Pall Corporation And SOTAX Deliver Cost- Effective Automation Certified Solutions

Pall's Acrodisc(R) PSF syringe filters - used by research and analytical laboratories to help expedite automated sample processing - have been exclusively awarded automation certification by SOTAX for use in their automated testing systems. Available in a variety of media, Acrodisc PSF syringe filters offer improved retention efficiency and ensure extended HPLC and UHPLC column life. (Photo: Business Wire)

Port Washington: Pall Corporation has announced a long-term joint marketing agreement with SOTAX Group that will include Pall Acrodisc® PSF syringe filters in all SOTAX dissolution systems for solid dosage forms. The exclusive agreement is the initial step that allows the companies to begin delivering complete certification solutions that save time and testing costs for quality control laboratories.

Pall Acrodisc PSF syringe filters are used by research and analytical laboratories to help expedite automated sample processing. First introduced in 1973, Pall's Acrodisc syringe filters provide improved retention efficiency to help extend HPLC column life by as much as 46 times. The multi-layered prefilter provides two to four times the throughput of standard glass fiber prefilter devices to allow for quick and easy filtration of samples that are difficult to filter. The PSF housing has been designed for smooth operation in automated systems and operating pressures, eliminating filter burst.

SOTAX is a Swiss-based provider of high-quality dissolution testing systems, composite assay and content uniformity workstations along with physical tablet testing instruments for the pharmaceutical industry. Dissolution testing is used by the pharmaceutical industry to characterize the dissolution properties of an active drug, an active drug's release and the dissolution from a dosage formulation. SOTAX systems formulate the drug dosage form and develop quality control specifications for the manufacturing process.

At the start of this agreement, all new SOTAX AT 70smart Dissolution systems and SOTAX CTS Content Uniformity test systems will include the Pall Acrodisc PSF syringe filters. Filter refills will be available directly from Pall Life Sciences through its regular sales and distribution channel.