BioPharm International, April 2020 Issue (PDF)

Artificial intelligence, among other technological advances, is pushing innovation boundaries.

In this episode, we explore BIOVECTRA’s capabilities in antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) manufacturing, from complex conjugation chemistry to synthesis of highly potent payloads. We’ll also showcase how BIOVECTRA’s extensive experience in complex chemistries and specialized small molecule manufacturing gives them a unique perspective, strengthening their approach to ADC production and ensuring clients receive custom solutions across all project stages.

Regulatory clearances and approvals continue as agencies work to disseminate literature, raise awareness, redouble research efforts, and improve the efficacy of clinical trials.

Metabolic Flux Analysis (MFA) is a powerful technique used to characterize metabolic phenotype driving to improved productivity in biomanufacturing. MFA is most powerful when absolute concentrations of the metabolic intermediates are measured, but doing so in practice is often impractical due to inherent limitations of conventional absolute quantitation by mass spectral analysis. Recently, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have been applied to solving the problem of broad, untargeted, absolute quantitation in liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). These new approaches extend readily to the determination of absolute concentrations of stable isotopically-labeled metabolic intermediates, offering a new tool for MFA. Dr Sam Yenne from Metalytics Inc., a company that specializes in the science of metabolic flux, has recently assessed and adopted Pyxis, a new tool for absolute quantitation of raw LC-MS data. Dr Yenne describes MFA, its utility in biopharmaceutical development, associated challenges and how Pyxis impacts those challenges.

More than 6000 rare diseases—those which affect fewer than one in 2000 people each—are acknowledged in the medical community, with 72% of them being genetic.

Previous domestic capital expansion commitments since 2020 had been made in Research Triangle Park and Concord, both in North Carolina; Kenosha County, Wisconsin; Lebanon, Indiana; and Lilly’s home city of Indianapolis.