Question of the month: October 2018
Our experts answer your burning questions about the world of pharmaceutical testing. This month: what are reference standards for impurities, and what are research materials?
Wednesday, October 03, 2018
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Our experts answer your burning questions about the world of pharmaceutical testing. This month: what are reference standards for impurities, and what are research materials?
Wednesday, October 03, 2018
When two entrepreneurial recent graduates decided in 1993 to begin producing their own pharmaceutical reference materials, Mikromol was born and they started down a path that 25 years later has created a new byword for excellence in pharmaceutical synthesis. Read about the company's journey over the last 25 years.
Monday, October 01, 2018
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Thursday, September 06, 2018
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Active pharmaceutical ingredient valsartan, has been in the news recently, as recalls are issued worldwide for valsartan products comtaminated with carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). We look at NDMA's history as a contaminant and explore why regular testing and analysis of pharmaceutical products is so vital.
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Extractables and Leachables (E&L): analysis is an essential component in many fields, but mainly though in food safety and the pharmaceutical industry.
Friday, July 21, 2017
Milk and dairy products are commonly consumed by people of all age groups. They are recognised as important foods for human diet and are considered nutrient dense foods contributing to our protein, fat, vitamin and elements (especially Ca) daily intake.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Nitrate is a natural contaminant present mainly in vegetables and drinking water although it is frequently added as a preservative in processed meat products.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Oils and fats represent one of the three major classes of food constituents together with carbohydrates and proteins. Deep-fat frying is one of the most popular cooking procedures and leads to the production of both desirable and undesirable compounds.
Monday, December 05, 2016
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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Thursday, April 09, 2020
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Thursday, March 19, 2020
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
The news in the United States has recently been filled with stories of hemp shipments being seized by various police forces around the country, on the grounds that it looks like marijuana. In this post we highlight a few useful tidbits in information that haven’t been covered in those news stories.
Thursday, March 05, 2020
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Tuesday, March 05, 2019
Scrutiny on glyphosate has intensified on the heels of court rulings and recent studies, with mounting opposition to the herbicide amongst consumer groups and policymakers.
Friday, August 17, 2018
There is ongoing concern over Neonicitinoids and the health and effectiveness of bee populations, with the US EPA scheduling reviews of all the pesticides in the class.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
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