Bioprocessing

A therapeutic protein or monoclonal antibody (mAb) can be turned into an effective therapy and a revenue-generating product only if it can be efficiently filtered from the process stream. If a product is inefficiently...

Scientists in the U.K. and New Zealand are making freely available the results of what they claim is the largest ever map of protein expression in the human Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brain. Reported in...

Beckman Coulter said today it has acquired Labcyte for an undisclosed price, in a deal that expands the buyer’s laboratory automation business. Based in San Jose, CA, privately-held Labcyte is the developer of Echo® acoustic...

Continuous manufacturing is finally gaining traction in the pharmaceutical industry, but development of the necessary production technologies is, fittingly, a continuous process. Ultimately, the drawn-out development work will deliver worthwhile results. Using continuous processing instead...

Microfluidic devices have been established as versatile platforms to mimic various culture conditions or microenvironments in 2D and 3D tissue models. Oxygen availability in the cellular microenvironment strongly affects the cellular phenotype and metabolism....

Catalent says the $200 million it will spend over three years to expand drug substance manufacturing capacity and drug product fill/finish capacity in Bloomington, IN, and Madison, WI, reflects a commitment to expand further...

Orchard Therapeutics said it will build out a gene therapy manufacturing facility in Fremont, CA, that will employ 100 people and increase its manufacturing capabilities to support plans for an expanded pipeline. The new facility,...