Freeze Drying Specialists BTL Announce New Cytotoxic Capability

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Freeze Drying Specialists BTL Announce New Cytotoxic Capability










Winchester, Hampshire (PRWEB UK) 13 April 2012

Freeze drying is a complex operation and many drug developers outsource development to contract research organisations specialist in this field. However, few CROs with freeze drying expertise have the ability to handle cytotoxic drugs safety.

About Cytotoxics

Cytotoxic therapies are most commonly used in cancer chemotherapies and work by preventing the growth of cells. However normal cells can also be damaged both in patients and anyone else exposed. Cytotoxics are highly potent which means that from R&D to actual administration there is a need for secure handling.

In R&D, the safe handling of cytotoxic drugs requires measures that are significantly more stringent than standard practice. Cleanroom containment, protective clothing and additional handling procedures are used to protect staff, to prevent product from escaping from the laboratory, and to prevent cross-contamination with any other products that may be under investigation. These factors make it common for cytotoxics to be handled in a separate suite specifically designed for handling them.

Rather than take on the costs of an additional laboratory, many drug developers benefit from partnering with contract research organizations with existing facilities and additional expertise.

About Freeze Drying

Freeze drying is a process used to stabilize high value products including pharmaceuticals.

However, freeze drying can be an expensive process.

“When freeze drying cycles are inefficient they become long and costly,” says BTL’s Commercial Director Dr Laura Ciccolini. “This is why many developers choose to partner with an organization specializing in this field. However there are a limited number of companies with this expertise, and few have the capability to handle cytotoxic compounds.”

About the New Facility

BTL’s new standalone cytotoxics laboratory has been built to provide both an outsourcing capability to smaller developers, and specific product development expertise to more established enterprises. The suite contains a full range of characterization and analysis equipment as well as a pilot-scale freeze dryer. This enables BTL to offer its full range of freeze drying product and process development services and small scale production runs to customers developing cytotoxic therapies.

Dr Ciccolini says, “BTL are now able to provide a really exceptional combination of world-wide reputation for freeze drying expertise and safe cytotoxic processing.”

For more information visit the website: http://www.biopharma.co.uk/cytotoxic-handling/

About BTL

Biopharma Technology Ltd (BTL) helps customers solve freeze drying challenges associated with novel product development and characterisation. For more information please contact us at +44 (0) 1962 841092.Sales contact: Dr Laura Ciccolini. Media contact: Sophie Koenig.





















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Non-Magnetic Fasteners From Yardley Products Provide Ideal Metal Insert Solution For MRI Equipment And Other Sensitive Electronics

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Non-Magnetic Fasteners From Yardley Products Provide Ideal Metal Insert Solution For MRI Equipment And Other Sensitive Electronics











Non-magnetic threaded metal insert fasteners from Yardley Products


Yardley, PA (PRWEB) April 11, 2012

Yardley Products Corporation, a manufacturer of threaded metal insert fasteners, has been producing non-magnetic brass inserts for use in MRI machines and sensitive electronics equipment for nearly five years.

Yardley, today, announced the addition of all new magnetoscope equipment used for testing and quality control of the products. The equipment upgrade reaffirms Yardley’s commitment to producing high quality, non-magnetic metal inserts in the USA.

“Standard brass inserts are actually slightly magnetic due to small traces (about .2% – .4%) of iron in the alloy”, said Tim Bailey, president at Yardley Products. “Our new magnetoscope testing equipment allows us to perform a quality check that ensures absolutely zero magnetic material is present in our non-magnetic fasteners.”

There are numerous applications that require the use of non-magnetic inserts in order to minimize potential RF interference with sensitive electronics and prevent failure. Typical applications include medical instruments like MRI machines, microwave and cell phone towers, semiconductor protection equipment and devices, aerospace vehicles, robotic assemblies, instrumentation devices, printers/plotters, and laboratory and test equipment. Without proper quality control equipment and procedures, it is possible for magnetic material to remain in non-magnetic fasteners, which could potentially cause equipment failure.

