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• Absorption Systems’ Medical Device Testing Facility Receives AAALAC Accreditation Renewal
  7/14/2010 - EXTON, PA – Absorption Systems, a leader in testing drugs for ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion and Toxicity), announced today that its GLP facility in San Diego, Calif., for preclinical testing of drugs, biologics... More »
• Dangerous Liaisons
  6/16/2010 - Dr. Chris Bode has authored this article, which can be found in The Scientist, Volume 24, Issue 5, Page 38, May 2010. To view the entire article, please go to TheScientist.com.
• Absorption Systems Launches Express Plus ADME Assays
  6/8/2010 - EXTON, PA – Absorption Systems, a leader in testing drugs for ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion and Toxicity), announced today the launch of Express Plus ADME Assays. The Express Plus ADME Assays are a series of... More »
• The nasty surprise of a complex drug-drug interaction
  6/2/2010 - Dr. Chris Bode has authored this article, which can be found in Drug Discovery Today, Volume 15, Numbers 9/10, May 2010.If you would like to request a copy of the article, please contact via email at ddt@aslp-info.com
• Absorption Systems® Now Using the LTQ Orbitrap XL from Thermo Scientific
  4/14/2010 - EXTON, PA – Absorption Systems, a leader in testing drugs for ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion and Toxicity), announced today that the company has incorporated the LTQ Orbitrap XL Hybrid Fourier Transform mass... More »
• Tocagen Endorses Absorption Systems, a Leader in Drug Safety Testing
  3/29/2010 - EXTON, PA – Absorption Systems, a leader in testing drugs for ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion and Toxicity), received an enthusiastic endorsement from Tocagen Inc., a biopharmaceutical company located in San... More »
• Patrick Dentinger speaks about CellPort Technologies
  1/22/2010 - Study supports CellPort’s ability to predict drug interactions By AMANDA PEDERSEN Medical Device Daily Staff Writer Absorption Systems (Exton, Pennsylvania) reported the results of a study demonstrating the power of its CellPort... More »
• Study Shows the Unique Power of Absorption Systems’ CellPort Technologies ®
  1/14/2010 - EXTON, PA – Absorption Systems today announced the results of a study demonstrating the unique power of the company’s CellPort Technologies to predict the potential for pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions. The study, published online... More »
• Biomimetic Generation of Metabolites
  1/6/2010 - This GEN Drug Discovery Assay Tutorial appeared in print on October 15, 2009. To read the full article written by Igor Mezine et al. of Absorption Systems, please click here.
• Absorption Systems Appoints Director of Scientific Operations
  12/10/2009 - EXTON, PA – Absorption Systems, a leader in testing drugs for ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity), today announced that the company has hired Ramesh B. Bambal, Ph.D., as Director of Scientific Operations... More »
• Absorption Systems Opens AAALAC-Accredited GLP Facility for Preclinical Medical Device Testing
  12/7/2009 - SAN DIEGO, CA – Absorption Systems, a leader in testing drugs for ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity), today introduced an extensively renovated surgical suite for preclinical medical device testing at... More »
• Absorption Systems Launches New Drug Metabolism Assays
  12/2/2009 - EXTON, PA – Absorption Systems, a leader in drug safety and ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity) testing, today announced the introduction of a more complete series of drug metabolism assays designed to... More »
• FDA Awards Absorption Systems Phase II SBIR Grant for CellPort Technologies™
  11/4/2009 - EXTON, PA – Absorption Systems today announced that it has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue development of the company’s CellPort... More »
• New Research from Absorption Systems presented at AAPS and ISSX
  10/26/2009 - Here is a list of the posters Absoprtion Systems will be presenting this year. Click on the link to view the Abstract. 16th North American Regional ISSX Meeting (Oct 18-22) Booth # 506 Evaluation of LS-180 human intestinal... More »
• Absorption Systems Hires Vice President of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  8/12/2009 - EXTON, PA – Absorption Systems, LP today announced that the company has hired Dr. Sarath Kanekal, a veterinarian and board-certified toxicologist, as Vice President of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Dr. Kanekal joins Absorption Systems... More »
• Absorption of Perry Scientific Is Completed by Pennsylvania Firm
  8/6/2009 - Perry Scientific, San Diego’s oldest preclinical outsourcing specialist, became part of Exton, Penn.-based Absorption Systems last month in a deal that creates a 100-employee contract research organization. Terms were not revealed... More »
• Absorption Systems Acquires Perry Scientific
  7/7/2009 - EXTON, PA – Absorption Systems, LP today announced the acquisition of Perry Scientific, Inc., an in vivo toxicology and pharmacokinetics testing company located in San Diego, CA. Perry’s research services include testing for toxicology,... More »
• Research presented at 11th European Regional ISSX Meeting
  6/16/2009 - 1. Applications of BCRP-silenced Caco-2 cells and murine Bcrp-transfected MDCK cells in identifying BCRP substrates in vitro Poster 2. Generation of Ritonavir Phase I Metabolites Using a Biomimetic Approach and In-vitro Investigation of... More »
• On-line Comments about Drug Interactions and Direct-to-Consumer Advertising
