Small, lightweight, slim, and yet extremely robust: Kaydon thin ring bearings from Rodriguez are the right choice for all applications in machinery and plant engineering that rely on compact design, low weight, and miniaturization. Rodriguez will present these and other solutions from the precision…

One single infusion with CAR-T cells replaces immune-suppressive medicines

In March 2021, doctors from FAU treated a young woman with a severe autoimmune disease with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells, the first time a treatment of this kind has been attempted anywhere in the world. Today, near…

Andy Cowan has been appointed as President at Particle Measuring Systems (PMS), taking over from Mark Fleiner, President Spectris Scientific and Malvern Panalytical, who served as Interim President at PMS starting July 2023.

Mr. Cowan's appointment marks a return to familiar territory, as he previous…

They offer hope for people who do not respond to conventional treatments or for whom there is no effective therapy yet available: advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs). The first of these novel medications, developed using genetic and cell technologies, were officially approved just five years…

Recent advancements in laser technology are leading to groundbreaking developments in the medical field, from improved treatment of cardiovascular diseases to higher-precision manufacturing of medical devices.

Improvements in the speed and accuracy of laser technology are also at the root of the late…

From cooling to documentation: When delivering medicines, numerous requirements must be met. To address this, mostly isolated solutions have been used so far, which sometimes incur additional costs and are time-consuming to handle. The Cologne Institute for Digital Ecosystems (CIDE) at TH Cologne ha…

TekniPlex Healthcare, which utilizes advanced materials science expertise to help deliver better patient outcomes, is expanding its capabilities portfolio by commencing multilayer blown film manufacturing in a cleanroom environment. Located at TekniPlex Healthcare’s production facility in Puurs, Bel…

Emulsions are finely dispersed mixtures of normally immiscible liquids. They end up on consumers' tables as homogenized milk in the food sector, for example. They primarily consist of water, fat and protein. According to their nature, the fat droplets contained in raw milk are not very homogeneous…

The transition away from gas is currently a recurring topic in the media. But what alternatives are available, what challenges are associated with them, and what does this mean for implementation? We discussed this and their impacts, for example, for a pharmaceutical site, with DI Christian Lorenz…

Whether it be stainless steel plant or single-use equipment, as a leading provider of customized automation solutions, ZETA seamlessly integrates biopharmaceutical production systems into new or existing automation environments. A project with a renowned life science company in Germany shows how cus…