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Researchers develop method to produce protein drugs from lettuce
Scientists have divised a way to manufacture protein drugs using lettuce leaves, which has presented a potential drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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New innovation centre for biopharma technologies opens
A facility has opened in Ireland which will allow the biopharma industry to trial and simulate the latest bioprocessing and quality control technologies in a GMP environment.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 1 2020
Within this issue are articles which investigate polyelectrolyte multilayers as drug carriers, discuss how developments in pharma impact logistics and examine how the industry can regulate heavy metals in medicinal cannabis. Other features include how to use the correct tablet tooling and trends for the CDMO sector this year.
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NIBRT announces collaboration to improve downstream bioprocessing bottlenecks
A collaboration between the NIBRT and Avantor aims to address issues faced in downstream bioprocessing during buffer preparation for mAbs.
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A 360 overview of data integrity in life sciences
7 February 2020 | By OSIsoft
Trustworthiness in data is critical for operations within the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, whether it is for compliance, operational excellence, reporting or development. Hear the latest findings from OSIsoft’s research in our on-demand webinar.
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Biofactory hydrogel platform enables on-demand production of pharmaceuticals
An innovation in hydrogels has created a portable, reusable chemical-producing platform that could provide access to essential pharmaceuticals without specialised storage requirements.
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Demand for ‘specialist skills’ in UK cell and gene therapy, says report
A skills demand report has stated that employment in the UK cell and gene therapy industry is expected to double by 2024, but must be supported by targeted academic courses.
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Low costs of dispersible products to drive single-use bioprocessing market
Research has predicted that the global single-use bioprocessing market will exhibit a CAGR of 13.6 percent over the forecast period until 2025.
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Two awards granted to recognise work in bioprocessing industry
The UK BioIndustry Association’s bioProcessUK conference saw two awards given to Sharon Grimster and Dr Sarah Goulding for their work in the bioprocessing sector.
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Intellectual property, divestments, fragmentation and the future: M&A in life sciences
Mergers and acquisitions in any market can define the landscape for its players. In this article, Emma Danks of Taylor Wessing reflects on recent M&A activity in the biopharmaceutical industry, highlighting influencing trends and what this might mean for the future.
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Whitepaper: Innovative analytical techniques for bioprocess investigation
WITH THE RISE of metabolites/molecules production using complete living cells or their components (bacteria, enzymes, chloroplasts, etc), which is also termed bioprocessing, it has become increasingly important to control the different production steps and analyse the different biological materials.
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Expert view: The future of biologics quality – multiple attribute methodology
Characterisation and quality control of proteinbased biotherapeutics has historically been a lengthy and challenging process due to their complexity and inherent heterogeneity.
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Bioprocessing & Bioproduction In-Depth Focus 2019
Within this in-depth focus are articles exploring the potential of gene therapies and manufacturing viral vectors as well as a discussion on recent M&As within the biopharmaceutical industry.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 6 2019
In this issue are articles that explore the impact of M&As within the life science industry, discuss the security trends for medicinal packaging and investigate genotoxic impurities within pharmaceutical products. Also included are features on nanobot drug delivery systems and Raman as an effective analytical approach.
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Thermodynamic probes of cold instability: application to therapeutic proteins
Developing a stable therapeutic protein formulation requires an intimate knowledge of the protein and its physical and chemical properties. In this article, Bernardo Perez-Ramirez and Robert Simler discuss the thermodynamic consequences that low temperature can have on the aggregation tendencies of a protein.
