28-06-2012

Sartorius officially opened a new building for the manufacture of filters and single-use bags for biopharmaceutical applications at its Yauco, Puerto Rico site. After approximately one year of construction, the new building was officially dedicated in the presence of the governor of Puerto ...

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21-05-2012

A tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devised a way to detect more cases of the ...

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30-08-2011

Porvair Filtration Group, specialists in media and equipment for filtration and separation applications, has announced a strong increase in sales for the first half of fiscal year 2011. This growth is reflected in the half yearly results reported by parent company - Porvair plc for its ...

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20-05-2010

A new study from Karolinska Institutet presents a new technique that makes drug testing possible through exhaled air for the first time. By examining people who had received emergency care for an amphetamine overdose, the researchers found that in all cases there were traces of amphetamine ...

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17-05-2010

Anti-inflammatory drugs appear to help block the rapid kidney destruction that can occur with hypertension, Medical College of Georgia researchers report. Treating hypertensive rats with the broad-acting anti-inflammatory drug pentosan polysulfate preserves the kidney's ability to regulate ...

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25-03-2010

A team led by researchers from North Carolina State University has published a paper that describes the use of a technique called atomic layer deposition to incorporate "biological functionality" into complex nanomaterials, which could lead to a new generation of medical and environmental ...

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22-09-2009

In the air, it is a serious pollutant. In the body, it plays a role in heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals and immune function. Nitric oxide, a gas well known to scientists for its myriad functions, has proven challenging to measure accurately outside the laboratory. A team of Princeton and ...

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10-09-2009

Merck KGaA announced that it has opened a new Cosmetic Technology Center (CTC) at its Darmstadt site. In new laboratories and seminar rooms, customers now have the opportunity to inform themselves about the manifold applications of pearl-luster pigments, functional fillers and cosmetic ...

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02-09-2009

Humans and chimpanzees are genetically very similar, yet it is not difficult to identify the many ways in which we are clearly distinct from chimps. In a study published in Genome Research, scientists have made a crucial discovery of genes that have evolved in humans after branching off from ...

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The Biotechnology Division reports dynamic growth and significantly improved profitability

27-07-2009

Sartorius published its preliminary results today for the first half of the current fiscal year. Business of both Group divisions showed highly divergent development as in the past two quarters, with the Biotechnology Division reporting significant growth in sales revenue and profit and the ...

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