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PRODUCTS
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The Thermo Scientific Sentinel 4000 Drop Through System, or Sentinel 4000D, featuring multiscan technology with up to five user-selectable frequencies of detection, provides improved sensitivity and detection of contaminants in drop through applications including granular and powdered food products, cosmetics, and chemicals.
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Discover agile labeling and packaging services for pharmaceuticals, specializing in custom designs, regulatory support, and small to medium batch production with quick turnaround times.
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Protect your pharmaceutical products from any potential damage during their line transit. Integrate nests or trays into your line transport processes with our flexible, customizable options.
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The PBS-0.1 Mini single use bioreactor is compatible with 60mL-100mL working volumes and is the best starting point for optimizing cell therapies by leveraging the benefits of Vertical-Wheel mixing that can be easily scaled up for larger volumes.
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Access specialized data and expertise to help navigate all stages of product development and support your success in oncology.
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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Guiding GLP-1 Participants Through The Challenge Of Retention
Learn how remote lifestyle coaching can combat high dropout rates in metabolic research by offering the support participants need to maintain adherence and ensure data integrity.
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A Pre-Clinical Study For Diet-Induced Obesity
Here, we look at the importance of using high-fat diet-induced obesity models to evaluate and compare the efficacy of anti-obesity and anti-diabetic treatments like rimonabant and liraglutide.
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Using eConsent Data To Populate Site And Sponsor Data Systems
A top-10 pharmaceutical company was looking to reduce the amount of administrative burden on their clinical trial sites and themselves. See how we accomplished it, using eConsent.
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Pentair Partnered With One Illinois County And An Engineering Design Firm To Build A Cutting-Edge Wastewater Treatment Plant
Discover how Pentair partnered with one Illinois County and an engineering design firm to build a cutting-edge wastewater treatment plant.
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Leeton Shire Improves Efficiency And Service Levels With An Affordable, Intuitive Digital Solution
Although Leeton Shire already had some digital technologies in place, such as SCADA, GIS and AMI, they lacked hydraulic modeling capabilities and expertise — which is why they turned to Qatium’s open and secure water management platform.
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Kimberly-Clark Streamlines Supplier Management
Find out how Kimberly-Clark implemented software to centralize and secure supplier contract management to enhance efficiency and achieve a 3,200% ROI through streamlined processes.
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Earth Animal Keeps Out Foreign Body Contamination
Learn the details behind an X-ray inspection system enabling a pet food provider to effectively inspect their products to identify and remove any that contain foreign objects.
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Prefabricated Viral Vector Modular BSL-2LS cGMP Facility In 13 Months
Learn about the modular BSL-2LS cGMP facility that was constructed to support 3 processing lines for German-based CDMO Vibalogics as the company sought to expand in the U.S. market for viral vectors.
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Digitalizing Batch Records In Pharmaceutical Production
Pharma manufacturing embraces cutting-edge automation, yet outdated paper-based documentation hinders efficiency and delays batch releases. See how digital solutions can transform compliance.
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The Role Of Peptones In Boosting Monoclonal Antibody Production
Peptones have become a key tool in CHO cell bioprocessing, enhancing monoclonal antibody yield and quality.
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Designing Protocols For A 40% Emulsifiable Concentrate Of A Systemic Insecticide
Explore how formulation expertise can help overcome the complex challenges of developing stable, effective, and regulatory-compliant emulsifiable concentrate (EC) formulations for crop protection.
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eSource For A COVID Treatment Trial
Unearth how this emerging biopharmaceutical company was able to overcome challenges to successfully facilitate a Phase 2 trial for a COVID-19 treatment in critically ill patients.
NEWS
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New Milestone For RIBER In Silicon Photonics With A ROSIE Order In The United States9/8/2025
8:00 am - RIBER, a global market leader in molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) equipment for the semiconductor industry, announces a new order for a ROSIE system from a new US-based customer specialized in quantum computing.
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Repligen Corporation & Univercells Technologies Partner TO Enable Real-Time Monitoring OF Viral Vector And Vaccine Biomanufacturing7/9/2025
Univercells Technologies, a Donaldson Life Sciences business and global provider of bioprocessing solutions, announced a collaboration with Repligen Corporation to integrate real-time monitoring capabilities and enhance the development and manufacturing of viral vectors and vaccines.
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INTECH: TRUMPF Uses AI To Improve Laser Cutting Edges3/18/2025
At its in-house INTECH trade fair, TRUMPF is showcasing its “Cutting Assistant,” an application which uses artificial intelligence to improve the quality of laser-cut edges.
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Spearhead Bio Awarded NSF Tech Transfer Grant To Accelerate Development Of Improved Corn Varieties7/14/2025
Spearhead Bio, a biotechnology startup revolutionizing crop genome engineering through the use of plants' own natural DNA, has been awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Almost 49M Tons Of Manure Pose Health Risk For Minnesota's Water5/15/2025
Huge amounts of manure from massive livestock facilities in Minnesota could pollute drinking and recreational water throughout the state, posing a significant health risk.
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About Nutrient Removal
Nutrient removal from wastewater consists of treating wastewater to remove nitrogen and phosphorus before it reenters natural waterways. High levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater cause eutrophication, a process where excess nutrients stimulate excessive plant growth such as algal blooms and cyanobacteria. The decomposition of the algae by bacteria uses up the oxygen in the water causing other organisms to die. This creates more organic matter for the bacteria to decompose. In addition, some algal blooms can produce toxins that contaminate drinking water supplies.
As authorized by the Clean Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program regulates point sources, such as municipal wastewater treatment plants, that discharge pollutants as effluent into the waters of the United States. In recent years, many of the States’ environmental bodies have lowered nutrient limits to arrest eutrophication. Maryland’s effort to protect the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries is perhaps the most notable example of nutrient removal in the US. Nutrient removal continues to be a growing area of focus for wastewater treatment throughout the world.
The removal of nitrogen and phosphorus require different nutrient removal processes. To remove nitrogen, the nitrogen is oxidized from ammonia to become nitrate through a process called nitrification. This process is then followed by denitrification where the nitrate is reduced to nitrogen gas which is released to the atmosphere and removed from the wastewater.
Nitrification is a two-step aerobic process which typically takes place in aeration tanks. Denitrification requires anoxic conditions to encourage the appropriate biological conditions to form. The activated sludge process is often used to reduce nitrate to nitrogen gas in anoxic or denitrification tanks.
Phosphorus can be removed biologically using polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs) which accumulate large quantities of phosphorus within their cells and separate it from treated water. Phosphorus removal can also be achieved by chemical removal. Once removed as sludge, phosphorus may be stored in a land fill. However, many municipalities and treatment facilities are looking to resell the biosolids for use in fertilizer.