Feb212022 by Pharmaceutical TechNo Comments

Diffractor Maintenance Tips

Assay and Screening, BioPharma, Laboratory Instrumentation

When you are using a diffractor on a regular basis, you want to ensure that you maintain it as well as you possibly can. Good, correct, and proper maintenance will ensure that your diffractor lasts your business or company for many years to come. However, where do you start with diffractor maintenance? What do you need to be looking out for, and what should you be focusing tour time on? Cooling Maintenance Always check the condition of the cooler. The X-ray tube heats up, and when it is operating, you want to be sure that it is not overheating.The ideal water-in temperature for X-ray tubes is 20-25 °C and up to 30°C in warm and humid conditions. It is best to always be above the dew point An x-ray tube must always be properly cooled and, if it does not, you may well experien...

Dec32021 by Supraja GNo Comments

Lab Automation Tech Will Revolutionize Your Workflow

Assay and Screening, BioPharma, Pharmacetiucal Infotech

A laboratory information management system, or LIMS, is a software solution that helps manage and streamline a laboratory’s daily operations and workflow, whether it’s academic, clinical, pharmaceutical, or biotech-related. These systems were first developed in the 1980s to track and manage the movement of samples within laboratories. Since then, they have advanced exponentially and now encompass everything from sample and data management to data analysis and reporting. As research and lab tech advances, LIMS technology must continually evolve to keep pace with the growing and changing needs of laboratories across the globe. From project management to sequence editing workflows and everything in between, LIMS technology is constantly expanding to include all aspects of laboratory ...

Sep252021 by Supraja GNo Comments

How to improve your pharmaceutical manufacturing output

Articles, Pharma Industry

When you are struggling to get orders out of the door and to your customers on time, you probably need to start looking at where you can improve your manufacturing output to get your targets well under control. Of course, there are a few areas you can look at first in order to speed things up, but you will also need to have a look at whether or not you are working with a realistic schedule in the first place. Speed up manufacturing It is not always possible to speed up manufacturing by just telling your workers to go faster. Usually, when this happens, you will find that your quality drops – which you’ll agree is not a good trade-off, especially in the pharmaceutical industry. However, there are other ways in which you can help your employees speed up without cutting corners on your ...

Aug92021 by Supraja GNo Comments

11 Critical Supplies For Field Hospitals

Pharmaceutical Process Machinery, Specific Drugs

Field hospitals are a powerful tool. They can be used to support hospitals during a pandemic or a crisis situation such as a bombing or natural disaster. They can be set-up quickly and efficiently. Field hospitals have been used worldwide to help people during intense circumstances. These hospitals have saved countless lives and are a crucial piece of the worldwide healthcare system. Field hospitals can be constructed in remote areas and in areas where hospitals are overwhelmed. Here are the most important supplies you need to consider when putting together a field hospital package. Oxygen Supplies If it’s available, you’ll need oxygen tanks, tubing, masks, nasal cannulas and more. Oxygen is necessary for respiratory infections, during surgery, and to help people recover during crisi...

Mar232021 by Supraja GNo Comments

4 Processes Used to Manufacture Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment

Laboratory Instrumentation, Pharma Industry, Pharmaceutical Analytical Equipment, Pharmaceutical Instrumentation and Controls

The term “medical” signifies anything and everything related to medical science, including the entire pharmaceutical industry. On the other hand, the pharmaceuticals sector is primarily concerned with finding, developing, testing, approving, and improving various medicinal drugs, as well as other chemical compounds which either already have, or can potentially have a direct/indirect use in medical science. Keeping the focus on pharmaceutical equipment, let’s go through a few important manufacturing processes next to get a basic understanding of how medical products are manufactured. Microhydraulic Microhydraulic systems are small, fluid-powered systems that allow for a much higher force and torque output than their size would suggest. Microhydraulic systems are not just more powe...

Mar192021 by Supraja GNo Comments

Tech That Is Getting Us Back on Our Feet

Pharma Industry

We have all taken a hit over the past year. Some have been able to survive it without signs of damage. Others have been slowed. But many have been knocked down. Some percentage of them have been knocked completely out of the game. It is popular to say that we all get knocked down. What defines us is whether we get back up. That is one of those ideas that is easier said than done. Not everyone has the ability to bounce back as easily as others. They don’t have the financial resources to survive such a crisis. Minorities have fared worse, in part, due to their lack of access to healthcare relative to others. It is hard to bounce back without testing, ample access to quality masks, vaccinations, a job, and a full savings account. Despite these challenges, we all have to find ways to com...

