Enormous change is on the horizon for medical device (MD) companies. For years, MD companies built their commercial models around a combination of innovative products and strong relationships with healthcare professionals (HCPs). These products and relationships have resulted in preferred product designations, comfort with single companies as suppliers of choice and an interdependency that rewa...

Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rBST) is a milk production enhancer, a product of industrial microbiology. First approved for commercial sale in the United States (U.S.) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1994, rBST has been immersed in controversy since the early 1980s. Conflicts among major players with interests in rBST have shaped the product's image and influenced its use. Playe...

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the theoretical positions and develop practical recommendations for the development of tools for analytical assessment of the competitiveness of an enterprise, taking into account the influence of the corruption component. It has been established that the main inalienable structural components of the analytical assessment of the competitiveness of e...

We have developed a novel methodology for the determination of Aloins A and B in Aloe vera plant extract and commercial Aloe vera product formulations using HPLC method. The result shows good sensitivity and accuracy which can be utilized for the scientific validation of bioactive compounds present in the commercial formulations.

The paper presents the investigations on absorbability of ferri/ferrous impurities found in commercial grade sodium sulphide. The later product is unsuitable for the manufacture of pharmaceutical grade chemicals and dyes chemicals.The author have carried out experiments on the use of precipated barium sulphate as an adsorbent in different propotions in the aqueous solution of commercial grade s...

During the past three decades, cost estimation systems have experienced some major technological innovations and paradigm shifts both in industry and academic research. There are numerous papers available reporting on research findings and the techniques used in cost estimation. This paper presents a review of current academic work and an evaluation of the available commercial cost estimation s...

To achieve the benefits of CMI, advocates call for a relaxation of the government-imposed oversight framework of regulatory restrictions that segregate weapon system acquisition from common commercial market practice and impose a regulatory cost premium on items purchased by the government. They base their arguments on two types of assumptions. First, they assume that an extensive “dualuse” ove...

Doster, M. A., Cotty, P. J., and Michailides, T. J. 2014. Evaluation of the atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strain AF36 in pistachio orchards. Plant Dis. 98:948-956. The atoxigenic strain Aspergillus flavus AF36, which has been extensively used as a biocontrol agent in commercial corn and cotton fields to reduce aflatoxin contamination, was applied in research pistachio orchards from 2002 to 2005...

The AIDS crisis and the fear of blood product contamination stimulated the development of a designated plasma collection and transfusion for patients with common variable immune deficiency. Four patients have been maintained over 1 year; 5 years and 10 months; 8 years and 7 months; and 12 years. A new crisis affecting commercial IgG manufacturing, owing to recalls, has made the life saving prod...