Biopharmaceutical Analysis

Eurofins DiscoverX partners with VelaLabs to enable VelaLabs to perform highly reproducible potency lot release assays under GLP/GMP conditions.

An evaluation by USP indicates bovine heparin is a potential alternative to porcine heparin.

Analytical solutions are improving for raw material testing, process development, drug product release, and more.

Complex protein structures pose analytical challenges that can be addressed by advanced mass spectrometry technologies and workflows, which can be used to comprehensively characterize them.

GE Healthcare Life Sciences and Advanced Solutions Life Sciences (ASLS) are partnering on 3D-printing of tissues that can be used for discovery and cytotoxicity testing.

Ensuring that viral vectors are free of viral contaminants requires a focus on prevention and control.

Developing an effective bioassay is crucial for determining the potency of a drug substance or finished drug product. This article gives an overview of how to avoid most problems associated with correct bioassay development.

Accelerated timelines and small batch volumes of cell and gene therapies pose unique challenges for product-release testing.

New guidance from FDA, including standards for interchangeability, is expected to speed development of biosimilars, but experts warn against oversimplifying risk to reduce costs.

Cell DIVE is a new cell imaging technology from GE Healthcare that allows for more precise biomarker analysis.

Particulates or aggregates are a notable challenge for injectables, but there are several methods available to help with identification during formulation and development.

Stability testing for biologics is more complex than for small-molecule drugs, so companies should be aware of the potentially serious issues that can be costly and jeopardize drug development.

The editors welcome technical article contributions from biopharma industry experts.

Protagen Protein Services’ recently acquired Brucker Tensor II IR spectrometer significantly expands the company’s analytical capabilities.

The Tridex Protein Analyzer from IDEX offers the ability to directly measure protein titer from a bioreactor in real time.

Protein characterization is a critical part of drug development, but as there are still limitations with available techniques, industry needs to look at technological advances to meet the specific requirements of complex molecule characterization.

FDA is collecting public comments on a draft guidance for bioanalytical method validation developed by ICH.

Real-time monitoring of product- and process-related impurities remains a challenge.

A survey conducted by Agilent Technologies and research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan revealed pressing issues and objectives experienced by lab leaders around the world.

The new flow cytometer offers full automation and enhanced software to alleviate bottlenecking.

Shimadzu’s C2MAP-2030 system can improve operational efficiency for optimizing and controlling the cell culturing process.

Agilent’s updated portfolio of products for immunotherapy researchers provides cell-based tools for translational research and development.

Making siloed data accessible across functions and to contract partners is the first step to facilitating continuous improvement and enabling use of artificial intelligence in manufacturing.

Stuart Jones, regulatory quality assurance professional in good laboratory practice (RQAP-GLP) and director of quality assurance at PPD Laboratories’ Bioanalytical Laboratory shared GLP best practices with BioPharm International.

Drug developers must understand the complex bioanalytical assays for cell- and gene-therapy drug development programs and ensure that partners have the specialized expertise needed for complex therapeutic classes.

Laboratory test methods evaluate cleaning agents and cleaning process design for removing resin residues from the surfaces of non-dedicated chromatography columns systems.

Katalyst D2D from ACD/Labs enables the design, planning, execution, and analysis of high throughput (HT) experiments. The web-based application was introduced at Pittcon 2019 in Philadelphia, PA.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) and Novasep will partner to develop systems for membrane chromatography using Novasep’s BioSC platform and SSB’s single-use technology.

In light of recent FDA guidance on data integrity, the challenges and benefits of using the public cloud to deploy and use data management software are discussed.

Both empty and filled syringes must pass a range of tests to meet quality standards for biopharmaceutical drugs.