Endotoxin refers to a component of the outer cell membrane of Gram-negative bacteria called lipopolysaccharide (LPS). LPS is the biologically active portion of naturally occurring endotoxin complexes.

New standards may help push more drugmakers to use a synthetic product for critical drug safety testing, instead of one made from horseshoe crab blood that has long drawn criticism. The U.S.

Endotoxin testing is critical in industries such as biopharmaceuticals and medical devices to ensure product safety and reliability. Endotoxins, which are lipopolysaccharides (LPS) found in ...

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN assistant editor Laurel Oldach about the use of horseshoe crab blood in pharmaceutical endotoxin testing, the challenges of ...

STEMart now offers Rapid Endotoxin Testing services for the rapid quantitative analysis of endotoxins to help manufacturers make fast, reliable decisions about the safety of medical devices. The ...

Surf on a beach at sunset features a horseshoe crab upside down in the water and several others nearby. Regulatory changes may make the pharmaceutical industry less reliant on horseshoe crabs for ...