DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING FEATURED ARTICLES

New Nanoparticles Shrink Tumors In Mice

MIT researchers have developed RNA-delivering nanoparticles that allow for rapid screening of new drug targets in mice. In their first mouse study, done with researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute, they showed that nanoparticles that target a protein known as ID4 can shrink ovarian tumors.  

DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES

  • Connection Technology Advances Closed System Processing

    The global demand for new biologics and vaccines, combined with the growing emergence of biosimiliars, is challenging drugmakers to re-evaluate their processes and seek ways to make them more flexible, reliable, and cost-effective. By John Boehm, Colder Products Company

  • Guidelines For Proper Filtration And Delivery Of Samples To On-Line Process Analyzers

    Increasingly precise process control strategies, often linked to computer control, have accelerated the use of sophisticated on-line chemical composition analyzers in plant applications. Instruments such as gas and liquid chromatographs, ion chromatographs, laser optic instruments, atomic absorption instruments and specific ion analyzers, which were rarities in laboratories ten years ago, are now found routinely in plant settings. By Ken Perrotta, Division Engineering Manager

  • Quality By Design In Biomanufacturing

    QbD is increasingly required in our industry, but there are still gaps in understanding how QbD applies to the biomanufacturing process.

  • Continuous Biomanufacturing: 10 Reasons Sponsors Hesitate

    The industry is abuzz with talk about continuous biomanufacturing (CB), and its virtues have been well described. Here we will look at some of the barriers or concerns perceived to limit its value to the industry. Justified or not, quite a few concerns have been expressed regarding the implementation of this new, rather disruptive technology. 

  • Determination Of kLa Values Of Single-Use Bioreactors

    Because single use bioreactors offered by  manufacturers vary in parameters critical for oxygen transfer, they are often not comparable to each other and to conventional glass and stainless steel vessels.

  • Optimized Sterile Filtration of Pharmaceutical Solutions

    The cost of filtration and separation stages within the production of pharmaceuticals has been increasing along with the increased complexity of final drug products.

DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING PRODUCTS

The ATF™ System was originally designed for perfusion processes in mammalian cell culture, using hollow fiber filters to achieve an efficient cell separation with low shear and allowing robust large scale manufacturing.

Capto L is an affinity chromatography medium for the process-scale capture of a broad range of antibodies and antibody fragments.

Sani-Tech® Ultra represents the next generation in ultra-pure platinum-cured silicone tubing. Features like ultra-low extractables and longer pump life were engineered into Ultra by the experienced materials scientists of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics to meet the stringent requirements of the biopharmaceutical market.

DNA methylation events are heritable modifications that regulate gene expression without altering the DNA sequence itself. They serve as regulatory mechanisms for a wide range of biological processes and genetic diseases, and irregular methylation patterns have been associated with certain cancers.

ARC Sensors are the complete solution: innovative premium quality sensors with a robust, direct, and standard interface to the PLC. Hamilton ARC Sensors send a 4-20 mA signal directly to an analog process control system while delivering at the same time the power of digital sensor management.

Recirculating hollow fiber systems have been used for a long time with mixed results. The recurring problem with these and all other cell retention systems is the difficulty in scaling up and staying sterile.

Sartopore 2 XLM filter cartridges are especially designed for validated sterilizing grade filtration and reliable Mycoplasma removal of cell culutre media.

Pure-Fit® SC is an innovative new connective technology that makes it possible to create true sterile connections anywhere – even outside the clean room environment.

DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING MULTIMEDIA

Bioprocess With The Bozenhardts is back, with a fresh episode packed with advice from Herman and Erich on the selection of filling systems for biopharmas. Listen in as the Bozenhardts give us an update on the process, logistics, and administration trends that are informing filling system decisions today, and offer direction on making choices that will prepare you for the fast-advancing therapies of tomorrow.

Beckman Coulter's Randall Lockner, marketing manager for centrifugation, explains the highlights of the floor model ultracentrifuge, the Optima X Series.

Bio-Rad now offers two very high capacity ion exchangers: Nuvia S, which can be used for capture and/or intermediate polishing; and Nuvia Q, which can be used for intermediate and/or final polishing.

DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING INDUSTRY NEWS