Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

OCT1 2012

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VOLUME 32, NUMBER 17 Biobusiness BIOMARKET TRENDS NGS On Way to Becoming Critical Dx Platform Drug Discovery Automation Redefines Compound Management 20 OMICS TECH TIPS Gene Expression Analysis Reshapes Biomedical Research 34 Bioprocessing CMOs Focus on Technology Improvements 40 Translational Medicine Animal Models Get Closer to Mimicking Humans 52 Tools | Technologies | Trends 16 Nucleic Acid Sample-Prep Tools Break New Ground Josh Roberts, Ph.D. Say "nucleic acid sample prepa- ration" these days, and you could be talking about anything from a manual phenol-chloroform ex- traction of total RNA to a hands- free system that delivers a report of the organisms found in a sam- ple of dirt. OCTOBER 1, 2012 Or perhaps it's a reference to what doesn't need to be done as, for example, when a sample can be processed directly from serum or whole blood. A number of researchers will gather at the Knowledge Founda- tion Conference on "Integrating Sample Preparation: Techniques and Applications" in Baltimore later this month to address a host Researchers at Trinity College Dublin are developing springboard-like nanomechanical sensors. In a collaboration with Hoffman LaRoche, they are working to detect small RNA from serum with these sensors. of sample-preparation topics. GEN recently spoke to several of these scientists whose talks will range from discussions on novel and improved methodologies to technologies that incorporate see page 26 Up- and Downstream Go Single Use Vicki Glaser Single-use bioprocessing product lines made their debut mainly in the form of disposable bags for mixing and buffer sup- ply. They gradually moved into the heart of the bioprocess stream with the emer- gence of single-use bioreactor systems. Single use has more recently made inroads in downstream process flows for separation, purification, and fill and finish ap- plications. This evolution in the industry is clearly illustrated at bioprocessing conferences, in which presentations highlight the range of product areas and biopharmaceutical R&D; and manu- facturing applications targeted by single-use technologies. Examples include IBC's recent "Single-Use Ap- plications for Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing" see page 46 Biotechnology from bench to business The FlexFactory flexible platform enables biomanufacturers to accelerate deployment of new manufacturing capacity while lowering risk, decreasing time to market, and reducing capital costs, according to Xcellerex, which reports that the approach enables the deployment of new production facilities in 9 to 18 months at a total cost less than 50% that of conventional plants. www.genengnews.com ..

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