(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Analytical instrumentation innovator Mustard Tree Instruments is proud to announce that its Verifier (TM) Process System 1000 (VPS-1000) in-process material verification tool has achieved Class 1, Division 1, Group B, C, and D certification. The new certification expands the uses of the VPS-1000 for fast, reliable, non-contact, non-destructive chemical identification and quantitative analysis in multiple pharmaceutical manufacturing, petrochemical, and chemical processing environments. “We’ve seen growing interest in the VPS-1000 for quality control of raw materials, mixtures, reactants, and finished products in facilities where dust or chemical vapors are present,” Mustard Tree Founder Todd Blonshine said, adding, “This important certification confirms the instrument can be safely hooked up directly to production lines taking the analyzer to the sample to get real time chemical information.” (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Mustard Tree Instruments®, continuing to lead the way in developing innovative solutions to evolving pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing challenges, shared best practices and new products to address quality control issues at the major industry tradeshow Pittcon 2012, the world’s largest annual conference and exposition for laboratory science March 11-16. Todd Blonshine, CEO, presented twice during the event on emerging multi-variant approaches to obtaining immediate, unambiguous results from drug product samples, in addition to hosting demos of his company’s VTT-1000 and VPS-1000 at-line and in-process raw material testing instrumentation. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Full-service advertising and branding firm The Marketing Machine recently finished an ambitious, innovative rebranding project for Danadams Pharmaceuticals Industry Limited to help overcome literacy and distribution challenges with patients in Ghana, South Africa. The firm utilized its award-winning design services team to redesign all of Danadams branding and packaging using intuitive visual icons and color elements to indicate the type of drugs and dosages and better display information more clearly and legibly. Danadams Pharmaceuticals is currently the only manufacturer of anti-retroviral drugs in West Africa. It also manufactures and sells anti-malarials, antibiotics, analgesics and other opportunistic infection drugs for the West African market. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Mustard Tree Instruments®, a leader in analytical instrumentation for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, has launched a YouTube channel, YouTube.com/MustardTreeTV, to shine the spotlight on quality control issues leading to drug recalls and shortages in the United States and new applications of existing technology which can help solve this devastating problem. Additionally, the company has updated its seminal website, www.mustardtree.com, with new interactive features and information about its industry-renowned leadership team; at-line instrumentation products; and an overview of Raman spectroscopy. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Mustard Tree Instruments®, the leader in analytical instrumentation for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, has strengthened its executive team with the promotion of Peter Cregger to the position of Chief Operations Officer. Cregger will be responsible for manufacturing, engineering, software development, and project management for hardware and software products such as the VTT-1000 multi-variant testing device. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Todd Blonshine, CEO of Mustard Tree Instruments® addressed an audience of over 75 members of the pharmaceutical, life sciences, and affiliated market sectors in the Research Triangle Park region as the featured speaker for November’s Innovation in RTP event. In his presentation, “Drug Shortages and Recalls: Redefining Quality Control in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry with A Purpose” Blonshine discussed the challenges of quality control issues with raw materials in the drug manufacturing process and how his company is helping to alleviate the strain on manufacturers through its innovations in analytical testing instrumentation. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Mustard Tree Instruments®, an innovator in analytical instrumentation for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, today announced that CEO Todd Blonshine will be headlining the November 9 Innovation in RTP event with his presentation, “Drug Shortages and Recalls: Redefining Quality Control in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry with A Purpose.” (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Mustard Tree Instruments®, a leader in analytical instrumentation for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, has released an upgrade to the software platform for its unique multi-variant testing device, the VTT 1000. The release comes as the two-year-old company relocates into larger offices in the technology-rich Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina. Mustard Tree Instruments® increased its footprint from 5,400 to 14,000 square feet of offices and R&D space with the move to accommodate projected growth and future product needs. (more…)