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HELPING YOU GET FROM RESEARCH & PROCESS DEV TO LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING

HELPING YOU GET FROM RESEARCH & PROCESS DEV TO LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING

Looking to take that promising vaccine candidate into production? We can support you through our principals, ThermoFisher Scientific, with products and services aimed at getting you there faster. Whether it is cell culture media and feeds, buffers, peptones, pharma analytics, purification, or single-use solutions going from cell factory systems to single-use bioreactors, ThermoFisher Scientific has […]

EXPANSION AT DE HEUS LAB TO MEET INCREASED LOCAL ANIMAL FARM NUTRITION

De Heus is making a difference on South African farms by providing nutritional animal feed for livestock in the form of compound feed, premixes, concentrates, and feed specialties. Situated in the picturesque Midlands, the SA head office laboratory was recently revamped and expanded. In this operation, a series of Erlab air filtration systems were installed […]

SAVE ENERGY WITH THERMO’S ENERGY STAR RATED FRIDGES AND ULT FREEZERS

Thermo Scientific is committed to designing its TSX Series ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers and fridges with the environment in mind.  The TSX series is ENERGY STAR rated, meeting the established energy star criteria to deliver superior total performance for temperature management and reliability. A unique V-Drive technology uses a variable-speed compressor that will continually adapt […]

IDENTIFYING ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS IN INDUSTRIAL HEMP

BY DR ALISON HALLIDAY, Article provided by ElgaLabwater Researchers identify two hemp compounds with antibacterial activity that offer promise for a variety of applications in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Hemp (Cannabis sativa), or industrial hemp, is an annual herbal plant of the cannabis species that is grown for industrial or medicinal applications. Hemp-derived […]

EFFICIENTLY SIEVE, MIX, AND CUT WITH FRITSCH GERMAN-ENGINEERED PRECISION

The FRITSCH sieve and mixer range is the focused answer to all typical sieving tasks and comminution tasks in the laboratory: Make your sieving tasks simpler and faster The ANALYSETTE 3 PRO and SPARTAN and the ANALYSETTE 18 for dry and wet sieving from 20 g up to 15 kg. Three well-conceived instruments for every […]

TESTING BATTERIES IN A PROTECTED MOBILE PLUG & PLAY CONTAINER

Source of article – Weiss Technik GmbH The need for quickly available testing solutions is high, particularly in the e-mobility industry. Weiss Technik thus also offers mobile test chambers for testing lithium-ion batteries. The Plug &Test Labs are integrated into containers that are quick to set up. Fire protection guarantees an innovative safety concept. Typical […]

LABOTEC BREAKAWAYS STAFF AWARDS

On the last Friday of January 2023, Labotec management awarded their star performers of 2022. The event was held at the Midrand Conference center, situated close to the Midrand Head Office. All the staff from the Cape, KZN to Nairobi branches attended as well. Pictured left: The Internal Sales person was awarded to Karin Mouton […]

CROSSROADS IN PHARMA DRUG DISCOVERY – HOW TO GO FROM EXTRACTION, FRACTIONATION, PURIFICATION IN THE SIMPLEST WAY

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Buchi has just published the first edition of “Curiosity Magazine”, which covers the most important decisions that need to be made at each crossroad during the pharmaceutical drug discovery process.  The magazine is intended as a guide to help with any drug design process workflow and gives valuable insight into helping with the choices at […]

CONTROLLING PATHOGENS USING NATURAL GRAPEVINES EXTRACTS by Dr Alison Halliday

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Article compliments of ELGA LabWater Could a grapevine by-product extract provide an eco-friendly alternative to synthetic pesticides for controlling downy mildew? Grapevine diseases can cause a significant impact on fruit yield. Plasmopara viticola, also known as grape downy mildew, is one of the most destructive diseases of grapevines worldwide. This fungal-like pathogen produces oospores in […]