Feb162021 by Supraja GNo Comments

How to Grow Your Small Pharmaceutical Business

Articles

There are lots of advantages to running an independent pharmaceutical company, including the fact that they are much more agile than the big corporations in terms of making changes to their strategy. Independent pharmaceutical businesses can also deliver a much more personalized service for your local community, which is a big attraction for a lot of people. Of course, competing with those corporations is intimidating, especially when you consider the amount of money they can throw into their marketing. However, with the right strategy, some creativity, and plenty of determination, success is absolutely possible. This guide outlines some key tips to help you grow your small independent pharmaceutical company. Support and nurture your team Your staff are the heart and soul of your pha...

Jan242023 by Pharmaceutical TechNo Comments

Latest Trends In Pharmaceutical Lab Safety

Articles

Despite ongoing advances in pharmaceutical safety, laboratories remain full of work hazards. Laboratory workers are exposed to corrosive substances and transmissible viruses and bacteria. In addition to adhering to standard safety regulations, such as posting a lab safety equipment list of mandatory items, laboratories can implement cutting-edge solutions to reduce risks. Containment Improvements Containment safety came into focus in the past decade due to the introduction of highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPIs) into the supply chain. HPAPIs can induce biological reactions in very small amounts and short exposure times. More than 40% of modern drugs are HPAPIs. These molecules have increased the likelihood of unintended exposure to fine chemicals and substances d...

Nov42022 by Pharmaceutical TechNo Comments

Five Careers Where You Work in a Lab

Articles

If you grew up dreaming of working in a lab, you’re not alone. It just looks cool, right? You have a quiet room with all the general laboratory supplies you need and a task. You may be testing something again and again, or you might be finding out what happens when you combine chemicals. In a lab, you could be looking at samples, working with hazardous waste, or studying the biology of a particular animal. There is no shortage of careers where you work in a lab. If you think lab life could be your calling, below are five careers that require you to work in a lab. Chemist Chemists are probably the most common career that takes place mostly in a lab. You can picture it now. A white-coated worker is pouring liquids from beaker to beaker. In high school, chemistry class was fun for a lot...

Aug222022 by Pharmaceutical TechNo Comments

How To Improve Office Security

Articles, Laboratory Instrumentation

Running a business is great, but running a business and keeping it secure is a daunting task. Unfortunately, some people want to take what you have for themselves. As a result, they could steal information about your business operations, clients, employees, or sensitive details. How do you secure your information and data with many threats to your business? By instituting a security protocol and procedures for handling information and technologies in the workplace and outside the office. Whether you’re a top manufacturer in that sector, a bio-research lab specializing in analytic lab equipment, or simply in a competitive field requiring sensitive information to be handled securely to prevent damage to your business, you need to establish a security protocol. Consider your competit...

Mar32022 by Pharmaceutical TechNo Comments

3 Reasons To Become a Neurosurgeon

Articles

Neurosurgeons are some of the most well-respected professionals in our social landscape. Every day, these medical specialists lend their skills and training to help people solve problems in their daily lives that most of us can’t even dream of. The highly technical approaches and surgical precision that make these medical practitioners invaluable in the world of modern medicine provide a major draw for those thinking of entering into the medical field themselves. Of course, speaking with admissions counselors is the first step to becoming a neurosurgeon, or any other kind of medical professional in hospital or medical practice settings. A college admissions counselor can help you tailor your application package to the specific admissions requirements at your preferred colleges. Adm...

Feb142022 by Pharmaceutical TechNo Comments

Going Remote: A Look at How the Medical Industry Is Shifting Post-COVID

Pharma Industry, Pharmaceutical Business Development

The challenges of COVID caused every industry to pivot, introducing remote work and adjusting even basic operations. However, the medical sector faced unique challenges in making this shift, as treating patients, protecting health data, and performing lab-based research all present particular difficulties. As the initial two weeks of shifting to remote work stretched into two years of a new reality, working in an office is no longer necessary. As a result, many medical IT departments expedited technological upgrades and began rolling out innovative new processes to allow employees to remain remote as the pandemic drags on. New Opportunities for the Medical Industry to Go Remote One of the pandemic’s surprises was how remote and hybrid working benefitted patients and cut overall co...