Have you ever wondered why endotoxin testing is crucial? Endotoxins are toxic substances found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, and they can cause severe reactions in humans, including ...
As thoroughly covered in your recent article (C&EN, Oct. 28, 2024, page 26), the issue of replacing the traditional natural product test for endotoxin, limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL), with a ...
New standards may help push more drugmakers to use a synthetic product for critical drug safety testing, instead of one made from horseshoe crab blood that has long drawn criticism. The U.S.
The quality of water for pharmaceutical production (purified water, water for injection, and ultrapure water) is quantified and regulated through four parameters – total organic carbon (TOC), ...
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a fast and cost-effective method to test liquids for a ubiquitous family of chemical ...
Each May, hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs climb onto beaches along the eastern coast of the United States. An ...
Endotoxins can trigger severe inflammatory responses, which can result in conditions such as organ dysfunction, blood hypercoagulation, and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. These risks make ...
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LGM Pharma, a leading provider of tailored API and CDMO services for the full drug product lifecycle, announced today the expansion of its Analytical Testing ...