Bachem and Novo Nordisk redesign SPPS for green chemistry
At Bachem, we are committed to sustainability by taking responsibility towards our employees, the society, and the environment. We aim to redesign our processes to minimize the use and generation of hazardous substances, and reduce the environmental impact. In the...
What are Oligos?
what are oligonucleotides? Our genetic information is stored in repeating sequence of nucleotides, abbreviated by the letters A, C, G, T in DNA, and A, C, G, U in RNA. DNA is a very large molecule that contains millions of nucleotides! Oligonucleotides are short...
Somatostatin Analogs Provide Invaluable Therapeutic Options
Interest in somatostatin-related drugs For decades, somatostatin-related drugs have been of interest in the areas of endocrinology and oncology. Somatostatin is a hormone that inhibits the release of other hormones involved in the regulation of important physiological...
What are somatostatin analogs?
What are somatostatin analogs? A somatostatin analog (SSA) is a synthetic version of somatostatin. It slows down the production of hormones, especially the growth hormone and serotonin. This helps to control the symptoms of carcinoid syndrome such as diarrhoea and...