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Progress in the implementation of biofluorescent particle counters

24 August 2022 | By

Despite the promise of biofluorescent particle counters (BFPCs) as an alternative and rapid microbiological method and process analytical technology, their implementation thus far has predominantly occurred in non-GMP environments. In this article, EPR’s Hannah Balfour explores the reasons, with comment from Mike Russ, Senior Manager, Head of QCLS/Analytical Science and…

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A strategic approach to optimisations of testing bacterial endotoxins

24 August 2022 | By , , ,

Given industry's recent focus on the sustainability of bacterial endotoxin testing (BET), here, AstraZeneca colleagues Miriam Guest, Karen Capper, Dennis Wong and Phil Duncanson share how they worked to establish a short-, mid- and long-term strategy to optimise BET across the global enterprise. They also explore some of the short-term…

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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 4 2022

24 August 2022 | By

In EPR Issue 4, experts discuss implementing a global strategy to improve the sustainability of endotoxin testing, how to accelerate timelines for manufacture of multi-specific antibodies and the potential of oncolytic viruses as a therapy for glioblastoma. Also featured: progress towards smart vaccine manufacturing, an update on edible anticounterfeiting technology,…

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Rapid method development to overcome challenges of bi-specific antibody purification

27 June 2022 | By ,

The landscape of biopharmaceutical manufacturing is changing, with complex molecules such as bi-specific antibodies (bsAbs) becoming increasingly prevalent. bsAbs are a large, structurally diverse family of molecules designed to recognise two targets and globally there are over 230 in development as promising therapies for cancer and other diseases. While they…

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Efficient shutdown recovery: leveraging RMM to unlock value and ensure environmental quality

24 June 2022 | By , ,

New technologies are awaiting implementation by the pharmaceutical industry to improve and optimise processes, but as they are not compendial and may require lengthy approval processes, their adoption as a replacement for a compendial method is slow, if at all possible. Though the industry is still contemplating how to unlock…