Laboratory Equipment and Instruments

Experts weigh in on up-to-date analytical procedures for the lot release testing of small-molecule pharmaceuticals.

The LCMS-9030 quadrupole time-of-flight (TOF) liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer from Shimadzu is a researchgrade mass spectrometer suited to deliver high-resolution, accurate-mass detection with fast data acquisition rates.

Mettler Toledo’s XSR Analytical Balances help simplify laboratory workflows and enable convenient and ergonomic balance operation while delivering high-weighing accuracy.

The companies collaborated to launch a new cell-based profiling service for biochemical assay.

New software tools by Tecan, a provider of automated laboratory instruments and solutions, complement each other to enhance process monitoring of its liquid-handling platforms.

Research by Thermo Fisher Scientific and LumaCyte suggests that LumaCyte's Radiance instrument offers the ability to rapidly analyze viral vaccines to speed development and production and ensure their effectiveness.

The companies have partnered to launch Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticle (CPN) products for use in molecular imaging and R&D applications.

Lonza’s new PyroTec Pro Robotic Solution provides a fully automated workflow for endotoxin detection.

Sample preparation-specifically, API extraction and dilution-can introduce errors. Use of best practices and automation can reduce variability.

Flush solutions for liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) systems and ultrapure solvents for ultra-high-performance LC-MS systems from Thermo Fisher Scientific can minimize interference and maximize lab instrument uptime.

Shimadzu’s Imagereveal MS mass spectrometry imaging data analysis software can analyze large sets of data or simultaneously analyze multiple sets of data.

The acquisition strengthens Nelson Labs’ outsourced testing capabilities for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

Protagen Protein Services, a CRO, now offers quicker and more accurate characterization of biomolecular stability using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).

PDA Technical Report 80 (TR 80): Data Integrity in Laboratory Systems is the first in a series of three technical reports PDA will publish on data integrity.

The TSQ Fortis Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer from Thermo Fisher Scientific offers fast, robust liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis for clinical research laboratories.

The Lumis electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) detector incorporates a large-format complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensor to enable higher sample throughput, higher resolution measurements, and precise phase identification.

The company’s new electron microscopy and microanalysis solutions offer scientists enhanced research capabilities.

The company installed a ZSE-3D twin screw extrusion system at its Somerville, NJ process laboratory.

A process control system based on PAT can compensate for variations in particle size, resulting in more consistent coating thickness in a Wurster coating process.

The PrepEngine Mini Sample Prep Station from Distek is suited for assay, impurity, and content uniformity applications.

The acquisition will increase Metrohm’s spectroscopy offerings and capabilities.

The National Science Foundation grant will be used to commercialize a synthetic biology platform for cancer drug development.

Waters’ acquisition of Prosolia’s DESI technology boosts its mass spectrometry imaging portfolio.

Quartzy, an online laboratory supply management company, will offer lab products from Bioline, Biotium, and MP Biomedicals.

The Omnis KF is fully integrated solution for moisture analysis and water content determination with volumetric Karl Fischer titration.

The API and drug product provider will invest £375,000 (US$493,000) in additional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) instrumentation at its headquarters in Craigavon, UK.

Sciex’s latest additions to its biopharma portfolio helps to optimize workflow for better analytics in the lab.

The company expanded its extended workbench laboratory services program to support the ongoing manufacturing and development of Flexion Therapeutics’s Zilretta (triamcinolone acetonide extended-release injectable suspension).

Hamilton Robotics and Waters Corporation have partnered to develop StarWorks, automated, end-to-end workstations for biopharmaceutical sample preparation.

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s mass spectrometer combines mass-analyzer technology with an intelligent data acquisition strategy.