Manufacturing

Adjuvant activity can be greatly improved by appropriate formulation of cytosine-phosphorothioate-guanine oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG ODNs).

Use it label-free, or add labels to detect contaminants in solution.

Simple methods can characterize polysaccharide vaccines and recombinant cytokines at high resolution.

Although single-use systems are widely used in upstream unit operations, their acceptance in downstream processes has been slow.

How a Big Pharma company tackled the move to disposable bioreactors.

New Brunswick Scientific, an Eppendorf Company (Edison, NJ), and Pall Corporation (Port Washington, NY) have entered into a product development and marketing agreement to create and supply new disposable bioreactor systems.

Vetter held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility in Ravensburg.

International outsourcing and rising theft spur regulatory action and manufacturer oversight.

Case studies show TOC is effective for cleaning validation.

Combine cost analyses with QbD to improve operations and lower costs.

We all know that experience is the best teacher. With H1N1, we have a great opportunity to learn important lessons.

Formulation strategy is an important consideration when selecting and managing outsourced biopharmaceutical development programs.

Computational fluid dynamics can resolve performance problems.

How to use risk assessment strategies to integrate operations.

A process harmonization assessment can aid in smooth technology transfer by comparing data across equipment and sites.

The ability to deal with the complexity of the clinical supply process has shifted the balance of power to clinical supply chain specialists.

A systematic approach facilitates formulation component selection.

Computational fluid dynamics is a powerful tool to optimize processes.

HTPD allows rapid screening of chromatographic parameters.

Humacyte, Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC) and Xcellerex, Inc. (Marlborough, MA) have entered into an initial strategic collaboration for Xcellerex to develop a manufacturing process that will enable the production of Humacyte?s lead regenerative medicine product using Xcellerex?s XDR single-use bioreactor system in its FlexFactory.

Salt-tolerant adsorption and unique selectivity are the major advantages of mixed-mode materials over single-mode resins.

This alternative purification method to chromatography is readily scalable and fits a fully disposable downstream process.

To speed up the downstream process, you must get the right data, in the right amount, at the right time. Here's how.

New technologies and adaptations of existing technologies can improve platform processes.

Design of experiments is a valuable tool for identifying aspects of a formulation that are critical to product quality.

Sufficient process history is key to the rapid transfer of your process.