Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) can help scientists determine the three-dimensional structure of proteins in unprecedented detail. Jacques Dubochet, former group leader at EMBL, shared the 2017 ...

A new method for monitoring biopharmaceutical product quality was recently put to the test by The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and 28 laboratories representing the ...

Metro trains have non-linear load characteristics, which means that the power sent to them gets distorted. Problems are caused by changes in power, swells, harmonics, and other disturbances. In this ...

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) examinations require standardization to achieve reproducible results. Therefore, quality control as known as in other industries such as in-vitro diagnostics, could be ...

Quality by design is critical for cell and gene therapy manufacturing where process controls directly influence product ...

Biotherapeutics require extensive characterization and quality control (QC) testing prior to product release. These tests are resource intensive, time-consuming, and require updating as manufacturing ...

A well-earned spotlight shines on mRNA vaccines, with recent Nobel prize accolades awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their foundational research that enabled rapid and effective vaccine ...

Electric cars don’t catch on fire very often, but people really notice when they do. In fact, a 2024 survey of 303 consumers found that 43% of respondents believe electric vehicles “catch fire easily ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) is an important clinical tool, and with its longer half-life, copper-64 has several unique attributes that make it a multi-purpose radionuclide with many potential ...