The non-magnetic characteristics (zero magnetic flux density) of the material used by Yardley, produces inserts of the same high quality as those produced with magnetic materials. In addition, the full line of Yardley’s brass threaded metal inserts are available in the non-magnetic variety.

Produced on a custom quote basis, Yardley non-magnetic threaded metal insert fasteners are available in a wide range of U.S. and metric sizes and thread configurations.

In addition to non-magnetic brass inserts, Yardley Products manufactures a full line of standard and custom press-in, molded-in, epoxied-in, self tapping, ultrasonic, and thermal insert fasteners in aluminum, brass, diecast. plated steel, stainless steel and steel.

To request a quote, discuss your application, or request a free sample of Yardley non-magnetic brass inserts, visit http://www.yardleyproducts.com or contact Yardley Products toll free at 800-457-0154.

About Yardley Products Corp.

Yardley Products is a manufacturer of precision engineered threaded metal inserts for a wide range of fastening applications. Yardley inserts feature designs that “lock” them securely into plastic, metal or wood base materials. Inserts are available for a variety of installation methods including molded-in, pressed-in, threaded-in, thermal, and ultrasonic vibration. Yardley Products offers a large inventory of more than 24 million inserts, fast delivery, and provides insert design and custom manufacturing.

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Allied Environmental Services Celebrates 25th Anniversary

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Allied Environmental Services Celebrates 25th Anniversary












(PRWEB) April 06, 2012

Allied Environmental Services, Inc. (Allied), one of the Midwest’s leading environmental consulting and contracting firms, will mark its 25th year in business this April.

Founded in 1987, Allied has excelled by providing a diverse range of services to a wide client base. Allied CEO, Steve Carr, attributes the company’s success to its highly trained and professional team of environmental scientists and technicians. “In my career, I have worked with many environmental firms and consultants, and I can tell you that none of them compare with the technical skill, knowledge and dedication of the Allied team”, stated Carr. “Most of the environmental firms founded in the 1980s are no longer in business; whereas Allied has continued to grow and expand its service capabilities for a quarter-century. That’s testament to the responsive and quality service we provide. We’re doing it right”, Carr added.

The Lima, Ohio-based firm began as an asbestos consulting and abatement services company in 1987, assisting regional schools, hospitals and private industry with asbestos management. Due to the large number of bulk asbestos samples being collected, Allied added an analytical laboratory in 1994. The lab currently performs analysis of asbestos content in bulk samples and air samples; as well as analysis of mold samples. Allied continued to expand service offerings through the 1990s and 2000s by adding a staff of qualified geologists, hygienists and haz-mat technicians; as well as a fleet of industrial waste management equipment including vac-trucks, hydroblasters, and tanker trucks.

Allied continues to grow and diversify. In 2011, Allied opened a satellite office in the Toledo suburb of Holland, Ohio to provide more responsive and efficient service to Toledo-area clients. In spring of 2011, Allied developed a state-wide mercury recycling program providing Ohio communities a safe and affordable outlet for unwanted mercury-containing devices.

“We offer our clients a turn-key approach. Our ability to provide multiple services; such as environmental site assessment, vac-truck services, hazardous materials management, spill response, and asbestos abatement simplifies projects for our clients”, stated Carr.

Building on the success of the last 25 years, Allied’s future looks bright. “We are definitely proud of our longevity, 25 years is a great milestone”, Carr said. “But we’re always looking forward. Last year [2011] was one of our best, and 2012 is forecasted to be even stronger. We have a great core group of employees, and a very loyal client base, which continues to grow. I have no doubt that Allied will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2037”.

About Allied Environmental Services, Inc.

Allied Environmental Services, Inc. (Allied) is a leading environmental consulting and contracting firm with offices in Lima, Ohio and Toledo, Ohio. For 25 years, Allied has provided professional environmental management solutions to private industry, property owners, lenders, municipalities, schools, and hospitals. Allied specializes in hazardous materials management, emergency spill response, industrial cleaning (vac-truck and hydroblasting services), asbestos abatement, underground storage tank closure, Phase I and II ESA, and air quality testing.

