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Cell Line Authentication to Ensure Quality of Your Biotech Research

Contaminated and misidentified cell lines cause serious problems in life science community. A cell line becomes troublesome through cross-contamination, mislabelled or other laboratory errors. Thus, it no longer corresponds to ... read more


Cell Line Authentication to Ensure Quality of Your Biotech Research

Contaminated and misidentified cell lines cause serious problems in life science community. A cell line becomes troublesome through cross-contamination, mislabelled or other laboratory errors. Thus, it no longer corresponds to th ... read more


Mycoplasma Detection and Decontamination

Mycoplasma is a widespread contaminant of cell culture and have profound effects on host cell biology by depriving cells of nutrients and inducing global changes in gene expression. As mycoplasma is typical sub-micron in size and ... read more


SPENT MEDIA ANALYSIS Key to optimizing cell culture processes

Why analyze cell culture Supernatants? Different mammalian cell lines and clones exhibit distinct metabolic features. Even clones descending from the same parental cell line and expressing the same product can have individual nut ... read more


RAPID OXIDATION OF CYTEINE TO CYSTINE IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS Implications for Spent Media Analysis

Cysteine oxidation in cell culture media Cell culture media typically provide all the amino acids necessary for cells to grow. Limitations in one or more amino acids do not only result in suboptimal growth of cell cultures, but ... read more


LabX Media Group Adds ContractLaboratory.com to it's Growing Portfolio

LabX Media Group adds Contract Laboratory to it's growing portfolio LabX Media Group announces the acquisition of ContractLaboratory.com, the industry leader in laboratory outsourcing. LabX Media Group acquires Contract Labora ... read more


CS Analytical Laboratory Formalizes Partnership with IPP Ltd to Enhance Presence in UK and Ireland

CS Analytical Laboratory, the world?s only cGMP, FDA-registered and inspected contract laboratory exclusively designed and dedicated to container testing for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, offici ... read more


Azzur Group International Registers it's Laboratories with ContractLaboratory.com

Contract Laboratory is pleased to announce that Inovatia Laboratories LLC has registered with the Premier Laboratory Outsourcing Network! Inovatia Laboratories, LLC (Inovatia) is an independent testing laboratory providing rese ... read more


JDM Scientific Research Organization Registered it's Laboratory with ContractLaboratory.com - The Laboratory Outsourcing Network!

Contract Laboratory is pleased to announce that JDM Scientific Research Organization has Registered it's Laboratory with  ContractLaboratory.com - The Laboratory Outsourcing Network!JDM Scientific Research Organization is a C ... read more


Azzur Group International Registered it's Laboratory with ContractLaboratory.com - The Laboratory Outsourcing Network!

Contract Laboratory is pleased to announce that Azzur Group International has Registered it's Laboratory with  ContractLaboratory.com - The Laboratory Outsourcing Network!Azzur is proud to be one of the fastest growing compan ... read more


Two New ASTM Standards Certify Performance of Less Lethal Aerosol Devices

Two new standards developed by ASTM International?s homeland security applications committee (E54) will help evaluate and certify the performance of less lethal aerosol devices used by law enforcement, corrections, and other publi ... read more


New ASTM Standard for Assessing Building Energy Performance

A new ASTM International standard aims to address the growing need for assessing building energy performance in the context of commercial real estate transactions. ... read more


New ASTM Standard for the Effects of Corrosion on Concrete Products

Effects of Corrosion on Concrete Products A new ASTM International standard will serve as a guide for standards related to determining the effects of biogenic sulfuric acid on concrete products. ASTM?s concrete pipe committee a ... read more


EuTech now offers Cannabis/Hemp/CBD testing

EuTech Sciences is pleased to announce new offering of Cannabis/Hemp/CBD Testing Services: 1) THC/CBD ratio 2) THC and CBD Quantitiation 3) Cannbinoid profile 4) Terpene Profile 5) Residual Solvents 6) Heavy metals 7) Pesticide S ... read more


New Test Method Aims to Reduce Impurities, Increase Quality of Plastics

A new test method (D8266) will help analyze impurities of a certain compound (bisphenol A) used in polycarbonate and epoxy resin, helping support the manufacturing and trade of many plastic products. Impurities in bisphenol A c ... read more


