Aylesbury, UK -- Biosciences, Inc., a Magellan Biosciences company, has announced an archived version of its most recent Webinar entitled, 'Is Ion Analysis bringing You Down?' to enable chromatographers to gain insight into efficient and cost-effective strategies of ion analysis through HPLC methodologies.

The Webinar, which addresses the concerns that many chromatographers face with ion analysis, includes presentations and a Q&A session featuring ESA scientist, Dr. Ian Acworth, and industry experts from Synomics Pharmaceutical Services and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical.

In today's drug development and manufacturing operations, one of the key analysis steps is the measurement of the amount and type of ion or counter ion present in a particular drug formulation. Currently, the analytical technique most commonly used to analyse ions is ion chromatography (IC). However, to perform these ion measurements with IC requires a specialist, expensive and dedicated single-use system. In addition, IC cannot readily measure anions and cations simultaneously.


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Mass Spectrometry Water Monitoring Technology From Thermo Fisher Scientific
JOSE CA, USA – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today responded to national concerns surrounding the discovery of pharmaceutical compounds in U.S. drinking water by publicizing its mass spectrometry water monitoring technology currently in use in Canada and Europe.

The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that a variety of prescription and over-the-counter drugs have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans. The Thermo Scientific mass spectrometry systems rapidly identify and quantify these compounds, enabling municipalities to monitor the safety of their water supplies.

Recently the University of Montreal worked with Environment Canada to identify and quantify pharmaceutical residues present in the city’s waste and drinking water. To conduct this research, the University used a Thermo Scientific EQuan™ Environmental Quantitation system incorporating the TSQ Quantum™ mass spectrometer.

The system detected six common anti-infectives in the water, including Azithromycin, a potent antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections in the ear, throat or sinuses. The results from this study were published by the Journal of Environmental Monitoring in March 2007 (J. Environ. Monit., 2007, 9, 307–313).


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ClinPhone Showcases its Combined EDC-IVR Solution and Clinical Technology Solutions at DIA’s 44th Annual Meeting

Nottingham UK - ClinPhone will be showcasing its combined EDC-IVR solution and its comprehensive portfolio of clinical technology solutions at booth #217 at DIA’s 44th Annual Meeting, June 22-26, 2008 in Boston, MA.

ClinPhone’s combined EDC-IVR offering brings together two industry-leading solutions, DataLabs by ClinPhone (EDC) and ClinPhone Randomization and Trial Supply Management (IVR/IWR), into one integrated solution. In-booth discussions and demonstrations will be offered to showcase the power of this innovative solution.

In addition to showcasing its combined EDC-IVR solution, ClinPhone will be demonstrating its complete portfolio of clinical technology solutions, including electronic data capture (EDC), randomization, trial supply management, drug accountability, electronic patient reported outcomes (ePRO), clinical trial management systems (CTMS) and integration solutions. ClinPhone is the first company of its kind to offer such a comprehensive suite of software and services to the biopharmaceutical industry.


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300 ADCs for bridging the gap between real-world and digital signals

Dallas TX, USA -- Maxim offers over 750 analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and analog front-ends (AFEs)—more data converters than any other supplier.

Our product families utilize sigma-delta, SAR, pipeline, and flash architectures to deliver resolutions from 6 bits to 24 bits and sampling rates from DC to 4.3Gsps.

Maxim has the largest product offering on the market and the ADC for your application. We make over 300 ADCs that offer industry-leading performance and features. This selection of parts will get you started.


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NEW APPLICATION NOTE FROM WYATT
SANTA BARBARA CA, USA – Wyatt Technology has published a new, free-of-charge application note to demonstrate the accurate and reliable characterization of polyurethanes used in medical applications.

Wyatt’s powerful Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) detectors were found to provide vital information about the molecular structure of polyurethanes when coupled to the company’s innovative on-line ViscoStar™ viscometer.

Polyurethanes are increasingly being used in medical applications, outperforming many other materials with regards to robustness, biocompatibility, hemocompatibility, flexibility, abrasion resistance and processing versatility.


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