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Extractables and Leachables in Single-Use Bioprocessing
Single-use or disposable biomanufacturing replaces stainless steel tanks, bioreactors, and plumbing with plastic, to provide flexibility, agility, and speed to the production of therapeutic proteins. A recent market study estimates demand for for Single Use Upstream Processing to grow at up to 15% per year through 2021, when demand will reach $3.7 billion. As disposable processing worked […]
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AACR: Presenting New Instruments for Precision Oncology
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) held its annual meeting March 29-April 3, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting, the largest cancer research conference in the world, brought together approximately 21,000 attendees from a diverse cross section of the cancer research community, with researchers and clinicians spanning academia, government, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, […]
Digital Marketing: Life Science Influencers, Experiential Marketing, and Smart Instrumentation
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Pittcon 2019 Preview – Philadelphia: Cheesesteaks and Chinatown
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2019 ASM Biothreats Conference Highlights Biosecurity and Epidemics Research
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Process Instrumentation — Overview and SWOT Analysis of a $5.4 Billion market
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DTC Laboratory Testing Market Totaled $208 Million in 2018
Consumers are directing healthcare in many ways, but ordering clinical testing was, until recently, the exclusive purview of physicians. That’s changing as many services now exist for patients to order tests without a physician’s okay. The global direct to consumer (DTC) laboratory testing market totaled $208 million in 2018, according to our colleagues at Kalorama […]