Biopharmaceutical Analysis

The 2018 Short Course program at Pittcon, taking place Feb. 24–Mar. 1, will feature 23 new short courses geared towards laboratory professionals.

Conducting stability testing on APIs/finished drug product helps ensure shelf-life storage.

The authors present a robust and easy-to-implement chromatography column performance assessment method, called direct transition analysis (DTA).

BioTek Instruments has released a second edition of its BioSpa software that now offers users a simplified but effective interface for kinetic imaging or detection workflows.

SGS has introduced a Sanger sequencing service at its Glasgow, United Kingdom, laboratory to support genetic stability testing and perform identity testing on cell banks, plasmids, and viral seeds/vectors.

Biopharma majors are among the industry stakeholders who have commented and raised questions about FDA’s recently proposed draft guidance for analytical assessment of similarity in biosimilars.

Biopharma employees reveal employment objectives, opportunities, and frustrations.

A quality-by-design approach that implements PAT offers advantages in upstream cell-culture processing.

A roundtable Q&A with biopharma executives elucidates the challenges posed by single-use bioreactor bags in contributing to extractables and leachables in the biomanufacturing process.

MasterControl has added three new cloud-based analytical solutions to its MasterControl Version 11.7 software for clinical managers and regulatory/submissions professionals.

This article demonstrates that a modified SDS–PAGE can be easily used as a tool for quantifying the degree of protein degradation.

An updated version of Shimadzu’s LabSolutions analytical data system features an operating environment for complete data management and security in networked laboratories.

CPhI Pharma Awards honor companies and individuals driving the pharma industry forward.

This article examines how process characterization is crucial to process understanding and then applying that understanding to controlling a process.

Fluence Analytics’ Argen is a protein and polymer stability monitoring product that uses continuous light scattering measurements to produce an information stream.

Detecting viral contaminants in biologic-based medicines-and identifying their source-requires a holistic testing approach.

Process analytical testing for biopharmaceuticals requires enhanced methods due to complex bioprocesses.

A UHPLC SEC approach for protein aggregate analysis of mAbs is presented.

This study outlines methods for an alternative protein-polishing process for challenging proteins.

Bormioli Rocco Pharma, an Italian supplier of glass and plastic packaging, has launched its Delta-molded, type 1 glass vials in North America.

A case study demonstrates that affinity chromatography can offer efficiency and scalability for gene therapy manufacturing using viral vectors.

This review examines how microfluidics has been used in the formulation, preclinical, and clinical development of gene-delivery nanoparticles.

Along with particulate control and determination, speakers at the June conference in Rockville, Maryland, examined the role of protein aggregation and immunogenicity

Choosing a suitable material for fill/finish containers begins during the product development stage.

The authors review how media components modulate the quality of monoclonal antibody products

Steris added the Amsco 430LS and 630LS sterilizers to its line of medium steam sterilizers.

The expansion at its Lincolnshire, IL, facility will double the footprint of the site’s range of services, including microbiological evaluation, drug stability studies, and medical devices testing.

Amid debate about “fake news,” peer-review papers offer vital, objective insight.

Industry experts weigh in on best practices, challenges, and mutual recognition of cleaning validation standards.

Managing and prioritizing risk is essential to ensuring raw material quality. USP is developing new guidelines to make the work easier.