For more information please visit Allied’s website at http://www.allied-environmental.com.









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Chemistry Lab Laboratory Chemical Engineering Equipment Symbols Drawing Template Stencil

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Chemistry Lab Laboratory Chemical Engineering Equipment Symbols Drawing Template Stencil

  • Chemistry Laboratory Equipment Symbols Drawing Template Stencil
  • Symbols and shapes of test tubes, scales, filter flask, boiling flask, adapters, distilling column, burner, pipes and bends
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Dimensions: 200 x 125mm, Thickness: 1.2mm. Made from transparent, orange plastic. The rate of transparency allows to see the drawing medium below template for easy positioning. This chemical engineering stencil contains symbols and shapes of test tubes, scales, filter flask, boiling flask, adapters, distilling column, burner, pipes and bends. Ideal for chemistry students, teachers, chemical engineers. High quality, brand new item supplied in slide-in plastic wallet for easy storage and protectio

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Manley Dual Mono Micpreamp

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Manley Dual Mono Micpreamp

  • Custom-wound MANLEY input and output transformers with nickel laminations in mu-metal cases for that big MANLEY sound!
  • Vacuum tubes are hand-selected for low noise and excellent reliability
  • Adjustable feedback switch allows for a wide range of tones from mellow to aggressive
  • Unit is hand-wired with silver solder and audiophile-grade componentry
  • Front-panel 1/4″ Direct Input is perfect for warming up bass, drum machines, keyboards and more

Two channels of the micpre that led the tube audio resurgence! Big, open, alive, and totally tube. The GAIN control changes the amount of negative feedback deployed, delivering tonal textures from richly warm to blindingly fast. Manley Iron on the balanced I/O keeps it agile and beefy.

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MediSend International and National Cancer Coalition Form Alliance to Strengthen Healthcare in Peru

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MediSend International and National Cancer Coalition Form Alliance to Strengthen Healthcare in Peru











Jhon Romero, Peruvian biomedical engineer- technician trainee, and Tom Roane, Senior VP of Alliances for the National Cancer Coalition


(PRWEB) April 03, 2012

The successful advancement of healthcare in developing countries relies on the collaboration of many agencies and organizations. MediSend International and National Cancer Coalition (NCC) are exercising their collective experience working in developing country healthcare to aid in Peru’s struggle to improve conditions for its people.

“The National Cancer Coalition is pleased to partner with MediSend,” says Tom Roane, Senior Vice President of Alliances for the National Cancer Coalition, “The strategic and complementary alignment of our programs in this country will significantly improve care for Peruvian cancer patients and will help provide opportunities for complete healthcare solutions at Peru’s principal public cancer hospital.”

Healthcare in Peru presents multiple challenges including a system without sufficient infrastructure to accommodate a country with a wide-range of serious diseases. The Peruvian government is aggressively trying to improve healthcare conditions as much as possible and is working towards advancing their medical infrastructure as well as enhancing its reach to cover more of the nation’s poor.

Peru’s Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (INEN) is best known for its specialties in clinical care, medical education in oncology, and oncology research. INEN is under the jurisdiction of the Peruvian government through the Ministry of Health. Headquartered in the capital city of Lima, INEN is the largest public cancer hospital in the country with almost 350 beds. But, like many hospitals in developing country hospital systems, INEN is in need of trained professional biomedical equipment repair technicians.

“If crucial diagnostic and therapeutic equipment cannot be repaired and maintained, outcomes are adversely affected and lives can be lost. All too frequently, we are told of such occurrences in hospitals where there is no one to repair and maintain the equipment. Hospitals with the capacity to manage their own equipment are leaders in the development of a strengthened healthcare infrastructure,” says Nick Hallack, President and CEO of MediSend.

MediSend is the leading international institute in biomedical technology education and training, and in that capacity has returned certified biomedical equipment repair technicians to hospitals in 16 countries around the world. Currently, Jhon Romero, a biomedical engineer from INEN, is participating in the 2012 Spring MediSend Biomedical Repair Training Program™ in Dallas, Texas.

