DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES

• 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.
• Optimized Purity And Recovery Of A Monoclonal Antibody Using Mixed-Mode Chromatography Media

  Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) remain a predominant class of therapeutic protein products on the market because of their wide range of applications in disease treatment and diagnosis. Over the years, upstream technology advancements have helped improve the titer of target antibodies, from merely 1 g/L two decades ago to 10–13 g/L in fed-batch processes and up to 25 g/L in perfusion cultures today (Gronemeyer et al. 2014).

• 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

• Cultivation Of Human CAP Cells: Evaluation Of Scale-Down Capabilities

  The following application note illustrates how the DASbox Mini Bioreactor System combined with the BioBLU 0.3c single-use vessels supports bioprocess development in human cell culture.

• Managing Cell-Based Potency Assays: From Development To Lifecycle Maintenance

  Characterization of a biological product — which includes the determination of physicochemical properties, biological activity, immunochemical properties, purity and impurities — is necessary to establish the safety and efficacy profile of a given product (ICH Q6B).  By Dr. Weihong Wang, manager, Molecular and Cell Biology, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories

• 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.