Expert Insights On Upstream Bioprocessing

31. Can CHO Bioreactors Be Used For Plant-Based Protein Production? 9/22/2025

    The moss Physcomitrium patens is especially good at producing glycoproteins. Established technology and prior knowledge are helping one company develop new therapies with it.

32. How To Grow CHO Cells Without Cysteine, Tyrosine Feeds 9/19/2025

    Researchers at Pfizer are developing a cell line that synthesizes these amino acids autonomously, which could reduce costs and increase stability.

33. Unpacking Pfizer's Advanced Process Control Platform For Upstream Ops 8/29/2025

    Pfizer's advanced process control platform gives modelers more dexterity compared to default controllers, thus speeding up process development.

34. Calculating The Right In-House/Outsource Mix For ADC Manufacturing 8/21/2025

    Antibody-drug conjugate innovators often question whether to outsource manufacturing activities or bring them in-house. Here are some key considerations.

35. Report: Nearly 40% Of Biomanufacturers Eyeing Continuous Processing 8/19/2025

    Continuous perfusion manufacturing came about before the technology was mature enough to support it. Now, new data suggests an inflection point in the status quo.

36. Cleaning Process Capability: Risk-Based Cleaning Process Performance Qualification 7/1/2025

    A cleaning validation professional must know how many process performance qualification runs are necessary. Here's how to go about demonstrating this with a high degree of assurance while minimizing the number of qualification runs.

37. Sorriso's Path To Oral Biologics Dosing Is Through The Gut 6/30/2025

    Following positive results from a Phase 1b trial, company leaders describe scaling their yeast expression and spray-drying processes as they prepare for Phase 2.

38. Closed-Loop Manufacturing Is The Cell Therapy Revolution We Need 6/18/2025

    In cell therapy manufacturing, automated closed systems with integrated software controls offer numerous benefits over traditional open systems.

39. The Promise And Challenges Of Cell-Free Protein Systems 6/10/2025

    CFPS use cell lysates or purified enzymes to synthesize proteins. They have emerged as a promising alternative to production with living cells.

40. Cleaning Process Capability: Understanding Populations, Samples, And Sample Size Requirements 6/6/2025

    This article examines the role of sample sizes in the determination of cleaning process capability or process performance in the manufacture of drugs/therapies and medical devices.