DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING FEATURED ARTICLES
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new silk-based stabilizer that, in the laboratory, kept some vaccines and antibiotics stable up to temperatures of 140 degrees Fahrenheit. This provides a new avenue toward eliminating the need to keep some vaccines and antibiotics refrigerated, which could save billions of dollars every year and increase accessibility to third world populations.
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Pfenex Inc. Awards Althea Technologies A Contract For cGMP Manufacturing Of Circumsporozoite Protein From Plasmodium Falciparum, A Key Malaria Antigen
Pfenex Inc. recently announced that it has awarded Althea Technologies a contract for the current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) manufacturing of circumsporozoite protein (CSP) from Plasmodium falciparum, an important and proven component of an effective malaria vaccine.
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![mani--sendurai]( "Protein Central To Cancer Stem Cell Formation Provides New Potential Target")
Protein Central To Cancer Stem Cell Formation Provides New Potential TargetResearchers have identified a pivotal protein in a cellular transformation that makes a cancer cell more resistant to treatment and more capable of growing and spreading, making it an inviting new target for drug development.
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![Phenomenex-Kinetex-1]( "New 1.3-Micron Kinetex Core-Shell Media Delivers Superior UHPLC Performance")
New 1.3-Micron Kinetex Core-Shell Media Delivers Superior UHPLC PerformancePhenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, announces the addition of 1.3-micron UHPLC columns to its Kinetex core-shell product line.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES
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![XDR-50MO]( "Microbial Fermentation In Single-Use Xcellerex™ XDR-50 MO Fermentor System")
Microbial Fermentation In Single-Use Xcellerex™ XDR-50 MO Fermentor SystemThis application note describes the performance of a single-use Xcellerex XDR-50 bioreactor system when used in cultivations of E. coli and of modified Pseudomonas fluorecsens (P. fluorescens) producing a monoclonal antibody (MAb). Both the achieved microbe densities and product yield were shown to be consistent with the performance of conventional stainless steel systems.
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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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White Paper: Capillary Electrophoresis — A Simple Technique
In 1989, Beckman Instruments introduced the first fully automated capillary electrophoresis instrument (P/ACE™ 2000) to the scientific community. At that time, CE demonstrated exceptional resolving of selected compounds, but the new technology lacked a track record of applications. By Beckman Coulter, Inc.
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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
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![Bulletin_5825Photo.jpg]( "Best Practices For Process Scale Column Packing Of CHT™ Ceramic Hydroxyapatite Media")
Best Practices For Process Scale Column Packing Of CHT™ Ceramic Hydroxyapatite MediaCHT ceramic hydroxyapatite media require specific considerations during process-scale chromatography packing due to high specific gravity, rapid settling rate, and sensitivity to mechanical shear.
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Proven Long Life Lasers™ In Optical Particle Counters Optical particle counters (OPC) utilize light illumination and extinction to determine the presence, size, number and/or concentration of particles. Particles are typically suspended in a fluid or air, which flow through the volume that is illuminated and viewed by the detection system.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING PRODUCTS
The DoverPac® Bag In/Bag Out (BIBO) containment system is a family of contained transfer designs for multiple processes. The primary components for this validated operation consist of multiple groove canisters, docking interface hardware, and softgoods in either continuous liner form or discreet liners.
Capto L is an affinity chromatography medium for the process-scale capture of a broad range of antibodies and antibody fragments.
The ReadyToProcess WAVE 25 rocker features integrated temperature sensors and load cells, designed for convenient handling and control of cell cultures up to 25 L. A filter heater is delivered with the system.
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.