DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING FEATURED ARTICLES
Kaneka Corporation (Osaka, Japan; President: Kimikazu Sugawara ) announces the launch of KANEKA KanCapA, a new Protein A Chromatography Resin for the purification of therapeutic antibodies. 'KANEKA KanCapA' exhibits high antibody adsorbing capacity and alkaline resistance.
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Stratagene Introduces A New Product For Human Splice Variant Discovery Stratagene Corporation, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized life science research and diagnostic products, announced the commercial availability of the Human SpliceMiner cDNA Library Panel
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BioPharma Industry Getting Comfortable With Complex Single-Use Devices
The rate of usage of disposables in biopharmaceutical manufacturing has increased substantially over the past six years in a variety of areas, but most notably for complex devices, that are also among the most expensive. By Eric Langer
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Studies Put Kibosh On Statins For Breast Cancer Prevention
New data from the Women’s Health Initiative dash cold water on the idea that statin therapy reduces breast cancer risk.The updated WHI findings showed no association between prior statin use and breast cancer risk in nearly 155,000 postmenopausal study participants followed prospectively for an average of 10.8 years.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES
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Global Biochemical Profiling For Bioprocess Optimization
It is widely understood that the production phase of bioprocessing can have a significant impact on the overall profitability of the biopharmaceutical.
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Micro-Volume Determination Of Labeling Efficiency In A Standard Microplate Reader
A variety of methods and reagents have been developed to efficiently label biomolecules. By Peter J. Brescia, Applications Scientist, BioTek Instruments, Inc.
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Rapid Chemically-Defined Feed Media Development to Improve Simulated Cell Culture Processes
Implementing an optimized feed medium may be the most effective alternative for modifications to the growth medium in an existing process.
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Removal Of Host Cell Proteins During Monoclonal Antibody Purification
Protein A chromatography is a widely used and highly successful method of purifying recombinant monoclonal antibodies. However, since Protein A has high affinity for antibodies, harsh conditions such as low pH are often required to elute monoclonal antibodies from Protein A affinity columns. By 3M Purification Inc
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Economic Analysis Of Single-Use Tangential Flow Filtration For Biopharmaceutical Applications Prior to creating an accurate economic model for TFF, a thorough understanding of the process where the TFF is used is needed. A process model is a valuable tool when properly executed and it must accurately include all critical aspects of the purification process. By Michael LaBreck, Mark Perreault, Novasep
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Avoiding Drug Shortages With Microbial Detection
Over the past year, critical drug shortages used to treat a host of life-threatening illnesses have been making headlines. Microbial contamination has been cited as a major contributor to the shortage, yet the prevailing practices to ensure the safety of drugs have been slow to change. In most cases, quality assurance practices safeguarding the drug making environment continue to rely on periodic air and a culturing method from a prior century. By Aric Meares, President and CEO, BioVigilant
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING PRODUCTS
A wide selection of ion exchange resin is available in various particle sizes, ionic forms, and purity ranges to offer a variety of purification solutions for process applications. Nuvia ion exchange resins are a family of best-in-class ion exchangers built with exceptionally high capacities and excellent purification capabilities, providing process developers more flexibility and higher productivity. The Macro-Prep are rigid macroporous hydrophilic resin meet the demands of process-scale applications. Chemically and mechanically stable, the resin operate well at low and medium pressures.
ÄKTA avant™ is a preparative chromatography system designed for fast and secure development of scalable methods and processes.
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.
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.