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Microbiota modulation with prebiotic chicory root fibre shows mood improvement

A new study, conducted by Jackson et al.[1], demonstrates that the intake of the prebiotic dietary fibre oligofructose alone, or in combination with the human milk oligosaccharide 2’fucosyllactose, promotes a significant increase in Bifidobacteria in the gut and can result in substantial improvements in mood[2] in healthy adults with mild to moderate feelings of anxiety and depression.

Embracing Carers UN Collaboration

Merck enters a new collaboration with the United Nations’ Global Initiative on Ageing (GIA) to provide training courses on skills for family carers.

Merck to Become First Provider to Offer Fully Integrated mRNA Services

Merck today became the first CTDMO to offer integrated services for all critical stages of mRNA development, manufacturing, and commercialization.

Merck Increases Global Commitment to Biosafety Testing With € 35 Million Investment in Scotland

Merck, invests € 35 million in biosafety testing at its Glasgow and Stirling sites, Scotland. Biosafety testing is a critical step in the drug development

Responds to global demand for biosafety testing for drug development and commercialization
Expansion creates nearly 500 new jobs in Glasgow and Stirling
Company’s investment to boost global testing capacity now tops € 350 million since mid-2022

Food Industry: Biodiversity Rising on Sustainability Agenda

Biodiversity is rising on the sustainability agenda. Ecovia Intelligence predicts more food companies to add biodiversity and nature-positive production into their sustainability plans, whilst new eco-labels are expected to be introduced.

3M Health Information Systems collaborates with AWS to accelerate AI innovation in clinical documentation

3M Health Information Systems (HIS) announces a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the innovation and advancement of 3M M*Modal ambient intelligence.

hubergroup India expands its support for rural healthcare

A joint project named “Fartu Davakhanu” with Rotary Vapi Riverside

Lettuce Takes up Toxic Additives From Tyre Wear

Chemicals from tyre wear could get into our vegetables via sewage sludge and waste water

BASF Pharma Solutions excipient accepted into FDA Pilot Program for novel excipients

U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepts Soluplus® branded excipient in its program to evaluate safety and acceptability of excipients for use in clinical trials, independent from a specific New Drug Application.

Excipients (inactive ingredients) such as the Soluplus® branded excipient play a critical role in enabling the drug development process for poorly soluble active pharmaceutical ingredients

New mask study shows that method of hand drying can impact airborne spread of viruses

Virus load significantly higher with jet air dryer use than with paper towels

Merck Gains Leading Perfusion Micro-Bioreactor with Erbi Biosystems Acquisition

Merck has acquired Massachusetts-based Erbi Biosystems, a developer of the 2 ml micro-bioreactor platform technology, known as the “Breez™”.

Erbi’s differentiated 2 ml micro-bioreactor platform technology, Breez™, enables rapid lab testing for bioprocessing scale up
Allows Merck to offer full range of bioreactors, from 2ml to 2000L
Adds to company’s expertise in monoclonal antibody (mAb) process development