New ASTM International Isolation-Gown Specification Aims to Protect Healthcare Workers, Patients

ASTM International?s personal protective clothing and equipment committee (F23) has created a new specification for hospital isolation gowns (soon to be published as F3352). This standard outlines testing, reporting, performance, ... read more


ASTM International Consumer Products Committee Approves Revision to Furniture Safety Standard

Today, members of the ASTM International consumer products committee (F15) approved a revision to the existing voluntary safety specification for clothing storage units. The revision, which includes updates to height requirements ... read more


New Standard Aims to Limit Children?s Access to Liquid Medicines, Other Products

A new ASTM International standard from its primary barrier packaging committee (F02) aims to support the safety of liquid consumer products by testing restricted delivery devices (commonly known as ?flow restrictors?) that help pr ... read more


Proposed ASTM International Hoverboard Standard Heads to Ballot

A proposed ASTM International standard aimed at improving the safety of self-balancing scooters, more commonly known as hoverboards, was issued this morning for committee vote. The proposed standard consumer safety specificati ... read more


Standard Could Help Classify Microbe-Based Products

ASTM International?s industrial biotechnology committee (E62) is developing a proposed standard (soon to be published as E3214) that will help classify microorganisms. ?The designation of microbe-based products as either genet ... read more


CPSC, Canadian, Mexican Consumer Safety Counterparts Create Consensus Recommendations on Product Testing

April 3, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. ? In an unprecedented initiative by the three product safety agencies of North America, technical staff of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Health Canada, and Mexico?s Consumer P ... read more


ANSI Seeks Comments on Proposed New ISO Technical Committee on Sustainable Processes for Wood

As the U.S. member body to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) encourages its members and relevant stakeholders to submit comments on a proposed new ISO Techni ... read more


ASTM International?s Committee on Exoskeletons Approves First Standards

ASTM International?s committee on exoskeletons and exosuits (F48) has published its first two standards, providing consensus terminology (F3323) as well as labeling and other informational requirements (F3358). ?Exoskeletons e ... read more


New Nondestructive Testing Standard Helps Assess, Extend Life of Parts

A new ASTM International standard will help manufacturers in the aerospace, power generation, and automotive industries test parts for defects. The organization?s nondestructive testing committee (E07) developed the standard (soon ... read more


New Standard Aims to Limit Children?s Access to Liquid Medicines, Other Products

A new ASTM International standard from its primary barrier packaging committee (F02) aims to support the safety of liquid consumer products by testing restricted delivery devices (commonly known as ?flow restrictors?) that help pr ... read more


Test Method Detects Silver in Textiles

A proposed ASTM International test method will help manufacturers and others determine the presence of silver in consumer textiles. The organization?s nanotechnology committee (E56) is developing the proposed standard (WK52417). ... read more


A new ASTM International standard could help both with contingency planning for oil spills as well as management of oil spills.

According to ASTM International member Merv Fingas, the new guide standardizes the way laboratories both prepare and measure ?weathered oil,? which is naturally different from the ?source oil? at a facility. ?This is importan ... read more


A Guide for Sensory Evaluation of Products

A new ASTM International standard will help companies determine the sensory characteristics of products using small groups of people. These small group sensory tests are sometimes called ?team tastings,? ?benchings,? ?informal tas ... read more


Standard Supports Drug Development

Drug manufacturers will be able to use a new ASTM International nanotechnology standard to help ensure quality control when developing drugs, including some that have the potential to be less toxic and more targeted. ASTM Internat ... read more


ENHANCEMENTS COMPLETED ON U.S. ARMY?S STATE-OF-THE-ART CHEMICAL DEFENSE TRAINING FACILITY (CDTF) AT FORT LEONARD WOOD

Dignitaries gathered to unveil the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) School, Chemical Defense Training Facility (CDTF) at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Fully operational and the only facility of its kind ... read more


Inspection Practices for Spinal Implants

A new ASTM International standard will help manufacturers of surgical implants inspect their products for potential mechanical failure. ?The objective of this standard was to prescribe uniform inspection practices that would ap ... read more


