Archive for the ‘Media Production’ Category

SAFC at Informex 2012: The Roundup

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

 

It is hard to believe that Informex 2012 is already a month behind us. SAFC spent a productive week at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA with industry colleagues old and new. SAFC was not only an exhibitor and presenter at the show, but also took involvement one step further through a social media sponsorship that included sponsoring the Informex Networking Lounge. Over the three days in NOLA, the Lounge offered attendees with a place to meet, network and participate in social media.

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LIVE from INFORMEX 2012: President Gilles Cottier Looks at the Past and Future of SAFC

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

It has been a busy week here at Informex 2012. As a show exhibitor, sponsor of the Informex Networking Lounge and Speed Networking Sessions, and as a participant in various presentations throughout the show, SAFC has maximized the time here in New Orleans.

Today, SAFC was the host of two important presentations: one being a press briefing given by President Gilles Cottier and the other a Tech Talk on cocrystallization technology by Professor Chris Frampton. SAFC Live will be back in the next few days with a wrap up and overview of the cocrystal technology from Chris. For the moment, we wanted to take time to highlight Gilles’ presentation that was made in front of such high level publications as C&EN, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemical Week, and Manufacturing Chemist, to name a few.

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BREAKING NEWS: BioReliance to Become Part of SAFC

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

 

Today, Sigma Aldrich confirmed that the newly acquired BioReliance business will become part of SAFC, the custom manufacturing and services business unit of Sigma-Aldrich. SAFC President, Gilles Cottier noted that the acquisition would serve to increase the SAFC value proposition and positively leverage the company’s industrial media presence and biological testing capabilities for end user services and solutions.

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SAFC Featured in the Informex 2012 Blog

Friday, January 27th, 2012

SAFC Marketing Manager, Nick Johnson, talks about what SAFC is bringing to the “Big Easy” in 2012 and why Informex is a key annual event for SAFC. Please click here to read the full blog.

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An In-Depth Interview with SafeBridge President and CEO, John Farris

Friday, November 4th, 2011

SAFC’s Verona plant has just been awarded SafeBridge Certification. But what does this mean, and what does the process involve? SafeBridge President and Chief Executive, John Farris, tells all in the following interview with SAFC Live.

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LIVE from CPhI Worldwide: SAFC Announces Introduction of CHOZN GS Knockout CHO Line

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Following the introduction of the CHO cell line earlier this year in July, SAFC has just announced the release of a novel CHOZN® GS-/- Zinc Finger Nuclease (ZFN)- modified Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell line. Designed for use in the production of biopharmaceuticals, the new CHOZN GS-/- cell line is the first commercially available glutamine synthetase (GS) knockout CHO cell line proven to shorten bioproduction times in early development, enabling customers to enhance their speed-to-market and increase cost efficiency. Read more about it on Manufacturing Chemist by clicking here.

SAFC Lives: Michael James Talks About Current Marketing Campaign and Strategy

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Michael James, Global Marketing Manager based at SAFC Lenexa Facility

Michael James, Global Marketing Manager based at SAFC Lenexa Facility

SAFC Lives presents personnel profiles where we talk to the people and personalities who make SAFC tick, and find out something about their work, what drives them, their aspirations, and what they enjoy doing when they’re not playing a critical role in the ongoing growth of SAFC.

In this edition, we talk with Global Marketing Manager, Michael D. James, who’s based in Lenexa, Kansas and is heavily involved in driving SAFC’s Liquid Growth Strategy.

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