
Welcome to Bioprocess Online Live – An interactive forum to discuss some of the most important technologies and trends impacting the biotherapeutic space.
Throughout the year we sit down with industry experts to discuss how biopharmaceutical companies are tackling the biggest bioprocess challenges they face in the development and manufacturing of biologic therapies. These discussions often include Q&A sessions with attendees, and each Bioprocess Online Live session is archived and accessible at any time by registered site users.
PROCESS OPTIMIZATION OR FULL-SCALE AUTOMATION?

Process Optimization Or Full-Scale Automation?
While continuous processing often steals the spotlight with its promise of uninterrupted workflows, many seasoned professionals continue to advocate for process optimization and intensification as equally effective—and far less capital-intensive—alternatives.<...
ACCELERATING ADC PROCESS DEVELOPMENT

Accelerating ADC Process Development
The rapid advancement of ADCs put the fine balance between speed to IND and robust process development to the test, especially when scaling up and transferring production.
IMPACT OF THE BIOSIMILARS BOOM

Impact Of The Biosimilars Boom
With a third wave of biologics patents set to expire, the biosimilars boom is in full effect. How is patent pursuit shaping up, what manufacturing, regulatory, and market/patient access challenges must be addressed for biosimilar success, and how are the world’s lea...
BIOMANUFACTURING PRECISION WITH DIGITAL TWINS & MECHANISTIC MODELS

Biomanufacturing Precision With Digital Twins & Mechanistic Models
During this Bioprocess Online Live, experts from Pfizer, Takeda, and Sanofi discussed how digital twins and mechanistic modeling improve biopharmaceutical processes and streamline new production line setups.
MEET OUR HOSTS

Matthew Pillar is chief editor at Bioprocess Online. He's spent the past 20 years covering tech-centric industries as they’ve navigated AI, machine learning, IoT, and other emerging technologies.

Tyler Menichiello is a contributing editor to Bioprocess Online, Cell & Gene, and Clinical Leader. He aims to investigate the industry’s most prevalent challenges and emerging best practices to provide both interesting and actionable content for industry leaders.
DESIGNING TRANSFERABLE ANALYTICAL METHODS

Designing Transferable Analytical Methods
Analytical methods should never live in a vacuum. No matter how robust and consistent your assays are today, the time will come when a tech transfer, a scale-up, a supplier change, a partnership deal, or some other force of change on the biopharma landscape requires an an...
A REALISTIC LOOK AT AI/ML USE IN BIOMANUFACTURING

A Realistic Look at AI/ML Use in Biomanufacturing
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are the buzzwords of the decade, often accompanied by a myriad of lofty promises — but what do they really mean for biopharma? How can these technologies be adopted to improve biomanufacturing processes, testing...
EARLY PROCESS CONSIDERATIONS FOR NOVEL PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS

Early Process Considerations For Novel Protein Therapeutics
Complex protein-based therapies require developers to see the unforeseen and embrace new roles and responsibilities in sourcing both raw materials and outsourced expertise.
NAVIGATING ADC MANUFACTURING COMPLEXITY

Understanding Sponsor/Contractor Roles When Producing ADCs
Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) are a hot and promising commodity, and a ballooning clinical-stage ADC development community is putting stress on both manufacturing capacity, and antibody engineering and conjugation talent. What does this burgeon mean for ADC manufacturin...
BIOPROCESS INTENSIFICATION IN THE REAL WORLD

Bioprocess Intensification In The Real World
The biopharma “literature” is chock-full of big process intensification promises, but what is really achievable?
SINGLE-USE TECHNOLOGIES FOR BIOPROCESSING: AN ESSENTIAL UPDATE

Single-Use Technologies For Bioprocessing
Expert panelist describe the latest in standardization efforts around single-use in biopharma, regulatory considerations, single-use applications, supply security strategies, single-use economics, and more.
BIOPROCESS MANUFACTURING ANALYTICS & CONTROLS: NEXT GEN TECHNOLOGIES