Jhon will return to INEN as a certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) to help manage the maintenance and repair of the hospital’s critical biomedical equipment. He looks forward to establishing a biomedical engineering department at the hospital with his colleagues. “We hope to put our own maintenance protocols in place. We also hope to develop calibration methods for the different equipment by establishing a metrology laboratory to perform these calibrations,” he says recalling a story he read in the news about a person who died because of a blood pressure machine that was out of calibration in a Peruvian hospital. The grant for Jhon’s six-month training program has been anonymously sponsored by a US Foundation.

National Cancer Coalition, the world’s largest cancer-focused medical relief program, donates and distributes drugs and medical technology to treat people living with cancer and other serious diseases in the developing world. In a partnership with Becton, Dickinson and Company, a leading global medical technology company, NCC is conducting a cervical cancer early detection program to benefit 75,000 underserved women in rural Peru, in addition to having provided over $ 10 million in chemotherapy drugs to INEN over the past 8 years.

The partnership between MediSend and National Cancer Coalition pairs two leaders in strengthening healthcare for vulnerable populations and combines their successful implementation of programs in some of the world’s poorest countries. The collaboration in Peru is part of a larger plan for the alliance in Latin America and Ghana, Africa.

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About MediSend

MediSend International is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides innovative programs and solutions that strengthen community healthcare in developing countries, including the professional training, certification and equipping of biomedical repair technicians and the distribution of medical supplies and biomedical equipment. MediSend’s Global Education Center and distribution facility are located in the Elisabeth Dahan Humanitarian Center, MediSend’s headquarters in Dallas, Texas. For more information on MediSend’s mission and work in the developing world, go to http://www.medisend.org

About National Cancer Coalition

The National Cancer Coalition, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, supports relief and research programs throughout the world. The Coalition’s international medical assistance program provides requested specialty pharmaceuticals, essential medicines, hospital supplies and medical equipment to medical facilities that treat underserved patients in over 50 developing countries around the world. For additional information, please contact NCC at:            919-821-2182 or visit our website at http://www.nationalcancercoalition.org









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Planets Shine Brightly, Come Close

Written by admin on April 20, 2012 · 6 Comments

Not a week goes by this month when there isn’t an amazing planetary view. Mars, Mercury, Saturn and Venus are all shining. Source: NASA Read more: www.laboratoryequipment.com

The makers of Dot tell us exactly how they accomplished the world record. The Nokia N8 has been used in the making of the world’s smallest stop motion character animation. Certified by the Book of Guinness World Records, the animation was created by Aardman Animation. In an ambitious project, they combined the might of the Nokia N8′s image capture ability with the concept behind Professor Fletcher’s invention of the CellScope. Be sure to check out the actual animation film, also on our YouTube site. See full story here: www.laboratoryequipment.com Source: Nokia

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LFC Capital Adds Specialists in Emerging Growth Finance

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LFC Capital Adds Specialists in Emerging Growth Finance











Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) March 29, 2012

LFC Capital, Inc. has added two senior financial advisors to its emerging growth finance practice in the life sciences and healthcare. Jonathan Walker is an executive with broad financing and investment experience, having worked for more than three decades in investment banking and private equity. Lisa Mienville, Ph.D., combines the scientific training of a research chemist with extensive investment, business development, and legal expertise in the life sciences.

“We regard emerging growth finance as an opportunity to add value with intelligently structured finance, and we are very pleased to expand our capabilities with the addition of two such knowledgeable professionals,” said Martin E. Zimmerman, president and CEO of LFC Capital. The firm provides customized debt solutions, including lease finance and term debt, to institutionally backed, private companies engaged in healthcare, information technology, and other select markets.

Mr. Walker spent most of his career with the London-based merchant bank, Kleinwort Benson Limited, specializing in corporate finance and banking services. He was transferred to the U.S. in 1978, where he managed Kleinwort Benson’s Chicago and Los Angeles offices. In 1995, he moved to New York to develop and manage the bank’s U.S. private equity and third-party fund portfolios. In 1998, he founded and served as a board member of European Venture Partners, Ltd., which provided venture leasing and lending to select growth companies. He has also served on the boards of numerous private and public companies and on the advisory boards of several private equity funds.

