The Spanish pharma firm, Faes Farma is making use of its acquired Syrris Asia system to develop novel synthesis pathways for new and existing APIs. The unique system will enable the company to perform reactions that would otherwise be too dangerous to perform in a batch set-up.

People with autism spectrum disorder have lower levels of a protein that regulates the amount of serotonin in the brain, a paper from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry reports. For their study, the researchers used a molecular brain imaging technique.

With the mega investment, Merck will expand its high-potent active pharmaceutical ingredient (Hpapi) and antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) manufacturing capabilities. The new 6,500-sq m facility is expected to be one of the largest Hpapi manufacturing facilities capable of handling single-digit nanogram occupational exposure limit materials.

Researchers at Haifa University’s Marine Biological Station in Israel are exploiting the ultra-low detection limits of advanced laboratory equipment to measure extremely low nutrient concentrations in marine water.

In the ongoing pandemic, researchers have discovered that apart from the receptor Ace2, neuropilin-1 can also be considered as a factor that can facilitate Sars-Cov-2 entry into the cells’ interior.

Online measurement with methods such as control of pH and dissolved oxygen are common for most biological processes. In fact, many parameters can be monitored but those directly related to cell physiology are time-consuming offline measurements that only provide a reactionary window into the past. Learn how to increase yield and decrease effort with innovative sensors.

Roche has teamed up with Atea Pharmaceuticals to jointly develop AT-527, an orally administered direct-acting antiviral currently in Phase 2 clinical trials. If approved, AT-527 will be the first novel oral antiviral to treat Covid-19 patients.

While it is known that stem cells have the ability to develop into all tissues in a precisely regulated process, the way environmental cues affect stem cell behavior has remained poorly understood. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba discovered that certain neurons regulate the behavior of germline stem cells (GSCs) in response to environmental cues, such as mating.

In the race to keep up with new and suspected doping agents, the Centre for Preventive Doping Research at the German Sport University Cologne, Germany is upgrading their laboratory with performance enhancing technologies and automation: The institute is betting on a fully automated Dried Blood Spot (DBS)-LC-MS/MS analysis system.

Employees in a laboratory often have to handle hazardous or easily ignitable substances. What benefits can networked solutions for storage of hazardous substances bring and what do the technical solutions look like in detail?