November 25th 2024
Fluorescence spectroscopy offers unique advantages for characterizing EVs.
September 5th 2024
Viral vectors and other complex biologic modalities require more specificity and higher sensitivity to detect and distinguish contaminants.
July 12th 2024
With the acquisition, Olink will join Thermo Fisher’s Life Sciences Solutions business.
June 6th 2024
Determining E&L risk from single-use components can be used to build the level of extractable profiling and PERLs.
June 5th 2024
Biosimilar analytical assessments focus on demonstrating biosimilarity and interchangeability with the reference biologic.
Glycan Analysis: A Primer
NIBRT's Pauline Rudd on what to expect when performing glycan analysis.
The Transformation to Process-Centered Organization
Is process-centered organization in biopharmaceutical manufacturing a stepping stone or a stumbling block?
Product Characterization: A Primer
NIBRT's Jayne Telford provides an overview of biopharmaceutical analytics and their accompanying qualification and validation steps.
Assay Development and Method Validation Essentials
A 10-step systematic approach to analytical method development and validation can improve the quality of drug development.
Meeting Challenges for Analysis of Antibody-Drug Conjugates
The complex structure of ADCs necessitates different analytical strategies than those for either small molecules or unconjugated monoclonal antibodies.
Moisture Matters in Lyophilized Drug Product
Using an alternate moisture-generation method may provide more accurate data for regulatory submissions.
Correlating Product Lifecycle and Manufacturing Site Characteristics with Product Deviations
MIT survey results address product and site characteristics that statistically correlate with quality performance.
Training the Biopharma Industry
Using a competency-based approach to effectively train biopharmaceutical industry staff.
A Method for Removal of Endotoxin from Pharmaceutical Formulation
The authors describe a simple method to remove endotoxins from highly viscous formulations.
Performing Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange with Mass Spectrometry
In HDX studies, data are produced across multiple time points, multiple species, and with replicates.
Tools for Enabling Process Analytical Technology Applications in Biotechnology
The authors review the various analytical methods that can enable use of PAT.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance as a Bioprocessing QbD Application
Current expectations in bioprocessing and a framework for using NMR to enhance a QbD approach.
Best Quality Practices for Biomedical R&D
Members from an ASQ working group provide analytical methods to enable PAT.
Reduce Analytical Testing and Costs Without Compromising Compliance
Unnecessary analytical testing can lead to unnecessary costs.
A New Era in Cell Culture Media Development
Cell-line specific complex media supplements combine chemically defined media additives into a single supplement.
Developing Alternatives to ELISA-Based Biomarker Assays
The authors discuss a new, rapid immunoassay for the detection of biomarkers.
A New Way to Think About Outsourcing Partnerships
Future sponsor-contract provider relationships will require more integration.
The Growing Orphan-Drug Paradigm
Rather than seeking a single indication for one large group, the orphan-drug approach segments the market for a drug more minutely.
Structural Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies
The author describes techniques that can be used to provide the analytical data required by ICH Q6B for characterization of monoclonal antibodies.
Characterizing Biologics Using Dynamic Imaging Particle Analysis
Overcoming limitations of volumetric techniques and detecting transparent particles.
Efficient Multiproduct Process Development Case Study
Achieving multiproduct development within shortened timelines.
Systematic Approaches to Develop Chemically Defined Cell Culture Feed Media
Making chemically defined media work.
Label-Free and Labeled Technology for Protein Characterization and Quantitation
Use it label-free, or add labels to detect contaminants in solution.
Using NMR Spectroscopy to Obtain the Higher Order Structure of Biopharmaceutical Products
Simple methods can characterize polysaccharide vaccines and recombinant cytokines at high resolution.
Mixed-Mode Chromatography in Downstream Process Development
Salt-tolerant adsorption and unique selectivity are the major advantages of mixed-mode materials over single-mode resins.
The Purification of Plasmid DNA for Clinical Trials Using Membrane Chromatography
Membrane chromatography ensures purity at high flow rates.
Statistical Equivalence Testing for Assessing Bench-Scale Cleanability
The two-one-sided t-test compares the equivalency of two data sets.
Salt Tolerant Interaction Chromatography for Large-Scale Polishing with Convective Media
STIC allows polishing to be carried out without an interstitial dilution step, which reduces process time and avoids additional buffer preparation and hold steps.
Comparison of Camelid Antibody Ligand to Protein A for Monoclonal Antibody Purification
A stable alternative to Protein A chromatography.
Breaking the Rapid Microbiological Method Financial Barrier: A Case Study in Return on Investment and Economic Justification
A case study implementing rapid microbiological methods.