DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING FEATURED ARTICLES
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a genetic mutation that appears to increase production of red blood cells in tumors.
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Unraveling The Molecular Roots Of Down Syndrome
What is it about the extra chromosome inherited in Down syndrome—chromosome 21—that alters brain and body development? Researchers have new evidence that points to a protein called sorting nexin 27, or SNX27.
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The Benefits Of Genderless Sterile Connectors For Single-Use Applications
Genderless connections are those in which the connector halves are identical in design, thus eliminating the need for different male and female halves to make the connection.
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Merck Assesses Single Use: Does It Make Sense At A Large Scale?
In an industry as conservative as the pharmaceutical industry, it is common practice to be adverse to new technologies because they are often viewed as too much of a risk. However, in this effort to play it safe, companies force themselves into a repetitive state of employing technologies that may not be the most efficient or effective. Rather than getting stuck in old habits — or conversely, jumping too quickly into new ones — Merck has put together a group of teams it calls the Technology Encouragement Collaborators, or TEC, to look at new technologies and determine whether or not to implement them.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES
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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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A Purification Strategy For Clinical-Grade Monoclonal Antibody
mAbs are currently the most important class of therapeutic proteins. Advances in upstream process technologies have led to tremendous improvement of mAb titers in mammalian cell culture.
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Biomanufacturing Complexity
This white paper addresses one of the most serious challenges facing biomanufacturing professionals today - how to understand and then deal with the extreme complexity associated with biotechnology manufacturing.
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Microbial Fermentation In Single-Use Xcellerex™ XDR-50 MO Fermentor System
This 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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Metal Removal From Fine Chemical Products
Metal contamination in various injectable or even oral medicines is a serious concern.
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Effect Of Sterilization On Mechanical Properties Of Silicone Rubbers
Silicone rubber is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry where sterilizability is an essential requirement for all fluid transfer equipment. Pharmaceutical products must be sterilized frequently and repeatedly by high level energy and/or chemical vapor in order to eliminate bacterial surface contamination.