Bioprocess Manufacturing Analytics & Controls: Next Gen Technologies
What analytics technologies, tools, and instruments do leading biopharmaceutical developers consider requisite in the buildout of a modern biologics/ATMP, manufacturing facility?
BIOPROCESS R&D: BEGINNING WITH THE END IN MIND

Bioprocess R&D: Beginning With The End In Mind
In a period marked by resource constraints, focusing R&D on the most likely molecules to succeed is paramount. But, how do you do it? On this Bioprocess Online Live event, we explored the most efficient approaches to scalable discovery, molecular screening and assays,...
HOW COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY SPEEDS DRUG DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT

How Computational Biology Speeds Drug Discovery, Development
Check out this discussion on two approaches to adopting computational technology – do-it-yourself and outsourcing – with two of the most innovative minds in the space, EVQLV’s Andrew Satz and Recursion President and COO Tina Larson.
MRNA UPDATE: BEYOND PROPHYLACTIC VACCINES

mRNA Update: Beyond Prophylactic Vaccines
mRNA-based therapeutics are widely regarded as a “next big thing” in biopharma, but manufacturing them is fraught with complex challenges. Check out this digital event from Bioprocess Online Live featuring a discussion with mRNA process development experts on ...
RISK REDUCTION IN MRNA THERAPEUTIC DEVELOPMENT

Risk Reduction In mRNA Therapeutic Development
mRNA is at an inflection point. To reach its therapeutic potential in chronic, and even rare, disease applications, some biopharmaceutical manufacturing fundamentals must be addressed.
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR A DIVERSE MAB PIPELINE

Process Development For A Diverse mAb Pipeline
Our latest Bioprocess Online Live virtual panel event covered process development advances in a diversifying mAb market (i.e. bi- and tri-specific) with leading experts in the field.
MANUFACTURING THE 3RD BIOLOGICS REVOLUTION

Manufacturing The 3rd Biologics Revolution
NOW ON DEMAND: HDT Bio Chief Scientific Officer Peter Berglund, Ph.D., Codagenix EVP for Oncology Johanna Kaufmann, Ph.D., and Providence Therapeutics President & Chief Technology Officer Robert Georgantas III, Ph.D. share what's next for thera...
SURGE MANUFACTURING FOR BIOPHARMA RESILIENCE

Surge Manufacturing For Biopharma Resilience
Learn what surge manufacturing is and how mobility, modularity, single-use, and process train redundancy enable the scale required of biopharmas to meet variable public health demands.
REVOLUTIONARY INCREMENTALISM FUTURE-PROOFING MRNA DRUG MANUFACTURING

Revolutionary Incrementalism: Future-Proofing mRNA Drug Manufacturing
Industry experts share go-to best practices, suggestions, and experiences for prioritizing and streamlining technical operations endeavors to prepare mRNA therapeutics companies for the clinic and, eventually, the commercial market.
DATA-DRIVEN CMC FOR PD SPEED, REGULATORY EFFICIENCY

Data-Driven CMC For PD Speed, Regulatory Efficiency
CMC sits at the heart of drug development and delivery efficiency, and it's becoming ever more dependent on a digitized, analytically-driven feedback loop. Veteran biopharma technology and CMC leaders, Brian Kirk, Ph.D. and Blair McNeill, Ph.D., joined Bioprocess Onli...
IND SUCCESS: NAVIGATE THROUGH THE REGULATORY GRAY

IND Success: Navigate Through The Regulatory Gray
Umoja Biopharma VP, Regulatory Affairs Helen Kim and NDA Partners' Expert Consultant Daniela Drago dig into the most common reasons for clinical holds, offer tips for avoiding and addressing them, and share best practices and resources for IND preparation in...
BIOPHARMA PAT: GATEWAY TO CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING

Biopharma PAT: Gateway To Continuous Manufacturing
Join Paul Testa, EVP of Supply Chain and Operations at Kyowa Kirin North America and Barrett Fallentine, Director, Process & Product Development at Pharmatech Associates to learn what process analytical technology is enabling, the efficiencies it's driving, a...
LNPS & BEYOND: OPPORTUNITIES IN RNA DELIVERY

LNPs & Beyond: Opportunities In RNA Delivery
The rapid development, scale-up, and successful commercialization of mRNA vaccines served as a great case study on the importance of mRNA/RNA therapeutics. For those striving to develop next-gen RNA therapeutics, achieving more specifically targeted non-viral deliver...
REGULATORY HARMONIZATION MEETS CMC REALITIES

Regulatory Harmonization Meets CMC Realities
For developers and manufacturers of biopharmaceuticals with international commercialization intentions, the concepts of regulatory harmonization and convergence sound like sunshine and roses. For CMC teams challenged to keep stride with shapeshifting and jurisdiction-spec...
OVERCOMING PLATFORM INEFFICIENCIES IN MAB MANUFACTURING

Overcoming Platform Inefficiencies In mAb Manufacturing
Gene Lee, Ph.D., Chief Technical Officer at AltruBio and Avril Vermunt, Sr. Director of Manufacturing Sciences and Technology at EQRx joined Matt Pillar, Chief Editor at Bioprocess Online to address how innovative biopharmas are manipulating process developm...
CMC, SCALE UP, & THE ROAD TO MRNA REGULATORY APPROVAL

CMC, Scale Up, & The Road To mRNA Regulatory Approval
Check out part two of our Bioprocess Online Live series on mRNA manufacturing challenges and opportunities. The panel discussion features Dr. Akhilesh Bhambhani, Sr. Director, Biologics Drug Product Development at Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals and Roberta Duncan, V...
THE NEXT PANDEMIC: BIOPHARMA'S OPPORTUNITIES AND OBLIGATIONS

The Next Pandemic: Biopharma's Opportunities and Obligations
Bioprocess Online Live hosted an interactive discussion with Heat Biologics Founder & CEO Jeff Wolf, Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives President & CEO Jon Weaver and Lakes BioScience Chief Strategy and Technology Officer Adrian Wallis on the role and value of p...
MRNA MANUFACTURING: BRIGHT FUTURE, BIG CHALLENGES

mRNA Manufacturing: Bright Future, Big Challenges
The rapid development of mRNA vaccines demonstrates the potential of the technology's breadth, speed, and scale, but manufacturing hurdles and bottlenecks remain. Biopharma executives on the front lines share the manufacturing efficiencies required to enable the proph...
BIOPROCESS AUTOMATION: TRUTH OR ILLUSION?

Bioprocess Automation: Truth Or Illusion?
Join iBio COO Randy Maddux, Kyowa Kirin EVP Paul Testa, and Sutro Biopharma VP Devendra Luhar for a spirited discussion on aversions to and advantages of biopharma manufacturing automation.
UPSTREAM PROCESS INTENSIFICATION: REAL-WORLD RESULTS

Upstream Process Intensification: Real-World Results
Join Sonnet BioTherapeutics CTO Susan Dexter, single-use/process intensification pioneer Parrish Galliher, and Matt Pillar for an in-depth discussion on upstream process intensification in practice.
VACCINE MANUFACTURING & REGULATORY ADVANCES: RIDING COVID'S COATTAILS

Vaccine Manufacturing & Regulatory Advances: Riding COVID's Coattails
Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, nucleic acid, viral vector-based, inactivated, and other vaccine tech targeting a host of disease states are experiencing a rapid resurgence among biopharmas large and small. Learn how next-generation vaccine manufacturers are changin...
GENE & RNA THERAPIES: REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS TAKE SHAPE

Gene & RNA Therapies: Regulatory Requirements Take Shape
Unprecedented progress in advanced therapy medicinal product development platforms leveraging AAV, mRNA, and oligonucleotide technologies are testing the mettle of biopharmas and regulatory bodies alike. Check out our On-Demand presentation of BioProcess Online Live