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Applying GMPs to the BioPharma Supply Chain
Defining best biopharmaceutical practices is necessary to ensure the safety of the supply chain.
Manufacturing biopharmaceuticals carries great responsibility. The drugs produced must be availab…
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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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Gowning Practices Provide Clues to cGMP Compliance
Review gowning practices as a tool to evaluate cGMP compliance in a facility.
The foundation of any successful quality-assurance system is strict adherence to good manufacturing practices (GMP…
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Raw Material Variability
The biopharmaceutical industry is developing a new approach to controlling variability in raw materials.
It would seem that raw materials used in bioprocessing operations are a relatively straig…
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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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Determining Criticality-Process Parameters and Quality Attributes Part I: Criticality as a Continuum
• Calibration and standardization setting for equipment and instruments are usually not included as process parameters.
• Formulation recipes can be considered fixed parameters (low or not critica…
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Biosimilars Development and Supply: How Complex Can the Process Be?
As the complex requirements of manufacturing biologics are manifold, it is important that biomanufacturing companies adopt quality-by-design principles.
Countries around the world face a gro…
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The Development and Application of a Monoclonal Antibody Purification Platform
A purification scheme to maximize the efficiency of the purification process and product purity while minimizing the development time for early-phase therapeutic antibodies.
The following ar…
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Regulatory Challenges in the QbD Paradigm
The authors demonstrate how an integrated model is helping to achieve regulatory flexibility. This article is part of a special section on biopharmaceutical trends.
With the dawn of the 2…
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PDA's Technical Report for Biotech Cleaning Validation
The authors encourage biotech manufacturers to consult PDA Technical Report No. 49 for a detailed perspective on current practices and issues in biotech cleaning validation.
By Anurag S. Rathore, D…