DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING FEATURED ARTICLES
Untapped Potential Of Protein A To Be Highlighted At BPI Conference
Pete Gagnon, group manager for downstream processing at the Bioprocessing Technology Institute in Singapore, discusses his upcoming presentation at the 2015 BioProcess International (BPI) Conference. Protein A: the Fine Print, is one of several scheduled during the pre-conference symposia track, Innovation in Process and Product Development Technologies for Biopharmaceutical Development.
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RainDance Technologies And CLC Bio Collaborate To Develop Specialized Software Solutions For Targeted Resequencing RainDance Technologies and CLC bio recently announced a partnership to develop specialized software for the analysis of targeted resequencing data generated by workflows incorporating RainDance’s Sequence Enrichment Solution and next-generation DNA sequencing platforms.
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GeoVax Awarded $1.9 Million Grant By US Government For HIV/AIDS Vaccine Program
GeoVax Labs, Inc. (
OTCQB : GOVX), an Atlanta-based biopharmaceutical firm developing vaccines to prevent and fight Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections, announced receipt of a $1.9 million award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a division of the National Institutes of Health, supporting the development of a clade C version of the Company's current clade B vaccine products. -
International Stem Cell Corporation Announces Positive Results From In Vivo Animal Study Of Parkinson's Disease
International Stem Cell Corporation (
OTCQB : ISCO) (www.internationalstemcell.com) ("ISCO" or "the Company") a California-based biotechnology company, today announced positive 12-week results from its pre-clinical in vivo Parkinson's disease study.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES
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Applications And Integration Of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor For Biotech/Bioprocess
The increase in size and scale of bio-processing is presenting a new challenge. Traditional methods of sterilisation, to maintain clean facilities, are becoming difficult to deploy in a controlled and regulatory compliant way. By Richard Lucas, Ph.D., Bioquell UK Ltd.
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Met One Sensors Resistant To Vaporous Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) Pharmaceutical manufacturers often require an aseptic production environment to minimize the presence of microbes and their potential contamination of the manufactured product.
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Automation Of A Homogeneous Proximity Assay For Detection Of Residual Protein A In Biological Therapeutics
Protein A is used in affinity chromatography for therapeutic antibody purification and has been shown to leach from columns during purification of antibodies resulting in contamination. Residual Protein A in therapeutic drugs could elicit mitogenic or immunological reactions in patients.
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An Automated Profiling Application For G9a Histone Methyltransferase And Bromodomain Proteins
Due to several findings, G9a and BET bromodomain proteins have become the target for numberous drug discovery projects. In this study, we describe a novel, cell-based assay platform that uses the robust, yet simple Enzyme Fragment Complementation (EFC) Technology.
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Managing Cell-Based Potency Assays: From Development To Lifecycle Maintenance
Characterization of a biological product — which includes the determination of physicochemical properties, biological activity, immunochemical properties, purity and impurities — is necessary to establish the safety and efficacy profile of a given product (ICH Q6B). By Dr. Weihong Wang, manager, Molecular and Cell Biology, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
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Important Parameters For Packing Nuvia HR-S Resin At Process Scale
Process-scale production typically involves more than one column. The packing quality of each column affects the efficiency of the whole workflow and is an important validation criterion.