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Mass Spectrometry’s Expanding Frontier
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (181+ words) By Mike May, PhD For McBee of Advanced Materials Technology, the past several years in pharmaceutical science seem transformative. "I feel like we're coming into another sort of golden age of pharmaceuticals," he says, pointing to the explosion in new…...
Cell Lines That Make Their Own Amino Acids
2+ week, 1+ day ago (327+ words) By Vivienne Raper, PhD Danish researchers have created new cell lines that need a less tailored feeding schedule and produce fewer waste products. The team, from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), says they've designed Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell…...
Animal-Free Protein and Enzyme Deal Expanded by Dyadic and Fermbox Bio
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (465+ words) The Dyadic Applied Solutions agreement will enable Fermbox Bio to manufacture and commercialize a growing portfolio of Dyadic-developed proteins and enzymes using both the Dapibus" and C1 expression systems. The post Animal-Free Protein and Enzyme Deal Expanded by Dyadic and Fermbox…...
Beyond Vaccines: Scaling the Promise of RNA Therapeutics
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (146+ words) From enzymes and lipid nanoparticles to large-scale process design, four global innovators redefine RNA-based medicine development and delivery By Mike May, PhD A lipid nanoparticle used as a delivery device for an RNA-based therapy includes several components: the RNA payload,…...
Adsorption Remains a Sticky Problem
3+ mon, 9+ hour ago (366+ words) By Gareth John Macdonald Credit: Extreme Media/ Getty Images Accumulation on surfaces is a big problem for protein drug makers. Such interactions impact drug efficacy and stability and can result in the formation of aggregates that provoke dangerous allergic reactions....
Simpler Approach to Calibrating Raman-Based Models
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (402+ words) By Vivienne Raper, PhD Credit: monsitj/ iStock / Getty Images Plus Swiss researchers have developed a new method to enhance Raman calibration datasets used to create predictive models. The researchers, based at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) near…...
Metal-Organic Frameworks Win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (365+ words) By Julianna LeMieux, PhD The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 has been awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOF) to Susumu Kitagawa, PhD, professor at Kyoto University, Japan, Richard Robson, PhD, professor at University of Melbourne, Australia, and Omar M. Yaghi,…...
Hidden Threats: High-Throughput Strategies to Detect Aggregates in Biotherapeutics
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (199+ words) In this GEN webinar, our expert speakers, Karessa White, PhD, and Bud Halim, PhD, will present a systematic approach for identifying oligomers, HMWs, and aggregates in biotherapeutics manufacturing. The post Hidden Threats: High-Throughput Strategies to Detect Aggregates in Biotherapeutics appeared…...
Making Extraction Greener in the UAE
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (191+ words) By Mike May, PhD One drive down Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai reveals a city that takes development seriously, which includes a central sustainability objective, which is demonstrated by a top-10 ranking in solar capacity per capita, according to the…...
Artificial Photosynthesis Moves Forward with New Molecule
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (213+ words) A new molecule that can store four charges'two positive and two negative'simultaneously under light irradiation marks an important step toward artificial photosynthesis. The work will contribute to new prospects for a sustainable energy future. The post Artificial Photosynthesis Moves Forward…...