October 9th 2024
Space-time yield is a critical metric for comparison of upstream biomanufacturing processes and can be useful in reducing commercial production costs.
May 15th 2023
Understanding processes in the development and manufacture of biological drug substances is crucial to successfully navigating the clinical phases towards commercial launch, all within ever‑tightening time constraints, and regulatory frameworks.
April 12th 2023
Lives are saved when time from vein to vein decreases.
March 2nd 2023
Decreasing vein to vein time saves lives.
March 1st 2023
There is growing pressure for robust and economically scalable viral-vector manufacturing technologies.
A New Paradigm in Drug Development
The changing regulatory and manufacturing environment is ushering in a new approach to drug development.
Novartis Has Production Hiccup for Kymriah CAR-T Therapy
The company has run into a snag in producing Kymriah for the diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patient population, the second indication for which the therapy was recently approved by FDA.
FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Releases Statement on Advancement of Gene Therapies
The agency is releasing six new draft guidances to provide a regulatory framework for handling gene therapies.
The Challenge of Disruptive Technologies in Bioprocessing
Increasing demand for biologics is driving the need for innovation in bioprocessing.
Optimizing Late-Stage and Commercial Cell-Culture Processes
Late-stage and commercial biomanufacturing pose a challenge to cell-culture processing.
GE Healthcare Equips China Cell Therapy Manufacturing Plant with FlexFactory
The company will provide the first FlexFactory manufacturing platform for cell therapy manufacturing.
Challenges in Cell Harvesting Prompt Enhancements
Higher cell titers and cell densities have posed a challenge to cell harvesting, a crucial step in biologics manufacturing.
Transcriptomics and the Production of Recombinant Therapeutics
Transcriptomics plays a role in influencing the production of recombinant therapeutics in microbial and mammalian hosts.
Ingenza in Collaboration to Recycle CO2 from Bioprocessing Plants
Ingenza, in partnership with the University of Dundee and Drochaid Research Services, will work on a project to recycle CO2 emissions from bioprocessing plants to serve as feedstock and energy inputs.
GE and CCRM Partner with DiscGenics on New Cell Therapy
GE Healthcare and the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) will support scale-up efforts by DiscGenics for a new cell therapy intended to treat back pain.
FDA Moves to Overhaul New Drug Review Process
Smaller review divisions will bring experts closer to decision processes and reduce bottlenecks, FDA leaders say.
Understanding Validation and Technical Transfer, Part 2
A validation plan developed to support a process unrelated to bio- pharmaceutical manufacture is applied to bio- pharmaceutical processes and systems.
Managing Uncertainty in Continuous Biomanufacturing
More published data and initial regulatory approvals are needed to drive adoption of continuous bio-manufacturing.
Putting Viral Clearance Capabilities to the Test
Process understanding and careful assessment of risks are essential in developing viral clearance programs.
Understanding Validation and Technical Transfer, Part I
This is the first of a series of three articles about validation and technical transfer in the bio- pharmaceutical industry.
Ambr 250 High Throughput Bioreactor System Speeds Up Intensified Cell Culture Process Development
Sartorius Stedim Biotech has launched a new automated parallel bioreactor system for perfusion culture.
GlobalData Reports Need to Shift to Newer Vaccine Manufacturing Technologies
GlobalData reports the need to shift away from egg-based manufacturing of vaccines in light of influenza-related deaths.
Characterizing a Bioprocess with Advanced Data Analytics
Modeling at various stages of the data analytics continuum aids scale comparison of a bioreactor.
Novo Nordisk Publishes New Study on Bioproduction of Chemicals
The study suggests that circumventing evolution in cell factories can enable the commercialization of new biobased chemicals to large-scale.
CPI and The Roslin Institute Collaborate on New Methods to Manufacture Biologics
A collaboration between The Centre for Process Innovation and The Roslin Institute aims to develop commercially viable and scalable methods of producing biologics using transgenic animals.
Univercells to Develop Antibody Production Platform with $2.9-Million Grant
The funding from the Walloon Region will enable Univercells to start developing a manufacturing platform aimed at driving down costs of biosimilars manufacturing.
TxCell Completes CAR-Treg Manufacturing Process Development
The company has completed development of a first-generation production process for its chimeric antigen receptor regulatory T cell product portfolio and is selecting a CMO for clinical supply.
Miniature Bioreactors for Improved Process Understanding
Miniature bioreactors add value by reducing validation efforts.
Combining Microbioreactors and Advanced Statistical Techniques to Optimize a Platform Process for a New Host-Cell Line
Use of a subspace model is a viable method to characterize process space variables and optimize process performance.
Quality by Design—Bridging the Gap between Concept and Implementation
As Europe strives to firmly incorporate quality-by-design principles, there are several key issues that still need to be addressed.
Advancing QbD in the EU
EU authorities are stepping up their efforts to incorporate QbD principles.
The Challenges of Adopting Single-Use Technology
Insights on single-use systems implementation and exploitation in biopharmaceutical manufacturing and processing, based on a QbD approach.
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.
Retrospection and Introspection at FDA
A report commissioned by FDA evaluates the QbD paradigm.
Using Information Technology to Enhance Upstream Productivity
Two case studies show how advanced information technologies make process development more efficient.