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Cost Considerations Drive Lean Technology in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
By Catherine Shaffer
Four biosimilars have been approved for the market by FDA as of February 2017, and more are in the pipeline. Now that biosimilars are here to stay, manufacturers are devel…
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Single-use Bioreactors Have Reached the Big Time
The decision to use disposable bioreactors is now driven by commercial rather than technological considerations.
By Cynthia A. Challener
Single-use bioreactors available from various vendors…
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Reconciling Sensor Communication Gaps
By Angelo DePalma, Ph.D.
Process analytical technology (PAT), quality by design, and individual company- or process-centric quality initiatives are driving the development of bioprocess sensors …
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Biopharma in 2016: Higher Quality Drugs, Less Expensive Manufacturing
The year ahead is expected to be marked by increased biosimilar development, lower drug prices, and better quality drugs.
The global biopharmaceuticals market was valued at $162 billion in 2014 a…
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Biosimilars to Drive Modern Manufacturing Approaches
Reliable, high-quality products require innovative analytics and production.
By Jill Wechsler
As more biosimilars gain market approval in the United States, and manufacturers launch addition…
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Improving Process-Scale Chromatography
Advances in technology are increasing the productivity and efficiency of commercial-scale chromatography bioprocesses.
By Cynthia Challener, PhD
Chromatography is a crucial step in the purif…
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A Platform Approach to Purification of Antibody Fragments
Antibody fragments constitute a promising class of biopharmaceutical products. As compared with full length antibodies, their fragments have unique properties that make them favorable for certain th…
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Defining Risk Assessment of Aseptic Processes
Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, discusses the assessment of risk in the processing of intravenous injectable drugs.
By Susan J. Schniepp
Q: I work in …
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Modeling Bioreactor Performance
On a positive note, he points out that as standardization of reactor geometries for single-use systems occurs, the number of reactor geometries that require characterization is decreasing, which is cr…
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Safety Drives Innovation in Animal-Component-Free Cell-Culture Media Technology
Advances in cell culture media technology have helped achieve safer biologics.
By Tom Fletcher, Holden Harris
Regulatory expectations for cell-culture-based biologics production processes ch…