Dr. Mienville is a barrister and solicitor specializing in intellectual property litigation and holds an MBA in International Finance. She began her career as a research chemist for University Hospitals of Cleveland. Later, as manager of Technology Transfer for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, she was responsible for investment analysis and licensing opportunities for early-stage companies in the diagnostic, biotechnology, and biomedical engineering sectors. She was manager of business development, involved in acquisitions to create and grow the cardiovascular division, at Abbott Laboratories. She then entered private equity as a director of Dresdner Kleinwort Capital in New York and a partner in the Healthcare Fund.

LFC Capital, Inc., based in Chicago, provides equipment leasing and term-debt financing to healthcare providers and select growth companies nationwide. The principals of LFC have completed more than $ 1.5 billion in equipment leasing and financing transactions.









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Orange-Dotted Tuskfish Uses Tool

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Orange-dotted tuskfish digs a clam out of the sand and repeatedly throws the clam against a rock to crush it. Source: Univ. of California Santa Cruz Read more: www.laboratoryequipment.com
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History of the Buchi Corporation, a market leader and innovator of laboratory equipment in the evaporation and vacuum technologies including spray drying, rotary evaporation, nir analysis, solvent extraction, flash chromatography, preparative chromatography and kjeldahl solutions

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Reproductive Fertility Center Opens Satellite Location in Burbank

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Reproductive Fertility Center Opens Satellite Location in Burbank










Burbank, Calif. (PRWEB) March 28, 2012

Reproductive Fertility Center was founded on the tradition of excellence of world-renowned Tyler Medical Clinic, one of the pioneers of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). The comprehensive fertility center combines the most advanced technology in the field with exceptional physicians, all in a caring and nurturing environment.

Dr. Peyman Saadat and Dr. Ira Blitz are highly honored physicians with outstanding achievements in fertility treatment. The center’s most current pregnancy success rate is 48% across all age groups, compared with the national average rate for clinical pregnancies of approximately 30%.

A graduate of USC Medical School, Dr. Saadat is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He has received multiple awards and distinctions, including The Best Resident Teacher award at USC. In 2010, he was chosen as one of six out of 720,000 active physicians for the Patients’ Choice Physician of the Year. Dr. Saadat has contributed to over fifty publications, which have had a significant impact in this field of medical research.

Dr. Blitz brings over forty years of medical experience to the practice. After earning his MD at UCLA Medical School, he worked as an OB-GYN at UCLA-affiliated hospitals and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and went on to become the Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Kaiser Medical Center in Baldwin Park. Dr. Blitz is a fellow at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.

The doctors and staff at Reproductive Fertility Center are known for their outstanding bedside manners. Kindness, empathy, and genuine care are some of the center’s core values. Key staff members have had personal experience overcoming infertility, which results in compassion and attention to both the physical and emotional needs of their patients. Patients are not simply numbers, seen by different clinicians at each visit. They are an extension of the center’s family, and are treated with consistent,holistic care.

“Each of our patients receives the time, care, and compassion we feel is critical when dealing with infertility. Nothing brings more joy to us than helping and supporting them through their journey,” says Dr. Saadat.

Reproductive Fertility Center is equipped with its own state of the art embryology laboratory. All procedures are performed on-site in the center’s main location in Beverly Hills, which includes a fully equipped ambulatory surgical center. With the retrieval room just next door to the lab, all steps of the IVF process occur within their facilities and do not require shipments or delays.

Beyond IVF, Reproductive Fertility Center offers an egg donation program, a surrogacy program, egg freezing,pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, and tubal ligation reversal-microsurgery.

Opened on March 20, the Burbank office is located at 500 East Olive Avenue, Suite 320, Burbank, CA 91501. Telephone: 818-238-9292; Fax 818-238-9296. For further information, please visit http://www.reproductivefertility.com.

Reproductive Fertility Center is offering a raffle for new patients who undergo treatment between now and December 2012. The selected recipient will receive reimbursement for a full IVF cycle.





















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