Problems with the helium supply have already led to considerable price increases in recent years. At present, the situation regarding the finite resource helium is visibly worsening. In addition to the already known geopolitical problems (e.g. in Qatar), the Ukraine war is now adding to the tense situation.
The developers and users of biotechnological manufacturing processes are increasingly faced with the task of making processes as effective as possible. To this end, yields and quality must be constantly optimized to ensure safe products and to advance into price segments that are competitive against the petrochemical alternatives.
SIM has made a valuable contribution on the way to more stabilized bioprocesses. In the process, SIM has developed methods in which samples can be taken at different time points in the cultivation process and thereafter analyzed.
Just before Christmas, the ceremony took place. The foundation stone of two new company buildings was laid in the presence of Lord Mayor Daniel Schranz and the head of Oberhausen Wirtschafts- und Tourismusförderung GmbH (OWT), Michael Rüscher.
SIM acquired the know-how about an element-specific detector from the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft in Germany. The Echelle Plasma Emission Detector (EPED) can be used for the selective and quantitative determination of sulfur, chlorine, bromine, iodine and fluorine.