C&EN Uncovered: Turning tides for endotoxin testing

The drug industry may finally phase out using horseshoe crab blood. What took so long? 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 transitioning to synthetic alternatives, and the regulatory hurdles involved. Stereo Chemistry offers a deeper look at subjects from recent stories pulled from the pages of Chemical & Engineering News . Check out Laurel's story on the fight over horseshoe crab blood at .

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C&EN Uncovered: Turning tides for endotoxin testing is an episode from Stereo Chemistry by C&EN.

This episode is 20:41 long.

This episode was published on Mar 31, 2025.

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