ASTM Standard Aims to Improve Topsoil

A new ASTM International standard could help improve the properties of soils used for landscape beds, sports fields, and golf courses. The organization?s committee on soil and rock (D18) created the new standard (D8249). The st ... read more


ASTM Test Method Detects Silver in Textiles

A proposed ASTM International test method will help manufacturers and others determine the presence of silver in consumer textiles. The organization?s nanotechnology committee (E56) is developing the proposed standard (WK52417). ... read more


Water Sports Equipment Standards Underway

ASTM International?s snow and water sports committee (F27) has launched a new group that will develop standards for water sports equipment. A task group is developing two proposed standards, including one for wakeboard binding ... read more


New Cannabis Standard Will Help Prevent Production Hazards

A new ASTM International standard provides principles for reducing risks from potential biological, chemical, and physical hazards in cannabis extraction and infused product processes. The new standard (soon to be published as D82 ... read more


ANSI/ANAB Accreditation to Support UN-Adopted Scheme for Reduced CO2 Emissions in International Aviation

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Accreditation Board (ANAB) announced plans to develop a program to accredit third-party validation services for the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International ... read more


New ASTM International Standards Help Evaluate Medical Device Cleaning Brushes

Two new ASTM International standards help describe methods for characterizing the performance of brush parts that clean medical devices. The new standards (one available as F3275 and one soon to be published as F3276) were develop ... read more


AOAC to Launch Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP) Program

As a global leader in food and agriculture safety standards and analytical methods, AOAC INTERNATIONAL is answering the call of regulators and private sector laboratories to convene experts and approve consensus methods for the an ... read more


AOAC Delivers 34 SMPRs and 16 Official MethodsSM for Dietary Supplement Ingredients

In September 2018, AOAC successfully completed a 5-year contract with the U.S. National Institutes of Health-Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH/ODS) to establish voluntary consensus standards for 25 high priority ingredients, with ... read more


Two New ASTM International Standards Will Help in Processing, Handling Cannabis

Two new ASTM International standards will help in processing and handling cannabis. Both standards were developed by the organization?s cannabis committee (D37). One of the new standards (soon to be published as D8233) focuses ... read more


New ASTM International Standard Helps in Synthetic Opioid Detection

ASTM International?s committee on homeland security applications (E54) is developing a proposed standard (WK66045) that will allow first responders and others to more effectively use equipment and assays while field testing unknow ... read more


New ASTM International Standard Supports Surgical Implant Safety

A new ASTM International standard aims to help determine the safety of surgical implants and prevent potentially adverse effects on patients. ASTM?s committee on medical and surgical materials and devices (F04) developed the stand ... read more


New ASTM Metal Detector Standard Establishes Metal Detector Assessment Requirements

A new ASTM International standard establishes conformity assessment requirements for metal detectors used in safety and security applications. ASTM?s committee on security systems and equipment (F12) developed the new standard, no ... read more


New ASTM International Standard Will Help Make Portable Fuel Containers Safer

A new ASTM International standard will help to make portable fuel containers safer. The new standard (F3326) was developed by ASTM's committee on consumer products (F15). This new standard requires the addition of a flame mitigati ... read more


New Standard Will Help in Environmental Testing of Sediment

A new ASTM International standard will help environmental assessment professionals perform more effective studies on sediment, the matrix of water and particles that settle at the bottom of bodies of water. ?The new standard is ... read more


New Standard Will Help in Environmental Testing of Sediment

A new ASTM International standard will help environmental assessment professionals perform more effective studies on sediment, the matrix of water and particles that settle at the bottom of bodies of water. ?The new standard is ... read more


FDA permits marketing of a diagnostic test to aid in measuring nutrients in breast milk

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of the Miris Human Milk Analyzer, a new diagnostic test to aid healthcare professionals in measuring nutrients in breast milk, including the concentration of fat, ca ... read more


New ASTM International Standard Will Help Keep Sleeping Campers Warm

A new ASTM International standard will help campers select a mattress that will provide a warmer sleeping experience. The new standard (F3340) was developed by ASTM?s committee on sports equipment, playing surfaces, and facilities ... read more


NFPA launches new standard for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) public safety operations

December 4, 2018 ? The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released its first unmanned robotics guidance for first responders and others. NFPA 2400®, Standard for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Used for Public ... read more


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