Demand for serums to support the manufacture of biologicals had been surging even before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pandemic further fueled the flames. Among them is the fetal bovine serum (FBS), a common component of animal cell culture media. Fetal bovine serum is harvested from bovine fetuses taken from pregnant cows during slaughter. It is…
Gene therapy involves introducing new genetic material into cells so that abnormal genes causing bad protein-coding functions are altered, replaced or silenced. It is most active in the treatment of cancer, accounting for over 60 percent of clinical trials and over 50 percent of all approved therapies worldwide. Starting in the early 2000s, countries in…
South East Asia, with an overall aging population, growing intra-Asian trade and increased emphasis on education is perfectly positioned for growth in the scientific and analytical instrumentation industry.