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Committed to collaboration, Comprehensive Cell Solutions (CCS) combines the technology, expertise, and capacity you need to bring your novel cell therapies from discovery to commercialization.
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Used Mettler Toledo pass thru metal detector, model V4-RAD, approximately 650mm high x 150mm wide opening, CE rated, 240 volt, on stand.
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With all of the fittings to install almost any type of project, we have exactly what you need when you need it. Discover a wide range of piping and the fittings to match for just about any project.
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Test Essentials™ lab adapters offer exceptional value, durability, and performance for daily microwave/RF use. They are available with various connectors up to 67 GHz.
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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![GettyImages-1269813787 mobile visit nurse]( "Enhance Access And Improve Retention In Rare Disease Trials With HTS")
Enhance Access And Improve Retention In Rare Disease Trials With HTSHome Trial Support (HTS) provides a solution to improving participant recruitment and retention during musculoskeletal studies.
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How Strategic Valve Installation Prevented Service Disruption at a Senior Living FacilityLearn how Hydra-Stop’s insertion valve provided new control points to mitigate future disruptions during a service line emergency.
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Enhancing Preclinical Cell Therapy DevelopmentAutomation in cell therapy development boosts reproducibility, reduces error, and enhances yield. Learn how it’s reshaping preclinical workflows and accelerating clinical trial readiness.
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Medable Beats Forecasted FPI Date While Raising eCOA Adherence In JapanA top-10 global pharmaceutical company aimed to address eCOA adherence and patient enrollment challenges faced by clinical trial sites and participants in Japan. See how they accomplished it and more with this case study.
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Escondido, CA Uses Cityworks And Esri's ArcGIS® For Its Asset Management SystemRead about water utility managers who took advantage of an offer from Trimble to do a pilot program for creating a ‘system of action’ that focuses on leveraging their investment in Esri’s ArcGIS® and water sensor data, location intelligence, and analytics tools.
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Sole-Provider FSP Model Beats Schedule, Exceeds ExpectationsSee how this tight collaboration resulted in the swift acquisition of staffing at levels beyond initial expectations and propelled advancements in processes across a spectrum of workstreams.
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When Beer Becomes Hazardous WasteFaced with restaurants and bars suddenly closed for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19, a beverage distributor was forced to take back 40,000 gallons of expired beer.
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University Of Ottawa Relies On The BEAMAGE Series To Measure Laser ProfilesThe University of Ottawa lab successfully used beam profilers to improve Power-Over-Fiber receiver chip development, ensuring precise, efficient laser measurements for advanced photonic research.
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Alerion Microbubble Cell Separation System Used For T Cell Negative SelectionDiscover how the Alerion™ Microbubble Cell Separation System outperformed standard magnetic methods in T cell recovery, speed, and scalability — achieving higher cell quality with Akadeum’s innovative microbubble technology.
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No More Odors Here In Bakersfield California: Replacing Calcium Nitrate With SulFeLox®Faced with increasing costs for controlling hydrogen sulfide in its wastewater collection system, the City of Bakersfield, California commissioned an evaluation of its program in 2019.
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Helping To Power The WHO Solidarity Trial Against COVID-19To overcome the unprecedented challenges of large-scale global clinical trials, adopting data capture solutions is essential for ensuring the success of critical research initiatives.
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TasWater And ADS Collaborate To Reduce Spills In Launceston, TasmaniaRead about a predictive tool that improved understanding and operational intelligence of a complex combined sewage network.
NEWS
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Meatable And TruMeat Collaborate To Accelerate Cost-Effective Cultivated Meat Production4/30/2025
Meatable, the leader in cultivated meat technology, and TruMeat, specializing in the contract manufacturing of cultivated meat at commercial scale, have formed a strategic collaboration to advance the global commercialization of cultivated meat.
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Plants Don't Just Feel The Heat – They Decode It Through A Molecular Network6/13/2025
In a new framework that could reshape how we engineer crops for a warming world, scientists have revealed that plants don't rely on a single "thermometer" to sense temperature.
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Delaware State Dental Society Endorses Five iCoreConnect Products10/9/2024
iCoreConnect Inc. (NASDAQ: ICCT) (“iCore” or the “Company”), a leading provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions, announced a new endorsement agreement with the Delaware State Dental Society (DSDS).
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QuasarMD Unveils Advanced Full-Body Light Therapy Mat To Support Aging Wellness7/29/2025
QuasarMD LLC, a leader in light-based wellness technologies, announces the launch of its Full-Body Light Therapy Mat, a clinically validated, non-invasive solution designed to address the evolving wellness needs of aging adults.
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Stoichiometric Crystal Shows Promise In Quantum Memory7/7/2025
For over two decades, physicists have been working toward implementing quantum light storage—also known as quantum memory—in various matter systems.
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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.