DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING FEATURED ARTICLES
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Innovation In Expression Systems Yields Increase Productivity
Technological advances in genetic engineering particularly expression systems (the genetically modified cells that express desired proteins), process design, and equipment continue to be combined such that the same amount of drug product can be manufactured at a much smaller scale. According to the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity and Production Survey revealed an overall increase in productivity and efficiency in biomanufacturing.
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WIB Profile - bluebird bio Scientist On 10 Years Of Performing Tech Transfers
Kelly Kral has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 10 years. She started her career at Genzyme, working as a process engineer developing a fed batch process for the production of adenovirus in HEK293 suspension cells. Her responsibilities included media screening, cell growth characterization, and virus production in shake flasks, spinners, and bioreactors. She assisted in process transfer to a CMO and authored process documentation, skills she used extensively in her work as group leader for upstream process development at Percivia and in her current role of scientist I at bluebird bio.
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COTI-2 Found To Correct Specific p53 Gene Mutation In Human Ovarian Cancer Cells
Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. (COTI) (TSX VENTURE:COT) released important new test results today proving that COTI-2, the company's lead oncology candidate, stops cancer cells from replicating by correcting the effects of specific genetic errors affecting the p53 gene.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES
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Comparing The Automated Pipetting To Volumetric Glassware And Air Displacement Pipettes
Analytical sample preparation is used in many industries such as forensics, environmental chemistry, mining, beer and wine fermentation and many others. Concentrated samples are diluted and analyzed via High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Atomic Absorption, and/or Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy to name a few. Traditionally these samples are prepared using volumetric glassware, syringes and/or pipettes.
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Proven Long Life Lasers™ In Optical Particle Counters Optical particle counters (OPC) utilize light illumination and extinction to determine the presence, size, number and/or concentration of particles. Particles are typically suspended in a fluid or air, which flow through the volume that is illuminated and viewed by the detection system.
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Biomanufacturing Debottlenecking And Process Optimization Optimizing biomanufacturing is particularly challenging because of variability and complexity associated with the sharing of finite and interdependent resources. By BIO-G
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Protein A Alternatives: Mixed Mode Resins For High Throughput mAb Feedstocks
Mixed mode resins can serve as an alternative to protein A in intermediate processing. Implementation of mixed mode resins can reduce water required for filtration and time for column loading.
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Biomanufacturing Flexibility
This white paper from BIO-G looks at how to create flexible, agile manufacturing facilities to respond to the current glut of biomanufacturing capacity and industry consolidation. Future proofing these facilities for higher titers and multiple product lines is also explored.
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Materials Of Construction For Biopharmaceutical Water Systems
Stainless steels are uniquely qualified for bioprocessing applications not only because of their long service life, availability, and fabricability, but also because they are non-corroding, non-contaminant, can be polished to very smooth finishes, are strong and rigid, can withstand heat and chemical sterilization treatments, and are easily welded. By Michelle M. Gonzalez