Newsletter | March 25, 2026

03.25.26 -- Where Does Upstream End And Downstream Begin?

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Webinar: Digital Design Meets Proven Performance: The Future of Single-Use Assemblies

Discover how Thermo Fisher Scientific is advancing single-use assembly design for today’s fast-paced biopharma and CDMO environments. This webinar explores automation-driven tools, integrated LifeASSURE™ filters, advanced film technologies, and secure connection strategies that reduce risk, streamline qualification, and protect process integrity—empowering teams to accelerate timelines, ensure supply continuity, and execute with confidence at scale globally. Click here to learn more.

FOCUS ON DOWNSTREAM MANUFACTURING

Where Does Upstream End And Downstream Begin?

In this opening segment from the Bioprocess Online Live event, “Optimizing Process Development Through Upstream And Downstream Integration,” our panel of process development experts weighs in on where exactly to draw the line between upstream and downstream development.

Wetting Recommendations For Successful Filter Integrity Testing

Discover best practices for hydrophobic and hydrophilic filters, troubleshoot failures, and optimize wetting in stainless steel and single-use systems to ensure process reliability and product quality.

Handling Demanding Active Ingredients Safely And Efficiently

See three flexible Optima fill‑finish and syringe assembly systems to boost performance, accuracy, and scalability, enabling efficient processing of diverse formats and supporting rapid CDMO growth.

Leveraging 3 Distinct Resins To Provide Effective Impurity Removal

Due to the complexity of bispecifics, Fc-fusion proteins, and Fab fragments, their manufacturing poses added purification challenges and requires a robust toolkit of purification techniques.

The Science of Selection: Choosing The Right Hollow Fiber Filter

Examine how hollow fiber tangential flow filtration enhances downstream bioprocessing with efficient ultrafiltration and diafiltration, reduced fouling, and scalable performance.

TFF Cassettes With 100 kDa Membranes For RNA And LNP Applications

Gain insight into the performance of regenerated cellulose flat sheet membranes with a 100 kDa molecular weight cutoff for UF/DF of RNA molecules by TFF.

DOWNSTREAM MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS

Resin Guide: A Trusted Resource for Biotherapeutic Purification - Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

The Ultimate Solution For Your Chromatographic Separations - Waters Corporation

Peristaltic Pump System For Aseptic Filling Of Pharmaceuticals - AST

The Pichia Advantage: Avoiding Endotoxin Risks In Recombinant CpB Sourcing - Roche CustomBiotech

Chromatography Masterclass - Ecolab, Purolite Resins

FOCUS ON FILL-FINISH

Using DSC And MDSC To Study Material Interactions Of APIs And Excipients

Thermal analysis reveals how particle size and morphology influence material interactions and stability. Learn how DSC and MDSC techniques uncover compatibility issues and guide better excipient selection.

Complementary Methodologies For Analysis Of NISTmAb Impurities

Explore how SEC and CE‑SDS complement each other to assess monoclonal antibody size variants, offering stronger insight into aggregates, fragments, and overall purity.

FILL-FINISH SOLUTIONS

Used Optima Pharma Freeze Dryer - Federal Equipment Company

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