DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING FEATURED ARTICLES
The data from BioPlan Associates’ 12th Annual Report and Survey of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity and Production speaks to the industry’s ongoing desires for standardization in single-use devices. As usage of these disposable devices increases, the gap between the importance of standardization and end-users’ satisfaction with their supplier’s standardization efforts has steadily been worsening.
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BioChip May Make Diagnosis Of Leukemia And HIV Faster, Cheaper
Inexpensive, portable devices that can rapidly screen cells for leukemia or HIV may soon be possible thanks to a chip that can produce three-dimensional focusing of a stream of cells, according to researchers.
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3 Factors To Prevent Protein Aggregation For Your Protein Purification Buffer
Before you purify your first batch of a new protein it is important to know what buffer you might want to use to keep precipitation of proteins to a minimum.
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Cangene Announces Closing Of Acquisition Of Late Stage Hemophilia B Product
Cangene Corporation (Cangene) today announces the closing of the acquisition of the investigational hemophilia compound IB1001 and certain other assets from Ipsen and Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. in connection with Inspiration's bankruptcy proceedings.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES
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Improving Aggregate Removal From mAb Feed Using Cation Exchange Chromatography
Researchers in the field of chromatography have required ever more sophisticated and selective methods for removing aggregates from the monomer.
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Cultivation Of Human CAP Cells: Evaluation Of Scale-Down Capabilities
The following application note illustrates how the DASbox Mini Bioreactor System combined with the BioBLU 0.3c single-use vessels supports bioprocess development in human cell culture.
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Biological Contamination Events In Isolators: What Lessons Can Be Learned?
Microbiological deviation and biological contamination events have been observed in pharmaceutical isolators including those used in production, sterility test and pharmacy aseptic services. By James Drinkwater, Bioquell UK Process & Compliance Director
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Monoclonal Antibody Purification Platform Using High-Capacity Protein A And Mixed-Mode Chromatography
The first step in purification of an important class of therapeutic proteins, the polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), is their capture from plasma or tissue culture supernatants. Protein A–based media are by far the most common class of affinity products used for this purpose.
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Efficiencies Of Natural Convection In Passive Pallet Shippers
Bulk transportation of temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals and biologics has become a common practice due to complex global supply chains. By Iftekhar Ahmed, Ben VanderPlas, and Stu Krupnick
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Examining Column Reproducibility During Method Development In Clinical Labs
In this study demonstrates how the HSS T3 stationary phase is a reliable stationary phase, as three batches made over a five-year span provide comparable results.