Authors


Antoinette Konski

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New Gene Patent Rules

The US Supreme Court's Myriad decision satisfied both patient groups and patent holders


Phil Kaminsky

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Optimizing Global Biopharmaceutical Operations Through Risk Mitigation and Management

A UC Berkeley survey provides insight into biopharma's risk concerns and strategies.


Changyun Xiong

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An Integrated Prefilled Syringe Platform Approach for Vaccine Development

An integrated focus on product design, development, operation, and control.


Lisa Newey-Keane

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Complementary Techniques for the Detection and Elucidation of Protein Aggregation

In this article, the author reviews some of the techniques that can yield valuable information on protein stability, focusing specifically on protein aggregation. Emphasis is placed on the enhanced information made available when technologies are used orthogonally, and the alignment of different approaches with specific stages of the biopharmaceutical development workflow.


Kate Smith

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Clearing Viral Concerns in Animal-Derived Biomaterials

Viruses in animal-derived starting materials could contaminate biopharmaceutical final product. A rigorous testing strategy and removal methods are reviewed.


James Bailargeon

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Misconceptions of Maintenance and Reliability: A Biopharmaceutical Industry Survival Guide

The authors provide common misconceptions and key concepts behind reliability engineering.



Donghui Jing, PhD

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Growth Kinetics of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a 3-L Single-Use, Stirred-Tank Bioreactor

The authors describe the growth characteristics of human mesenchymal stem cells cultured in a stirred-tank bioreactor.


David Horn

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Identification and Quantification of Trace-Level Protein Impurities

A simple, sensitive, and universal platform for identification and quantification of trace-level protein impurities in biotherapeutics is described.


Gerry McAuley

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Optimizing Human Performance: A Road Worth Traveling, Part 3

This article is the third and final in a series designed to offer leaders and managers at all levels in the industry a road map to excellence in human performance and human error prevention.


Andrew Nason

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Patents and Postapproval Batch Testing

Can postapproval FDA filings immunize pharma companies from patent lawsuits?



Chris Masterson

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Managing Contract Manufacturing Organization Relationships

Successful management of the CMO/client relationship should include open communication and trust.


Gillian R. Woollett

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Biologics: Can There Be Abbreviated Applications, Generics, or Follow-On Products?

In this question-and-answer discussion of "generic" biologics, the authors contend small changes in manufacturing of biologics dramatically affect the safety and efficacy of the therapeutic molecule.


Parrish Galliher

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When the Process Becomes the Product: Single-Use Technology and the Next Biomanufacturing Paradigm

The move to single-use manufacturing has prompted a paradigm shift in facility design.



Patrick Bennett

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Identification and Quantification of Trace-Level Protein Impurities

A simple, sensitive, and universal platform for identification and quantification of trace-level protein impurities in biotherapeutics is described.


Clinton Weber

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Quality by Design: A CMO's Perspective on Gaining Knowledge Faster and Better

Traditional project decision-making vs. a QbD approach.


Jens H. Vogel, PhD

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Polishing Complex Therapeutic Proteins

A new downstream purification platform using a salt-tolerant membrane adsorber.


Tom Fletcher

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Safety Drives Innovation in Animal-Component-Free Cell-Culture Media Technology

Advances in cell culture media technology have helped achieve safer biologics.


Ronald A. Rader

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Cellular and Gene Therapies Face a Manufacturing Capacity Crunch

Cellular and gene therapy fields are currently on track for, if not already experiencing, a serious capacity crunch.


George Oulundsen

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Single-Use Redundant Filtration

The authors describe a new assembly for bulk and final drug product filling operations.




Peter Latham

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Costing Issues in the Production of Biopharmaceuticals

Operational planning and early cost analyses are key to generating optimal, robust, and economical commercial processes.


Ron Lee

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Ice Fog as a Means to Induce Uniform Ice Nucleation During Lyophilization (Peer Reviewed)

The authors describe a novel means to control ice nucleation using a sterile cryogenic ice fog.


Lars Gøran Wistrand

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A Method for Removal of Endotoxin from Pharmaceutical Formulation

The authors describe a simple method to remove endotoxins from highly viscous formulations.


Ernest Jenness

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Single-Use Technology for Syringe Filling

A novel approach to sterile drug product manufacturing uses a single-use assembly in a multi-product final filling suite with isolator technology.



Christopher Milne

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The Case for Pediatric Exclusivity

Reauthorization of pediatric exclusivity provisions looms in 2012 and debates begin anew.

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