  6/12/2009 - See the full story by Steven Niles on PharmaLive with comments from Dr. Chris Bode at: http://www.pharmalive.com/extra/2009/may09_dtc.cfm
• Absorption Systems and ChanTest Collaborate to Add Ion Channel Interaction Studies to the Absorption Systems Safety Suite™
  5/18/2009 - EXTON, Pa. and CLEVELAND, Ohio – Absorption Systems LP, the authority on drug absorption, and ChanTest, the leading experts in ion channels, GPCRs (G-protein coupled receptors) and in vitro cardiac risk assessment, today announced they... More »
• Absorption Systems to Present at American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Workshop on Drug Transporters in ADME
  3/31/2009 - EXTON, PA – Absorption Systems LP today announced that Ismael J. Hidalgo, Ph.D., Chief Scientist for Absorption Systems will be presenting at an upcoming workshop hosted by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. The... More »
• Absorption Systems Increases Reach in Japanese Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry
  3/17/2009 - EXTON, PA –  Absorption Systems LP today announced that it has broadened its operations in Japan. The firm, which works with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to design, conduct and interpret the results of tests that predict... More »
• FDA Awards Absorption Systems Phase I SBIR Grant for CellPort Technologies™
  2/10/2009 - EXTON, PA – February 10, 2009 – Absorption Systems, LP, today announced that the company has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop an innovative... More »
• Absorption Systems Publishes Data in Drug Metabolism and Disposition
  1/26/2009 - EXTON, PA – January 26, 2009 – Absorption Systems, LP, today announced the online publication of a scientific manuscript in one of the leading journals in the field of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, Drug Metabolism and Disposition... More »
• Going In Vitro
  1/23/2009 - This Drug Discovery and Development article was originally published on-line on January 12, 2009. It can be found exclusively on DDD's website. To read the full article written by Chris Bode, Vice President of Corporate Development of... More »
• New Peer Reviewed Publication on CellPort Technologies™
  1/15/2009 - Drs. Zhang and Hidalgo, along with other Absorption Systems scientists, have authored a new publication titled 'Silencing the breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) expression and function in Caco-2 cells using lentiviral vector-based... More »
• CellPort Technologies™­ from Absorption Systems enable AstraZeneca R&D to Investigate Drug Interactions
  12/16/2008 - EXTON, PA – December 16, 2008 – Absorption Systems, LP, today announced that results of a recent investigation of interactions between drugs using Absorption Systems™ CellPort Technologies™ were presented by AstraZeneca at the... More »
• International Stem Cell Corporation Partners with Absorption Systems to Commercialize Human Stem Cell-Derived Corneal Tissue for Drug Testing
  12/4/2008 - Oceanside, Calif., and Exton, Pa. — International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB: ISCO, www.internationalstemcell.com), the first company to perfect a method of creating human stem cells from unfertilized eggs, has formed a partnership... More »
• New research being presented by Absorption Systems
  8/15/2008 - Abstracts can be viewed in detail below. 15th North American Regional ISSX Meeting (Oct 12-16) Differentiation of Reversible and Mechanism-Based Inhibitors of Human CYP Mediated-Reactions by an IC50 Shift Approach Poster... More »
• Increasing Specificity in Transporter Assays
  5/7/2008 - This GEN Drug Discovery Assay Tutorial was originally printed in February 15, 2008. To read the full article written by Ismael Hidalgo, Chief Scientist of Absorption Systems, please click here.
• CellPort Technologies™: The Superior Assay System for Drug-Drug Interaction Studies
  5/7/2008 - Exton, PA - Absorption Systems, L.P. announced CellPort Technologies, a sophisticated assay system that provides the preclinical in vitro data on drug transporter-mediated drug-drug interactions needed when submitting a new drug... More »
• Safety First and Fast
  5/6/2008 - This Drug Discovery and Development article was originally printed in February 2008. To read the full article written by Ismael Hidalgo, Chief Scientist of Absorption Systems, please click here.
• In vitro studies, the FDA-endorsed shortcut
  1/9/2008 - This Drug Discovery News article was originally printed in November 2007. To read the full article written by Patrick Dentinger, President and CEO of Absorption Systems, please click here.
• We’re presenting our research in three fields!
  11/12/2007 - All of our posters are available for download. Transport/ Transporters Functional Characterization of the Mrp2 Transporter Using the Isolated Rat Liver Perfusion Model (AAPS) Download Silencing of Breast Cancer... More »
• New Publications on Brain Penetration
  4/26/2007 - Drs. Obradovic and Hidalgo, along with other Absorption Systems scientists, have authored a new publication titled 'Assessment of the First and Second Generation Antihistamines Brain Penetration and Role of P-Glycoprotein.'This paper was... More »
• Ismael Hidalgo and Ronald Borchardt Receive the 2007 SBS PolyPops Foundation Award
  3/20/2007 - This year Dr. Ronald Borchardt, Solon E. Summerfield Distinguished Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, and Dr. Ismael Hidalgo of Absorption Systems, share the SBS Polypops Award for their dis... More »
• New Research in Four Categories
  10/17/2006 - Transport/ Transporters Assessment of the Potency of Novel Antiepileptic Drugs to Interact with P-Glycoprotein (ISSX) Evaluation of a Renal Culture Cell Monolayer Model as an In Vitro Tool to Study Renal Drug Transport... More »