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31. Freudenberg Medical Establishes Second Production Facility In Costa Rica 2/15/2024

    Freudenberg Medical, a global contract design and manufacturing (CDMO) partner to the medical device and biopharma industry with facilities in key industry hubs across the Americas, Europe and Asia, announced it is to establish a second manufacturing site in Costa Rica. With this $25 million investment the company is expanding its technologies to deliver increasingly complex products to its global customer base.

32. Novo Holdings To Acquire CDMO Catalent Pharma Solutions For $16.5 Billion 2/5/2024

    Catalent, Inc. (NYSE: CTLT), a leader in enabling the development and supply of better treatments for patients worldwide, and Novo Holdings, a holding and investment company that is responsible for managing the assets and wealth of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, today announced that they have entered into a merger agreement under which Novo Holdings will acquire Catalent in an all-cash transaction that values Catalent at $16.5 billion on an enterprise value basis.

33. Aseptic Excellence: Microbiological Validation Seminar Announced For March 14th In Austria 2/2/2024

    Aseptic manufacturing for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products is being regulated and standardized as this practice continues to grow in the industry. With the publication of EU Annex 1 in Europe, there are strict guidelines to assure compliance of the aseptic process.

34. Solesis To Open First Manufacturing Site In Costa Rica Dedicated To Custom Polymer And Textile Healthcare Solutions 2/2/2024

    The site will expand capabilities to enable development in the fast-growing cardiovascular and advanced therapy markets.

35. Rob Albert Appointed Chief Executive Officer Of B. Braun Of America Inc. 1/26/2024

    The Board of Directors of B. Braun of America Inc. (“B. Braun of America”) announced today that they have appointed Rob Albert as Chief Executive Officer of B. Braun of America, succeeding Jean-Claude Dubacher who is taking on global management responsibilities, while remaining Chairman of the Board of B. Braun of America. Albert’s appointment will be effective April 1, 2024.

36. IDEX Health & Science Launches Flow Cytometry Optical Filters 1/24/2024

    IDEX Health & Science has launched the new Semrock^® line of Nanopede™ Optical Filters specifically designed for flow cytometry applications.

37. IDEX Health & Science New Semi-Custom Fluorescence Microscope Imaging Lenses 1/24/2024

    IDEX Health & Science has introduced the new Melles Griot^® XPLAN™ CCG Lens Series: semi-custom fluorescence microscope imaging lenses

38. A Harmonized Understanding Of Annex 1 And USP 1207 – Deploying Package Inspection Methods To Achieve Quality And Compliance” Webinar Announced 12/21/2023

    USP 1207 was formally published in 2017 to encourage the use of deterministic test methods for testing container closure integrity.  In August of 2023, Annex 1 – Manufacture of Sterile Medical Products went live as a regulatory requirement. 

39. CMCU Digital Radiography Announces Technical White Paper On Intelligent Noise Reduction 12/14/2023

    Canon Medical Components Digital Radiography (DR) announces the white paper, Intelligent Noise Reduction: Seeing Through the Noise with Deep Learning Image Processing, by Josh Johnson.

40. DSM Biomedical Announces Brand Name Change For Its Dyneema Purity® Portfolio Into Ulteeva Purity™ 12/12/2023

    DSM Biomedical, part of dsm-firmenich, is excited to announce that they are rebranding their Dyneema Purity® Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) portfolio into the market under a new brand name – Ulteeva Purity™ UHMWPE fiber, membrane, and powder.