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Patent granted for thermally-controlled DNA synthesis
Evonetix has been granted a European patent for its silicon chips that leverage semiconductor technology to thermally control DNA synthesis.
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Novel platform technology to enhance in-process monitoring of cell biomanufacturing
A new microfluidics tool, the Dynamic Sampling Platform, could improve biomanufacturing of cell therapies by reducing the cost of analysing bioreactor contents.
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Chip-based device could transform spectrometry
Small spectrometry chips could be the future for materials analysis systems, optical coherent tomography in medical imaging and in optical networks...
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Unlocking the potential of new technologies, such as Lab-on-a-chip, to cut manufacturing costs and boost product development
The investigation and development of new drugs is a time-consuming and rigorous process with many challenges. Every step and each new method is developed with the intention of bringing effective medicines to patients in the shortest possible time, while ensuring the highest possible level of safety. Good product design, as…
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Biopharma In-Depth Focus 2018
In this issue: investment in biopharmaceuticals, particle size methods, and unlocking the potential of new technologies like Lab-on-a-chip.
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Automated robotic device developed for faster blood testing
New technology could speed hospital work, enhance healthcare...
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Lung-on-a-chip simulates pulmonary fibrosis
New biotech could reduce time and cost of developing medicine for deadly lung disease...
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Ingestible ‘bacteria on a chip’ could help diagnose disease
Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding...
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Scientists develop rapid test that determines antibiotic resistance
Scientists in Germany have developed a test using electric fields and Raman spectroscopy to ascertain specific antibiotic resistance of pathogens and thus enable the prescription of effective treatment.
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DNA microarrays and multidrug resistant bacteria
In parallel with the use of a wide range of antibiotics for treating infectious diseases worldwide, antimicrobial resistance has significantly increased. For this reason, the application of an advanced pangenomic technique like DNA microarray can be an effective, rapid, accurate, sensitive, specific and flexible methodology for detecting, identifying and determining…
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Lab-on-a-chip for tracking single bacterial cells
Researchers have set up a lab-on-a-chip with accompanying automatic analysis software to study gene regulation in single bacterial cells...
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In-air microfluidics produces 3D printed structures of living cells
Scientists have succeeded in printing 3D structures with living cells, this enables the production of micro building blocks that are viable and can be used for repairing damaged tissue...
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FDA collaboration uses Organs-on-Chips to improve drug development
FDA collaboration will characterise the performance of Organs-on-Chips as a platform for potential use in drug development and regulatory evaluation...
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Fluorescent cells grown using CMOS image sensors
Researchers have developed a platform that enables fluorescent cells to be grown inside a chip using a CMOS image sensors...
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Microfluidic techniques for cancer therapies
Perhaps the most significant challenge in all of medicine is the need for more effective treatments for cancer, which causes one of every four deaths in the United States and bears a direct cost to our healthcare system of close to $100bn annually.
