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Biomanufacturing framework could boost microbial production efficiency
Research findings support the design of robust microbial processes for pharmaceutical products.
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Yeast research could advance sustainable pharmaceutical bioproduction
Novel approach holds potential to reduce the industry’s dependence on coconut and palm oil extraction for bioproduction of short- and medium-chain fatty acids.
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Investing in the future of pharmaceutical microbiology QC
Troy Wright, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Quality at Abzena, shares an overview of current major challenges within pharmaceutical microbiology quality control, including the lack of staff knowledge in advanced technologies and how the sector’s importance can be overlooked, despite its key role in bringing safe, quality products…
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Single-use bioreactor market to witness favourable expansion to 2030
Advancement in technology like automation is boosting the adoption of single-use technology rocking bioreactors in the bioprocess market, research says.
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Advancing environmental monitoring systems for CGT manufacturing
Gill Lewis, QP and Chief GMP Consultant, eXmoor Pharma. discusses the company's approach to environmental monitoring and the key challenges faced during integration at its Cell and Gene Therapy Centre in Bristol, a facility which received a GMP license from the MHRA in August.
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Improving upstream fermentation with end-to-end automation
The automated system “significantly improved process control”, resulting in greater productivity of a small-molecule drug substance.
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Enhancing cell proliferation in bioproduction with non-invasive technology
The method has potential in both biomanufacturing and production of autologous cell therapies, the research suggests.
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QA/QC Microbiology In-Depth Focus 2024
This in-depth focus features articles on single temperature incubation, endotoxin standards and aseptic connections in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
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Control strategy could facilitate faster bioburden detection
According to the paper, the control strategy for rapid bioburden testing provides manufacturers with enhanced capabilities for process control.
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Live 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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Achieving optimal advanced process control in bioproduction
Model Predictive Control (MPC) “stands out as a beacon of advanced control” in continuous manufacturing, through its ability to enhance efficacy within bioproduction, research suggests.
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Innovative technologies facilitate novel contamination-detection method
A new 24-hour sterility testing method combining nanopore sequencing and machine learning could revolutionise sterility assurance in biopharmaceutical manufacturing of cell therapies.
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Fully instrumented 3D printed small-scale bioreactor developed
To support upstream bioprocess development, a study has demonstrated real-time monitoring of the growth phase in a 3D printed, single-use bioreactor.
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Innovative PAT-based filtration strategy reported for continuous biomanufacturing
The PAT-based approach is the first of its kind to prevent membrane fouling when using a robust single-pass tangential flow filtration (SP-TFF) operation in bioprocessing, according to a paper.
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CRISPR-based microbial gene therapy delivers promise
A microbial gene therapy can “eliminate antibiotic-resistant E. coli strains in the gut”, according to first-in-human study interim results.
