To address these critical safety requirements, BETMAT Biotechnology LLC has released a specialized operational guide focused on Reliable Endotoxin Testing For Injectable Pharmaceuticals, a systematic ...

The dangers for infection aren’t only caused by microbes, but also by the molecular signals they release. To detect and neutralize these signals, may be the next era for infectious disease control.” — ...

The U.S. Pharmacopeia has approved synthetic alternatives to horseshoe crab blood for bacterial endotoxin testing, a ...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a stern warning to Amneal Pharmaceuticals for what it called “significant violations” of manufacturing standards, citing instances in which the drugmaker ...

Ensuring the safety of medical products, such as drugs, biologics, or devices, requires careful testing for contaminants. Bacterial endotoxins are a major concern for pharmaceutical manufacturers ...

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...

When we discuss bacterial infections, we often think of exotoxins—those soluble proteins actively secreted by bacteria—while ...

Endotoxins are fragments of bacterial cell walls that are released when bacteria die. Because cockroaches consume a wide range of materials, they host a diverse gut microbiome. Previous studies have ...