Biotechnology

Published Date : Jan 2023

Bovine plasma is extracted from animals belonging to the family Bovidae. This family includes not only cows but goats, sheep, bison and buffalo. Bovine plasma is the liquid component of the whole blood, which is free of cells and cellular debris. It is yellow in color... View more

Published Date : Dec 2022

GMP Protein (E. coli)  may or may not be manufactured using animal-free processes depending on the characteristics of the protein. Recombinant Protein is a protein encoded by a gene recombinant DNA that has been cloned in a system that supports the expression of ... View more

Published Date : Nov 2022

PEGylation is a process of addition of active polyethylene glycol (PEG) to different forms of therapeutic proteins for chemical modification. These chemically modified therapeutic proteins are called PEGylated protein therapeutics. PEGylated protein therapeutics are u... View more

Published Date : Nov 2022

Influenza is commonly referred as flu, a contagious respiratory illness which is caused by influenza virus. The virus can cause mild to severe illness, resulting in serious outcomes such as hospitalization or death. Geriatric population, pregnant women, and people wit... View more

Published Date : Nov 2022

Newborn calf serum is the liquid portion of clotted blood taken from healthy, slaughtered bovine calves younger than 20 days that have been confirmed to be suitable for human consumption. It is widely used in industrial and academic research. It is one of the suppleme... View more

Published Date : Nov 2022

Pulmonary surfactant is a complex and highly surface active material composed of lipids and proteins which is found in the fluid lining the alveolar surface of the lungs. Surfactant plays a vital role in pulmonary physiology. It’s major biophysical functions is ... View more

Published Date : Nov 2022

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is diagnosed with the help of conventional laboratory testing methods, however, rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests are also available, which can save time and costs significantly. Clostridium difficile is a disease caused by bac... View more

Published Date : Oct 2022

A temperature monitoring system regulates and controls the temperature of a particular environment. A patient temperature monitoring helps in measurement of the body temperature which helps in detection of the patient illness. The patient temperature monitoring is use... View more

Published Date : Oct 2022

Stem cells are biological cells that can differentiate into other types of cells, and are used for therapeutic purposes. Recent developments or advancements have paved the way for a plethora of potential therapies, due to which, therapies involving human embryonic ste... View more

Published Date : Oct 2022

Glycobiology is the branch of science which deals with the study of Glycan and glycan-modified biomolecules such as glycolipids, glycoproteins and glycosylated small molecules collectively referred to as sugar molecules. Glycan are universal in all aspects of life. Th... View more

Published Date : Sep 2022

Biophotonics refers to the combination of field of photonics and biology. It is a light-based technology used in medicine and life-science for generation, detection of photons, manipulation, and quantum units of lights. This technology is also used in the study of the... View more

Published Date : Sep 2022

Cell-free protein expression, also known as in vitro translation, in vitro protein expression, cell-free translation, or cell-free protein synthesis, is the production of recombinant proteins in cell lysates rather than within cultured cells. Cell-free protein express... View more

Published Date : Sep 2022

Conjugate vaccine is a combination of a weak antigen with a strong antigen so as to provide active immunization against immune system having a stronger response to the weak antigen. In a conjugate vaccine, the weak antigen is covalently attached to a strong antigen an... View more

Published Date : Sep 2022

Tissue banks recover, process, store, and distribute tissue for transplantation. Research in the field of tissue preservation at low temperature and high clinical success of transplanted tissue led to increase in the use of stored tissue in major burn and trauma patie... View more

Published Date : Aug 2022

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a part of immuno-oncology therapies, which involves use of patients’ immune system to fight against cancer. Immuno-oncology uses novel immunotherapies such as immune checkpoint inhibitors that boost the immune system of patients.... View more

Published Date : Aug 2022

Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection caused by Salmonella typhi, which causes symptoms such as prolonged fever, headache, nausea, loss of appetite, and constipation or sometimes diarrhea. The bacterium usually enters the body through the mouth by the ingestion of co... View more

Published Date : Aug 2022

Low Molecular Weight Heparins (LMWH) are a form of pharmacological anticoagulant intervention which are derived from unfractionated heparin (UFH) by chemical or enzymatic depolymerisation to yield fragments that are around one third the size of heparin.  Low mole... View more

Published Date : Aug 2022

Pneumococcal disease is a common and often mild infection that includes conditions such as middle ear infection, a blood infection, pneumonia, and bacterial meningitis. However, the disease can sometimes result in severe and fatal health problems. Pneumococcal vaccine... View more