Aquaporin enters into distribution partnership in South Korea

NEWS Gas & Catalysis, and Specialty Materials – and will serve the water, oil and gas, chemical, energy and power, gas emissions control and food and animal feed markets. Water & Membranes includes the Kleansep™, Ceramem®, Pleiade® and Clearbakk brands. Products include ceramic and polymeric membranes, filtration skids and water, wastewater and process water treatment plants using membranes or other processes such as ozonation and hydration/flocculation. Gas & Catalysis covers the treatment of nitrogen oxides, the capture and elimination of catalyst toxins, the treatment by catalytic oxidation and reduction of toxic or environmentally harmful gases, filtration of hot gases of ceramic materials and catalytic processes for power generation. Specialty Materials includes highperformance filters for molten metals, refractory materials for high-temperature applications and antimicrobial minerals with antibacterial, antifungal properties etc. “Our proactive approach of constantly integrating new skills and new expertise allows us to offer our customers an ever more complete range of products and services, as well as a fully integrated value chain,” said François Garcia, president of Alsys. For further information, visit www.alsys-group.com

Pall Biotech partners with Singapore’s Nanyang Polytechnic

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ingapore’s recently opened S$2 million Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) Centre of Excellence in Biologics Manufacturing features various Pall Biotech technologies for practical training and application. The integrated biopharmaceutical training facility will introduce 300 NYP School of Chemical and Life Sciences students annually to the latest technologies and advances in the industry. The NYP Centre of Excellence is showcasing single-use technologies, including

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chromatography column packing and filter integrity testing apparatus supplied by Pall Biotech. Each technology enables more thorough purification of substances in both biopharmaceutical and biologics processes, and helps students see the value of integrity in process. “Large molecule drugs offer the potential to treat debilitating and life-threatening diseases in ways that were not possible before. Yet, to achieve this, manufacturing processes need to evolve for greater speed, reduced cost, and higher quality outputs,” said Steve Waters, vice president of Biotechnologies, Pall Biotech Asia. “The NYP Centre will benefit students and the wider biotech industry through direct access to the latest technologies. Overall, the goal is to increase workforce skill levels in Singapore and its neighbouring countries.” “We are proud to partner with Pall Biotech to bring the NYP students a deeper level of knowledge that comes only from the practical application of skills,” said Dr Joel Lee, director of the NYP School of Chemical and Life Sciences. “It provides immense value to the students’ biologics and process technology, or chemical and pharmaceutical technology curriculum, giving them an excellent head-start for careers.” The Centre complements the existing labs located at NYP with 120 training targets for industry professionals to learn the latest technologies as they grow in their careers. NYP also plans to support industry professionals with short industry courses on cell culture, sterilization techniques and filtration technologies. For further information, visit www.pall.com/biotech and www.nyp.edu.sg

Aquaporin enters into distribution partnership in South Korea

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outh Korea’s PicoGram is to distribute Aquaporin A/S’s

Aquaporin Inside™ biomimetic water filtration membranes for forward osmosis. Incheon-headquartered PicoGram manufactures and supplies materials and filters for water purification and exports to more than 30 countries. “Over the past years, PicoGram has proven to be a front runner when it comes to integrating innovative and novel technologies in their solutions. We see them as a key partner for the South Korean market,” said Christian Døring Larsen, head of sales & marketing at Aquaporin. PicoGram CEO Suk-rim Choi added: “The Aquaporin Inside™ products are fully aligned with our primary concern of the environment and human beings – water treatment shall happen and be available to customers without depleting nature. We have a strong focus on using the best technologies available, to make the most efficient solutions and we are therefore looking forward to this cooperation.” For further information, visit www.aquaporin.com and www.picogram.com

Xylem adds EmNet to smart water portfolio

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ylem Inc has acquired EmNet LLC, a US provider of smart solutions that enable municipalities to manage their urban water cycle and wastewater and stormwater systems. The acquisition further expands Xylem’s growing portfolio of advanced infrastructure analytics solutions and capabilities, having recently completed the acquisition of Canadian asset management, technology and services company Pure Technologies Ltd (see Filtration Industry Analyst, December 2017). EmNet’s core technology and expertise is in real time decision support systems (RT-DSS). The company’s BLU-X open architecture platform brings big

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