DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING FEATURED ARTICLES
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![Untitled]( "Stainless Steel Vial Filling System Developed For Use In Vaccine Facilities")
Stainless Steel Vial Filling System Developed For Use In Vaccine FacilitiesTAP Biosystems (now part of the Sartorius Stedim Biotech Group), a leading supplier of innovative cell culture and fermentation systems for life science applications, recently announced the development of a stainless steel version of the fill-it system, designed for safely dispensing biohazardous materials such as vaccine stocks.
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FDA Approves New Combination Vaccine That Protects Children Against Two Bacterial Diseases
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Menhibrix, a combination vaccine for infants and children ages 6 weeks through 18 months, for prevention of invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups C and Yand Haemophilus influenzae type b.
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Roche Medicine Avastin Receives EU Approval For The Treatment Of Women With Recurrent, Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer
Roche announced recently that the European Commission (EC) has approved Avastin (bevacizumab) in combination with standard chemotherapy (carboplatin and gemcitabine) as a treatment for women with first recurrence of platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer.
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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![Determination Of kLa Values Of Single-Use Bioreactors]( "Determination Of kLa Values Of Single-Use Bioreactors")
Determination Of kLa Values Of Single-Use BioreactorsBecause single use bioreactors offered by manufacturers vary in parameters critical for oxygen transfer, they are often not comparable to each other and to conventional glass and stainless steel vessels.
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Efficiencies Of Natural Convection In Passive Pallet Shippers
Bulk transportation of temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals and biologics has become a common practice due to complex global supply chains. By Iftekhar Ahmed, Ben VanderPlas, and Stu Krupnick
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![Fig 1]( "Cultivation Of CHO Suspension Cells And SEAP Expression")
Cultivation Of CHO Suspension Cells And SEAP ExpressionThis application note describes the cultivation of CHO suspension cells in the wave-mixed Thermo Scientific HyPerforma Rocker Bioreactor with a maximum working volume of 5 L.
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Biological Contamination Events In Isolators: What Lessons Can Be Learned?
Microbiological deviation and biological contamination events have been observed in pharmaceutical isolators including those used in production, sterility test and pharmacy aseptic services. By James Drinkwater, Bioquell UK Process & Compliance Director
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Gemin X Pharmaceuticals: Finding A Drug's Mechanism Of Action
Gemin X, a pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of advanced oncology
therapeutics, approached Metabolon to run a metabolism profile for one of their compounds—GMX1777.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING PRODUCTS
ReadyToProcess ULTA normal flow filter capsules are single-use filters designed for laboratory through process scale applications. Cytiva provides filtration solutions and support for integrated bioprocessing applications at every step and every scale of the drug development, validation and manufacturing process.
Sartopore 2 XLM filter cartridges are especially designed for validated sterilizing grade filtration and reliable Mycoplasma removal of cell culutre media.
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.