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Eurofins GeneScan Technologies Announces AOAC PTM Accreditation for the VIRSeek SARS-CoV-2 Detection Workflow on Environmental Surfaces under the AOAC SARS-CoV-2 Emergency Response Validation Program

The Pharma Data

The VIR Seek SARS-CoV-2 Solution is a comprehensive workflow for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 on environmental surfaces that includes swabbing of environmental surfaces, RNA extraction, analysis by Reverse Transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and evaluation by an advanced algorithm.

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Quality by design with a focus on biosimilars

Pharmaceutical Technology

Even minor amounts of biological contaminants in your sample could cause unwanted biological effects,” Dr Amiji says. coli, where small amounts of contaminants could cause significant toxicity. In addition to this, there often needs to be additional scrutiny when assessing biosimilarity, especially as it concerns toxicity.

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Scientists engineer safe, virus-resistant E coli for research

Drug Discovery World

The work promises to reduce the threats of viral contamination when harnessing bacteria to produce medicines such as insulin as well as other useful substances, such as biofuels. The team used two safeguard methods to prevent the bacteria and their modified genes from escaping into the wild.

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Risk Assessment for use of Engineered Genetic Materials in Clinical Research

Advarra

Gene Delivery Systems Genetic material, in the form of DNA or RNA, does not easily enter cells without the aid of a delivery system. These individuals provide a perspective that is equally important for consideration when evaluating the risks to the study participants and clinicians, as well as to the community where the study is conducted.

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The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Oncology Clinical Trials

XTalks

However, Dr. Bahassi reported that the selection of CTCs using this method is often not very efficient and the CTC population is usually highly contaminated with leukocytes. Also, exosomes are mostly being used for the detection of circulating RNA and microRNA. “An Regulatory Approvals for Exosome-Based Liquid Biopsies.

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Unlocking the potential of mRNA for the future treatment of rare diseases 

Drug Discovery World

At this stage, qPCR can be used to check for IVT efficiency, residual DNA contamination and adventitious agents such as microbes. The identity of the transcript is confirmed by Sanger sequencing.

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Biopharmaceutical Filtration: A Deep Dive

Roots Analysis

It involves the separation of unwanted particles from biological materials to obtain contaminant free products. Biopharmaceutical filtration systems are designed to remove impurities and contaminants, to improve safety, purity and shelf life of the product. Particle Removal: This is the primary function of these filtration systems.