden patients and PSP teams alike. See how a digital-first intake approach cut onboarding time and improved outcomes for everyone involved.
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![GettyImages-851771510-eye-futuristic-scanning]( "End-To-End Support To Advance Gene Therapies For Rare Retinal Diseases")
End-To-End Support To Advance Gene Therapies For Rare Retinal DiseasesLearn how expert analytical testing and clinical support helped advance a promising gene therapy for rare retinal diseases from the lab to the clinic on an expedited timeline.
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![GettyImages-946264472-test-tube-lab]( "Navigate The Complexities Of CGTs With Regulatory And CMC Expertise")
Navigate The Complexities Of CGTs With Regulatory And CMC ExpertiseExplore how strategic regulatory and CMC expertise helped guide a biopharmaceutical company’s regulatory and development strategy for a cell and gene therapy product.
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![Nova Benchtop]( "Transferring From Microfluidics To A Turbulent Mixer")
Transferring From Microfluidics To A Turbulent MixerWhat solutions did the client featured in this case study find when they sought help in transferring their formulation process to a turbulent Impinged Jet Mixing (IJM)?
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![GettyImages-1081869198 data]( "How eSource Reduced Benchmark's Protocol Deviations By Almost 40%")
How eSource Reduced Benchmark's Protocol Deviations By Almost 40%Explore how a leading vaccine site network selected CRIO to help address the challenges with it's use of paper charts in collecting source data.
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![HOD-UV-chile]( "RO Membrane Protection For A Desalination Plant In Mejillones, Chile")
RO Membrane Protection For A Desalination Plant In Mejillones, ChileRead about a seawater desalination plant that presented with several performance issues and chose the HOD UV system to control biofouling on the RO membranes.
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![Digital Checklist GettyImages-1465188429]( "Using Virtual Study Coordinators For EDC Entry And Query Resolution To Speed Up Data Access And Cleaning")
Using Virtual Study Coordinators For EDC Entry And Query Resolution To Speed Up Data Access And CleaningThe piece showcases how the effective use of CRIO can significantly enhance site performance, supporting recruitment and diversity objectives for sponsors.
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![Risk Management-GettyImages-665231256]( "Flexible Integrations To Reduce Risks And Increase Efficiencies")
Flexible Integrations To Reduce Risks And Increase EfficienciesLearn how a trial team kept the blind of central lab samples and patient treatment across a Phase III and extension trial, whilst optimizing the supply chain.
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![Laminar Flow Glovebox Isolator LFGI]( "CAR-T And Laminar Flow Glovebox Isolators")
CAR-T And Laminar Flow Glovebox IsolatorsA request was made for a containment system that would protect operators during lentivirus transfer, as well as provide a controlled environment for IL-2 charging of media, bead addition, and blood bag spiking.
NEWS
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Canada Accelerates Transition To Zero-Emissions Vehicles8/13/2025
Canada is leading the way on the infrastructure, innovation and partnerships required to transition to electric transportation.
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Pocket Alarm Detects And Records RF/Microwave Directed Energy Weapons, Nuclear Events, And Terrestrial Gamma Bursts5/8/2025
Ultraview Corp’s EM/GAMMALERT is a new pocket device that warns of RF/microwave jammer and directed energy weapon deployment1 - an emerging threat speculated as a modality in “Havana Syndrome”.
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Fine-Tuning Zinc Supplementation, Light Exposure To Boost Microgreens' Nutrition8/26/2025
Microgreens, which are young, edible plants that only take one to three weeks to harvest, are more than garnish at trendy restaurants — they could be the answer to global hunger, according to plant scientists at Penn State.
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Agilitas Energy Expands Into Hydropower With Acquisition Of Two Projects In West Virginia And Maryland6/24/2025
Agilitas Energy, a leading developer and operator of renewable energy and energy storage systems, today announced the acquisition of two late-stage hydropower development projects from Advanced Hydro Solutions.
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Puraffinity Signs First Commercial Agreement For Full-Scale Deployment Of Its PFAS Removal Technology6/2/2025
The agreement was signed with Envytech Solutions, the leading expert in mobile water treatment in the Nordic region and a member of the Sortera Group, which operates across the Nordics and the UK.
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Mixing and Blending
Mixing and blending are terms that have specific meaning in the food industry. Most food processing experts use the word mixing to describe the process of combining wet and dry materials.
Blending is the term used to describe the process of combining only dry ingredients. The term blending is generally reserved for powders, flakes and granules of varying bulk densities and particle size that require gently blending and minimal contact with blender blades.
Agitation is often used synonymously with the term mixing. However, in food processing, agitation is used to ensure the mixing process to get a homogenous mix is completed faster.
Many industries require the mixing of free-flowing powders. The art of mixing involves different dilution geometries (a geometry is a way of combining unequal amounts of fine powders to ensure an equal distribution).
The geometric mix used depends on the size distribution, shape, particle density, composition and internal structures. Other properties include flow ability, bulk density, mixture quality, dustiness and properties of segregation.
Industrial mixers are used to do the blending and mixing. The shape and hardness of the materials being mixed affects the horsepower required to run the mixer. The type of mixer used in a production line varies depending on the materials that need to be mixed or blended. Paddle mixers are often the best choice for production line mixing because they are easy to clean, have less surface area, and have a minimal number of parts.
Mixing and blending is generally a sub-process within an overall process cycle so when placing a mixer it is important to consider how it integrates into the whole system. That includes impacts to both upstream and downstream product handling.