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Safe Sharps Handling When Dispensing Investigational Products

Advarra

Institutional biosafety committees (IBCs) frequently receive questions about the proper methodology for preparing a syringe for transport from a drug room or pharmacy to the clinic where the injection will be administered. Care must be taken to avoid sharps-related injuries and exposures. Needles must not be bent or sheared.

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Clean Bench vs Biosafety Cabinet: What’s the Difference?

Advarra

This article explores how these tools work and why biosafety cabinets are preferred in research involving cell and gene therapies. Why Does the IBC Prefer Researchers use a Biosafety Cabinet vs a Clean Bench? Some research sites utilize 10% bleach solutions for disinfection. What is a Biosafety Cabinet?

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Nanomilling: How the latest Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) technology could revolutionise hydrophobic API production

Pharmaceutical Technology

This question forms the basis of a new scientific research paper, Nanomilling and size characterization of highly concentrated API suspensions from Fribourg University, Switzerland, which details experiments using nanomilling techniques to reduce micron sized particles further down to nanometric size, thus useful for the pharmaceutical industry.