Bioprocessing and biomanufacturing – Page 6
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ArticleWhat is the future of biologic medicines?
Sigma Mostafa, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at KBI Biopharma, discusses the current trends in biologics and how technologies such as automation are advancing the field.
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ArticleFrom viral vectors to nucleic acids: biopharma’s evolving manufacturing landscape
In this interview, Vikas Gupta, President of CDMO ReciBioPharm, outlines several key trends shaping the biopharma manufacturing landscape, including the rise of nucleic acid-based therapeutics, and the quest for continuous manufacturing.
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ArticleBioprocessing / Bioproduction In-Depth Focus 2024
This in-depth focus features articles on bioreactor size, as well as bioprocess development and manufacturing of bioconjugated products.
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ArticleEuropean Pharmaceutical Review Issue 2 2024
European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 2 includes articles on cell and gene therapy, from supply chain and manufacturing to microbial testing.
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ArticleSupporting female leaders to advance cell and gene therapies
At the 2024 Advanced Therapies conference, panellists discussed the lack of women in leadership positions within the cell and gene therapy space and what could be contributing to this.
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VideoWebinar: How Pfizer utilises Enzyme Indicator technology for bio-decontamination validation
Melanie Eggers is a Sterilisation Validation Project Support Engineer at Pfizer Belgium. In this webinar, she explains how Pfizer has adopted Enzyme Indicator (EI) technology for its VHP bio-decontamination procedures. She outlines the differences in EIs compared to more traditional Biological Indicators and the way in which Pfizer utilises the ...
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ArticleMonitoring pharmaceuticals in the environment
Andreas Häner, an environmental risk assessor at Roche in Group Safety, Security, Health & Environmental protection (SHE), speaks to EPR about how the pharmaceutical industry monitors manufacturing emissions that can impact local environments.
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Articleebook: Twin-screw extrusion for pharmaceutical applications
This compendium explains how hot-melt extrusion can help overcome common challenges in pharmaceutical development, with guidance on all stages of the HME process from formulation characterization to process design/development, and downstream processing.
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ArticleIs the pharmaceutical sector realising its potential for sustainable manufacturing?
Digitalisation could dramatically streamline the process of setting up and running pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, bringing sustainability and cost benefits, as Eric Flynn, Head of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences at Siemens, explains.
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ArticleAdvancing microbiome innovation
In the fourth instalment of EPR's ‘Microbiome therapeutics: microscope to medicine’ series, Emilie Plantamura, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at MaaT Pharma, examines the promising potential of microbiome therapeutics beyond Clostridium difficile infection, particularly in the onco-haematological field.
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ArticleFractionation, purification and downstream processing: the path to commercialisation
With increasing progress in the life sciences, we are now able to treat diseases that were previously deemed incurable. This progress, however, comes with new challenges due to the growing complexity of chemical and biotherapeutic products. Developing and manufacturing compounds of interest in a pure and stable form quickly and ...
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ArticleChampioning UK ATMP clinical trials
In this Q&A, Jacqueline Barry, Chief Clinical Officer for Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, elucidates on how the Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre (ATTC) Network can strengthen UK ATMP clinical trials.
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ArticleCoherent Raman scattering microscopy: a powerful tool for pharmaceutics
Coherent Raman scattering (CRS) microscopy is a powerful label-free technique that enables high-speed imaging of a sample’s chemical composition. Here, Raman experts Giulio Cerullo and Matteo Negro discuss how technological advances in the field can boost the broad applicability of CRS microscopy, as both an analytical tool for online monitoring ...
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VideoMoving towards continuous batch RNA production
Here Thibault Jonckheere, CEO, Exothera discusses how continuous RNA production can set a new benchmark in the pharmaceutical industry.
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VideoTrends in technology transfer
In this video interview, Roberto Formisano, Process Transfer Senior Manager, AGC Biologics discusses challenges related to technology transfer and more.
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Articleebook: A practical guide to single-use filtration in biopharma
This ebook explains how single-use filtration can support safer, more efficient biopharmaceutical production. Discover more on different filtration stages and unveil key characterisations, like pore size and membrane material, empowering tailored selection to specific biomolecules and processes.
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ArticleDeveloping a new treatment paradigm for IgAN
On World Kidney Day 2024, Dr Marshall Fordyce, CEO of Vera Therapeutics explores the challenges of treating kidney disease and shares why the company’s lead candidate could become the first self-administered B-cell modulation therapy.
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ArticleLive biotherapeutic products: bridging innovations and challenges in manufacturing
In our third instalment of EPR's exclusive ‘Microbiome therapeutics: microscope to medicine’ series, Tue Hodal, Chief Technology Officer and Lorenz Rindisbacher, Chief Quality Officer, Bacthera, explore how live biotherapeutic products (LBPs) represent a transformative shift in medicine, highlighting their unique challenges and potential.
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ArticleThe future of targeted alpha therapy development and manufacture
Following the first industrial-scale facility for targeted alpha therapy (TAT) production in Europe beginning construction, in this exclusive Q&A, Julien Dodet, CEO of Orano Med, elaborates on the key trends in radioligand therapeutics and why TATs hold significant advantages as cancer treatments.
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ArticleUnder the microscope: Time to consider perfusion?
Erik Vaessen, Chief Business Officer at FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, reveals the benefits of continuous culture processing and considerations for optimal bioproduction.


