B&W Tek
Identify materials in realtime with handheld Raman analyzer
The TacticID-1064 (photo) is a handheld Raman analyzer for realtime identification of suspicious and unknown substances in the field. It is especially advantageous in measuring difficult street samples, such as mixed narcotics, explosives and hazardous materials. It is based on third-generation 1,064-nm technology, which is a magnitude better in fluorescence elimination, lower level of detection and provides a much faster response time than predecessors, says the company. The instrument has a large and comprehensive onboard library included, but also allows users to create and import customized libraries. The TacticID-1064 displays both GHS and NFPA704 chemical safety information, giving additional actionable data. — B&W Tek, Newark, Del.
Sartorius Stedim Biotech
A mini bioreactor vessel for culturing adherent cells
This company recently introduced a new mini bioreactor vessel (photo) for its ambr 250 high-throughput (ht) system. This new vessel, which is designed for optimal growth of adherent cells on microcarriers, will enable rapid, scalable cell-culture process development of vaccines. The single-use mini bioreactor for microcarrier culture has a working volume of 100–250 mL and features a single Elephant Ear impeller. This impeller type generates optimum mixing and suspension of microcarriers, allowing adherent cells to grow over the entire microcarrier surface. The new mini vessel is based on cell culture bioreactors in the ambr 250 ht system. Utilizing this bioreactor on the ambr 250 ht system will allow rapid scaleup of optimized adherent cell culture processes to the company’s Biostat STR range of pilot- and manufacturing-scale stirred bioreactors. — Sartorius Stedim Biotech, Aubagne, France