Biopharmaceutical manufacturing efficiencies signal reduced healthcare costs
...actors, product purification, process design, good automation manufacturing practices, and regulatory compliance issues. It also discusses commercial market dynamics, worldwide capacity factors, demand forecasting, strategic decision-making, intellectual property, capital investment, and biopharmaceutical manuf...Computer system makes 'chain' of health care stronger, safer
...kflow in a modern hospital setting, this shows how automation can improve what we do. With Discharge Navigator, everybody involved in a patient's care has the same accurate information about that patient, and they don't have to guess or ask what others are thinking or planning while a patient is in the hospital...Applied Biosystems introduces next generation production level DNA analysis systems
...I PRISM 3100 Genetic Analyzer with new advances in automation and optics, to meet the needs of higher throughput...at of the ABI PRISM 3700 DNA Analyzer and enhanced automation and sample tracking, researchers could complete projects in one third to one half the time now requi...Computerized prescription system reduces errors caused by bad handwriting
...d of the year. "It's great that the IOM recommends automation for drug ordering," said Dr. John H. Brill, medical director of information services at Rush. "But if a hospital were to begin installing an automated system after the IOM report was released, it would still take years to complete." The Institute of...Psychologist finds low-cost methods to prevent pharmacy mistakes
...rors made when prescriptions are filled. Although automation and technology are often recommended to reduce human error, Grasha actually found there are several low-cost, low-tech solutions to the problem as well. He presented his ideas and results in a talk titled "Seven Habits of Effective Pharmacists" to a ......says, cell-based assays, antibody titers and their automation in the laboratory. Address the strengths/limitations and advantages/disadvantages for current approaches including assay parameters such as activity, sensitivity and stability specific to the macromolecule intended for measurement and characterizati...