Author Archives: Dinghai Zheng

Quantitative Synthetic Biology for Biologics Production

Biologics accounted for more new drug approvals than did small molecules for the first time in 2022, marking a significant shift in the pharmaceutical industry (1). Large-molecule pipelines are also moving from standard monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to more complex and difficult-to-express molecules, which intensifies pressure on the industry to meet biomanufacturing demands. There is a pressing need for innovative Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)–based bioproduction systems to keep pace with this evolving landscape. While multiple areas of cell-line development (CLD) have…