DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING FEATURED ARTICLES
To provide cleanrooms and laboratories with effective solutions to mitigate waste and enhance Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability efforts, Kimberly-Clark Professional has introduced RightCycle – the first large-scale recycling effort for nontraditional cleanroom waste.
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Aeras Signs Agreement With GSK To Jointly Advance TB Vaccine
Aeras announces that it has signed an agreement with GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, S.A. (GSK) to jointly advance the clinical development of an investigational tuberculosis (TB) vaccine containing GSK’s proprietary M72 antigen and AS01E adjuvant.
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Theratechnologies Secures US Patent For Its Novel Peptide TH1173
Theratechnologies Inc. (TSX:TH)(NASDAQ:THER) today reported that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent (US Patent No. 8,361,964) for its second generation growth-hormone releasing factor (GRF) peptide, TH1173, providing for patent protection beyond 2030.
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![CPC NEW]( "Combination Sterile Connections For Single-Use Applications")
Combination Sterile Connections For Single-Use ApplicationsGain insight into why combination connections are used in single-use bioprocessing and guidance on how single-use systems can be designed to integrate the combination connectors.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES
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![FiT_MaxiCaps-_20158]( "Accelerating Biopharmaceutical Development From DNA To Drug")
Accelerating Biopharmaceutical Development From DNA To DrugIn the last decade, single-use solutions for virtually every bioprocess unit have been developed, and considerable investments have been made by the industry into areas that underpin this technology.
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![CPC AQ variety (feature)]( "Single-Use Connections Advance Aseptic Processing")
Single-Use Connections Advance Aseptic ProcessingJohn Boehm discusses how single-use connections advance aseptic processing and create increased process flexibility and reliability while reducing costs.
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Metal Removal From Fine Chemical Products
Metal contamination in various injectable or even oral medicines is a serious concern.
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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
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White Paper: Comparability Of The Cell-Freeze® (Charter Medical) Freezing Bag To The Cryocyte™ (Baxter) Bag For Cryogenic Storage Of Human Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells Successful cryopreservation of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) is dependent upon a number of factors, including the biopreservation media, freezing rates, and storage using sterile, cryogenically durable storage bags. The Cell-Freeze® cryogenic storage containers are 510(k) cleared for storage, preservation and transfer of hematopoietic progenitor stem cells (HPC’s). By Charter Medical, Ltd.
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![Bio-rad]( "Mammalian Virus Purification Using Ceramic Hydroxyapatite")
Mammalian Virus Purification Using Ceramic HydroxyapatiteConventional techniques for mammalian virus purification produce variable quality, quantity, and significant loss of particle infectivity. We propose the chromatographic separation of viral particles of diverse sizes and from different families such as dengue, influenza, mouse hepatitis, adenovirus, poliovirus using CHT Ceramic Hydroxyapatite resin.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING PRODUCTS
ÄKTA avant™ is a preparative chromatography system designed for fast and secure development of scalable methods and processes.
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.
Nuvia HR-S media is a new strong cation exchanger that has been optimized for particle size and chemistry that provides exceptional resolution and high recovery.
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.