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Single-Use and Continuous Processing Technologies Change Facility Design
Viewing Changes in Pharmaceutical Facility Design
Single-use systems, continuous processing and isolator technology use a smaller footprint. Experts predict how the facilities of the future may …
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A Q&A With Parrish Galliher About Adopting Single-Use Systems
This week, Process Development Forum speaks with Parrish Galliher, Chief Technology Officer Upstream at Cytiva, about trends within the bioprocess area.
What’s one of the biggest t…
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FDA Urged to Preserve Biosimilar Naming Conventions
The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) is reporting that 32 organizations, including pharmacies and labor unions, have signed a letter urging FDA to require biologics and biosimilars to have …
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Concentrating Feed—an Applicable Approach to Improve Antibody Production
In this study, the authors evaluated different approaches to prepare highly concentrated feed media for fed-batch Chinese hamster ovary cell culture. By raising the pH or by adding surfactants, the fe…
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Q&A with Industry Leaders: Rita Peters
This week, Process Development Forum's new Q&A feature interviews Rita Peters, Editor of BioPharm International Magazine, about second quarter trends in drug development.
Q: What trends have yo…
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Manufacturers Struggle with Breakthrough Drug Development
Accelerated testing and production create challenges in documenting product quality.
Biopharmaceutical companies are eager for FDA to designate potential test therapies as “breakthrough drugs…
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Design of Experiments for Analytical Method Development and Validation
Design of experiment is a powerful development tool for method characterization and method validation.
Design of experiments (DOE) is a well-proven characterization approach within product…
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FDA and EMA Extend QbD Parallel-Assessment Pilot Program
FDA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have extended the joint pilot program for the parallel evaluation of quality-by-design (QbD) applications for two years beginning April 1, 2014. In the jo…
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Determining Criticality–Process Parameters and Quality Attributes Part III: Process Control Strategies—Criticality throughout the Lifecycle
The author applies the continuum of criticality to develop the process control strategy and move through Stages 2 and 3 of the new process validation lifecycle.
With the most recent FDA …
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Report: Branded Biopharms Most Exposed to Biosimilar Competition
In a new report on the global biosimilar drugs market, Biosimilars: Parsing the Industry's Pipelines, Moody's Investors Service reports that while biosimilar products have been launched in Asia and …