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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.
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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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![TrialKit PACS]( "TrialKit Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)")
Whether you’re conducting an oncology trial, a neurology study, or imaging-based endpoint research, TrialKit’s flexible imaging capabilities can meet your needs.
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![Chromatography GettyImages-1392302602]( "Process Development")
EirGenix is a contract development and manufacturing organization that performs high quality and cost-effective services supporting our clients in development, analytical testing, and GMP manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals from pre-clinical to commercial manufacturing
EirGenix has strong process development capabilities in both microbial and mammalian systems to provide our clients process development, process optimization, and process troubleshooting. We have successfully delivered results to meet clients’ requirement in product productivity, product quality, and process cost effectiveness. Our previous project experience includes recombinant proteins, plasmid DNA, fusion proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and biosimilars.
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![GettyImages-1327977866-cell-culture-sample-laboratory]( "Development Solutions For Biologics CHO CLD Platforms")
Aragen offers choice of CLD platforms, efficient Upstream and Downstream process development
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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![greenville]( "Enhancing Data Capabilities For Greenville Water Utility")
Enhancing Data Capabilities For Greenville Water UtilityThe Greenville Water Utility in Indiana is leveraging Qatium to enhance its water management and leak detection capabilities, significantly improving service efficiency.
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![GettyImages-1185624320-scientist-lab-smiling]( "Leveraging Integrated Media Services For Speed And Efficiency")
Leveraging Integrated Media Services For Speed And EfficiencyUncertainty in media stability can limit efficiency and scalability in biologics manufacturing. See how a data-driven approach enables more predictable planning and reduces operational strain.
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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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![campbell-river]( "Acoustic Inspection Helps Campbell River Optimize Inspection Program")
Acoustic Inspection Helps Campbell River Optimize Inspection ProgramIn this case study, explore how incorporating the SL-RAT into their maintenance program has realized significant savings for the city of Campbell River.
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![GettyImages-1455726726 pain body map]( "Electronic Body Maps Drive Standardization Across Top-10 Pharma")
Electronic Body Maps Drive Standardization Across Top-10 PharmaLearn how a top-10 pharmaceutical client was able to "fundamentally transform the way they execute clinical trials" with the digitization and standardization of pain maps in a diabetic polyneuropathy trial.
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![GettyImages-1367890497 culture]( "Optimizing Upstream Process Development To Increase mAb Titers")
Optimizing Upstream Process Development To Increase mAb TitersUncover how we were able to help a client develop an efficient upstream process for a novel monoclonal antibody (mAb), resulting in a more than 100% increase in titers.
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![GettyImages-1987435635 research, planning]( "Rescuing A Global Program For NDA Success")
Rescuing A Global Program For NDA SuccessExplore the collaboration that enabled FDA approval of a novel chronic-condition therapy, rescued a high-risk program, and demonstrated a unified “one-team” approach by reworking the sponsor's SAP.
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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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![Operator loading nested vials into Microcell vial filler]( "CDMO Uses Robotic Gloveless Isolator For Advanced Therapeutics")
CDMO Uses Robotic Gloveless Isolator For Advanced TherapeuticsCDMOs must innovate production architectures to meet the demands of advanced therapeutics to ensure a reliable supply and compliance. Discover how these approaches advance modern medicine and improve patient outcomes.
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![GettyImages-1251666666 team of dcotors clinical]( "FSP And IVD Clinical Trials")
FSP And IVD Clinical TrialsThis study highlights the benefits of ProPharma's FSP services for clinical trials, including scalability, risk reduction, cost savings, and timely delivery.
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![NC-city-12in]( "Targeted Isolation Enables Contractor Work Without Residential Shutdowns")
Targeted Isolation Enables Contractor Work Without Residential ShutdownsDiscover how a regional utility deployed an inline 12-inch insertion valve in just 1.5 hours, allowing contractors to isolate active construction zones without triggering broad, disruptive water shutdowns across a residential neighborhood.
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![GettyImages-1181190018 supply chain pharma, bio]( "End-To-End Inventory Control Supports Biotech's Expanding Portfolio")
End-To-End Inventory Control Supports Biotech's Expanding PortfolioMany organizations struggle with siloed operations, but this modern GxP inventory solution solves these challenges by providing a centralized, cloud-based platform for end-to-end visibility.
NEWS
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Solar Boost For Poland: VSB Group Wins Auction Contract For 303 MWp Solar Park In Lower Silesia7/23/2025
As part of this year’s renewable energy auction organized by the Polish Energy Regulatory Office (URE), VSB has secured a contract for difference (CfD) for a 303 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar park: the largest solar project in the history of the VSB Group to date.
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New Sensaphone Sentry Remote Monitoring System: Next-Generation Alternative To Legacy Landline Auto Dialers5/12/2025
The new Sensaphone Sentry remote monitoring system is an ideal replacement for traditional landline-based auto dialer devices that are becoming obsolete because they rely on outdated, often unsupported, copper telephone lines.
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Ideal Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates In Corn Belt Have Been Climbing For Decades, Study Shows3/3/2025
The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by about 1.2% per year for the past three decades, according to new Iowa State University research.
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Solar Power And Agricultural Yields Provide Double Harvest From RWE Agrivoltaics Demonstration Plant9/8/2025
Producing green electricity and agricultural crops together on one field – RWE is testing how these two objectives can be best combined at a demonstration plant (3.2 megawatts peak) for agrivoltaics (Agri-PV) in the Rhenish mining area.
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Repligen Corporation & Univercells Technologies Partner TO Enable Real-Time Monitoring OF Viral Vector And Vaccine Biomanufacturing7/9/2025
Univercells Technologies, a Donaldson Life Sciences business and global provider of bioprocessing solutions, announced a collaboration with Repligen Corporation to integrate real-time monitoring capabilities and enhance the development and manufacturing of viral vectors and vaccines.
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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.