DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING FEATURED ARTICLES
Immunovative, Inc. ("IMUN" or the "Company") (OTCQB: IMUN) has today announced that Immunovative Therapies, Ltd. ("ITL") and The University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) and The University of Arizona Medical Center (UAMC) (University Campus and Diamond Children's) have agreed to expand their current collaboration to include investigator-initiated clinical trials using AlloStim™ and AlloVax™, with an initial focus on adult and pediatric leukemias and childhood cancers that are refractory to standard treatments.
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Injection-Free Vaccination
Injection-free vaccination technique could address global vaccine challenge for diseases such as HIV and malaria
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Avid Bioservices Announces Completion Of Facility Upgrades In Response To Increased Demand For Its Contract Manufacturing Services
Avid Bioservices, Inc, a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) focused on the process development and manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies, proteins and enzymes, today announced that its demand for services has reached an all-time high, while projected revenue for its current fiscal year ending April 2013 is expected to surpass $18 million, a 20% increase from the previous fiscal year.
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Forsyth Scientists Define The Bacteria That Live In The Mouth, Throat, And Gut
For the first time, scientists have defined the bacteria that inhabit multiple sites along the healthy human digestive tract in a large number of individuals. To prevent and control bacterial diseases, it is essential to first identify which bacteria are responsible for keeping us in good health.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES
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Improving DNA Removal from Bioprocess Purification Processes
Many new biological drug products produced using recombinant DNA technology, such as monoclonal antibodies, are produced in cell culture. Because therapeutic proteins such as monoclonal antibodies are produced in cell culture, impurities can result from the host cells, or cell substrates. By 3M Purification Inc.
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Comparing The Automated Pipetting To Volumetric Glassware And Air Displacement Pipettes
Analytical sample preparation is used in many industries such as forensics, environmental chemistry, mining, beer and wine fermentation and many others. Concentrated samples are diluted and analyzed via High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Atomic Absorption, and/or Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy to name a few. Traditionally these samples are prepared using volumetric glassware, syringes and/or pipettes.
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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.
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Selecting The Optimal Resins For Endotoxin Depletion In Process Purification
A guide to effectively remove endotoxins with versatile process resins.
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Applications And Integration Of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor For Biotech/Bioprocess
The increase in size and scale of bio-processing is presenting a new challenge. Traditional methods of sterilisation, to maintain clean facilities, are becoming difficult to deploy in a controlled and regulatory compliant way. By Richard Lucas, Ph.D., Bioquell UK Ltd.
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Automated Bioluminescent ADCC Reporter Bioassay Using Bioengineered Jurkat Cells
Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly exploring new biologic and biosimilar products, and thus increasing monoclonal antibody (mAb) immunotherapeutic research. By Tracy Worzella, Promega Corporation and Brad Larson, Applications Department, BioTek Instruments, Inc.