11 episodes
Information Network PHC Corporation of North America
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Podcasts herein were produced by PHC Corporation of North America. The PHC Information Network explores challenges, best practices and applications for laboratory equipment used in life science, pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical and industrial laboratories. This series includes discussions with industry experts and researchers about cell culture incubation, scientific refrigeration, biopreservation, cryobiology, biological containment, environmental control systems and regulatory affairs critical to reproducibility, accuracy, safety and sustainability.
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SNAP Refrigerants and the PHCbi Product Line
Joe LaPorte, Product Group Manager, discussed the evolution of US EPA mandated SNAP refrigerant regulations, their impact on the scientific refrigeration industry, and how these refrigerants are deployed throughout the PHCbi brand product line.
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Company President Hans Brok Defines the New PHCbi Brand
Hans Brok, president of PHC Corporation of North America, discusses the launch of the new PHCbi brand of laboratory equipment products that has evolved from legacy companies SANYO Biomedical and Panasonic Corporation.
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Allison Paradise, founder of My Green Lab
Allison Paradise, Founder of My Green Lab, discusses sustainability objectives in support of responsible scientific investigation.
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Discussion of White Paper Confirming Best Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer Performance
Product Group Director Joe LaPorte discusses his white paper on independently generated test results confirming the benefits of the new VIP® ECO ENERGY STAR® certified ultra-low temperature freezer. Joe's assessment "by the numbers" clarifies how freezers should be evenly evaluated in advance of making an investment.
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Advantages of Air Phase Cryopreservation vs. Liquid Nitrogen
Product Group Director Joe LaPorte offers insight into the differences between mechanically refrigerated air-phase cryogenic freezers and conventional LN2 liquid and vapor storage freezers. Joe discusses how air-phase temperatures are achieved, and how cost reductions rebalance the investment in long-term preservation of critical materials at temperatures safely below the -129°C recrystallization temperature of water.
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Coaxing Platelets from Stem Cells
William Miller, Ph.D., Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, and doctoral graduate assistant Jia Wu, discuss difficult challenges associated with engineering stem cells to produce platelets. This podcast outlines how these investigators are using the Panasonic Healthcare CO2/O2 cell culture incubator to create a range of flexible environmental conditions to optimize stem cell growth in vitro.