Microbes are clever little buggers —- for decades, they've been used by the mining industry to efficiently extract some 25 percent of the world’s gold and copper in a more environmentally friendly ...

Regulatory approval is only one marker of success for biotherapeutics. Biotherapeutics must also be commercially feasible. Too high a price tag can lead to limited availability to the targeted patient ...

Norwegian startup ClexBio is bioengineering human veins to implant inside a patient’s body. Together with CSEM, a Swiss R&D centre, the company has built a prototype bioreactor to grow the veins.

Q: What are exosomes? What role do they play as potential substitutes for cell therapy? Dr. Escobar: Exosomes, often referred to as a type of cell-free therapy, are small extracellular vesicles (EVs) ...

Engineered nanocultures with egg like shells host thousands of microbes and burst on cue, offering precise, high throughput tools for microbiome research in tough environments. (Nanowerk News) Tiny ...

Southwest Research Institute demonstrated its single-use 3D bioreactor to produce induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs), derived from adult skin, blood, and other somatic cells. Useful for ...

Schematic of a typical bioreactor. Key components include the reactor tank, agitation system, feeding pump, thermal jacket, submerged aerator, and sensor probes for monitoring and maintaining optimal ...

Bioprocessing is an umbrella term that describes the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of products derived from or used by biological systems. For industrial purposes, ...