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October 2007, Vol. 103, No. 10
In This Issue
SOCIETY FOR BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING SPECIAL SECTION: FROM CHINESE HAMSTERS TO THERAPEUTIC PROTEINS
SBE Update: Taking it to the Next Level
Find out what's new at SBE. The society just marked its third anniversary and is continuing to experience rapid growth from all over the world.
June Wispelwey
Industry and SBE News
•Dr. George Georgiou to Receive SBE's James E. Bailey Award •Averting an Epidemic — Novel Device Detects Avian Flu Virus in Less than Half an Hour •Cell-Free Protein Sythesis Comes of Age •Genetically Engineering Microorganisms into Pharmaceutical Factories
Singapore: An Emerging Leader in Biomedical Sciences
With a heavy investment in biomedical research — particularly the $330 million to build Biopolis in 2003 — Singapore is seeing the fruits of its labor blossom.
Niki S. C. Wong and Miranda G. S. Yap
Recombinant Protein Therapeutics from CHO Cells -- 20 Years and Counting
The CHO cell is at its height of technological prominence thanks to its adaptability to various culture conditions and plasticity in the context of genetic alterations. With further research, the application of Cell Culture Strategies based on scientific reasoning, rather than heuristics, is in the not-so distant future.
Karthik P. Jayapal, Katie F Wlaschin, Wei-Shou Hu and Miranda G. S. Yap
Deciphering the Mechanisms of Therapeutic Protein Production
Demand for therapeutic recombinant proteins will eventually exceed current production capabilities. This is a major driver in further understanding Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell biology, which is the cell line of choice for producing these proteins. Further R&D into CHO is expected to improve production capacity.
Daniel W. Allison, Trissa Borgschulte, Christoph L. Bausch, Matthew V. Caple and Kevin J. Kayser
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Understand the Emerging Issue of Vapor Intrusion
The migration of vapors from contaminated groundwater and soil into aboveground buildings can adversely affect indoor air quality by creating an exposure pathway that may not have been addressed previously.
Matthew Traister
HEAT TRANSFER
Avoid Problems in Process Water Systems
Prevent corrosion, emulsification and fouling by implementing these operational and chemical measures.
Roger D. Metzler and Marilyn W. Blaschke
CHEM SHOW SPONSORED LINKS
Delta Cooling Towers: Corrosion Proof Engineered Plastic Cooling Towers
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High Purity Hose for Chemical, Pharmaceutical, & Clean Applications
AdvantaPure, the high purity products division of NewAge Industries, will have a variety of fluoropolymer, silicone, and EPDM hoses on display at the Chem Show for applications involving chemical transfer, air and gas lines, processing, water and fluid drains, and more. Click for info or explore samples at Chem Show booth 1630.
AdvantaPure(R), E-mail: cep@advantapure.com, www.advantapure.com
Precision Dispensers & Metering Pumps
Fluid Metering, Inc. offers a full line of Dispensers and Metering Pumps for Laboratory, Industrial and OEM applications. FMI’s unique piston-type positive displacement units feature no valves, low-dead volume, 1% accuracy and a ceramic/fluorocarbon fluid path.. Flows from 2.5 µl/dispense to flows of 4,600 ml/min with pressures to 100 psig. Fluid Metering is certified as compliant with ISO 9001 quality standards.
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Larox eccentric design hose pumps rolls over conventional hose pumps
Larox Pumps radical cost advantage over other hose and centrifugal pumps. Larox pumps heavy slurries, viscous, or aggressive media. Utilizing a unique rolling design eliminating friction, hose wear, and lowers energy. Hose compression only once per revolution. 1 yr. operating savings by using Larox often saves enough for a new pump
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INOX-TECH: Specializing in Engineering, Fabrication and System Integration
By carrying out custom engineering, fabrication, and installation of stainless steel equipment and/or turnkey process systems with its in-house staff, INOX-TECH offers customers in the food, biotech, chemical, alternative fuel and other industries a "ONE-STOP Solution" to meeting their liquid process requirements.
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Engineer’s Aide CHEMPRO 8 for Fluid Flow and Process Simulation
The new Engineer’s Aide CHEMPRO 8TM excels where others fail including 3-phase flash calculations for challenging aqueous-hydrocarbon systems. CHEMPRO 8 combines fluid flow and process simulation and handles both normal and upset conditions. Based on industry standard API thermodynamics and methods, CHEMPRO 8 simulates liquid, gas, and multi-phase piping systems and compressor performance.
Contact EPCON International for a software demonstration today – 800-367-3585, www.epcon.com
CHEMCAD Suite of Simulation Software, Version 6.0
Chemstations proudly announces the latest release of the CHEMCAD suite of simulation software: version 6.0. The latest version builds on our commitment to innovation, integration, and open architecture with significant improvements in both the graphical user interface and the core engineering functionality of the program. Almost three staff-years of effort, dozens of hours of customer interviews, and decades of internal experience were focused to deliver a state of the art process simulation package that seamlessly integrates into the wider chemical engineering computing environment. Current and new users will appreciate the usability, flowsheet convergence, and extensibility enhancements. We invite all CHEMSHOW attendees to visit booth #1629 for a demonstration and to find out why over 1000 organizations worldwide have chosen CHEMCAD!
High Flow, Corrosion Resistant Molded Pumps
A new line of molded pumps by SERFILCO® excels with high flows (400+ gpm or 170 TDH) using low horsepower for efficient operation. SERFILCO offers customers in the chemical, general industrial, water treatment and pollution control industries a one-stop solution for a full range of corrosion resistant pumps and filtration equipment.
SERFILCO® ; E-mail: sales@serfilco.com ; www.serfilco.com