eBooks

eBook: Working Together Is Key to Bioprocess Sustainability

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Sustainability initiatives are launching across the biopharmaceutical industry as companies begin to scrutinize their environmental impacts as part of the growing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement in business. Achieving ambitious sustainability goals will require organizations to evaluate their raw materials, production processes, product packaging, operations, and supply and distribution chains — and such work will entail monumental effort. As this special eBook presentation from the editors of BioProcess International and BioProcess Insider demonstrates, bioprocess sustainability necessitates collaboration across the…

eBook: Bispecifics — Fulfilling the Promise Through Science and Engineering

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With nine products already on the market, bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) are the most commercially advanced of all antibody-derivative biopharmaceuticals. But that isn’t to say that they face no obstacles to success. Indeed, as BPI’s senior technical editor finds in her review of recent literature and conference proceedings, the details of production and processing still confound many bsAb developers. With dozens of molecular formats in progress — and more arising all the time — the prospects for a platform process are…

eBook: BPI Lab — Patterns, Peaks, and Trends: Advantages of Digital Data for Biopharmaceutical Quality Control

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Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living. Similarly, data are useless without analysis. And even as artificial intelligence makes inroads into the biopharmaceutical industry, human insight remains important. Graphically representing data is more than just creating pretty pictures; proper data visualization can improve the communication of sometimes abstract information to make data accessible, understandable, and usable. Patterns and insights arise during the review process — whether data are intended for internal or external publication or for inclusion in…

April 24, 2023

eBook: The Post-Pandemic Supply Chain

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Supply chains felt the full force of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading the industry to rapidly adopt new protocols. Additional forces have also exposed the supply chain to even more complex issues such as increased lead times and sustainability. This eBook examines the lessons learned from the pandemic that have become standard among biomanufacturers and how rising macroeconomic threats such as inflation and climate change continue to force supply chains to evolve. Jim Marshall, associate director of materials management at Alnylam,…

March 27, 2023

eBook: Bioprocess Monitoring — Still on the Path to Dynamic Control

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The biopharmaceutical industry agrees that process analytical technologies (PATs) and automation will improve process consistency, enhance biologic quality, reduce production costs, and accelerate workflows. However, technologies for on- and in-line bioprocess monitoring generally remain in process development laboratories rather than being used on the manufacturing floor. Some difficulties stem from limitations with current sensing methods and technologies. Other problems relate to implementation and integration of existing information-technology (IT) solutions. And still other concerns arise when company leaders need to make…

March 15, 2023

eBook: Monoclonal Antibodies — Reviewing the Past Year in Design, Engineering, Characterization, Manufacturing, and Formulation

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Even as advanced therapies and new modalities grab headlines, the monoclonal antibody (MAb) segment of the biopharmaceutical industry continues to perform, bringing needed treatments for emergent infections, rare diseases, and widespread conditions to patients who need help around the world. In fact, MAbs are at the heart of many emerging therapeutics, including bispecifics/multispecifics, antibody fragments, and antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs). But the original molecular class itself still dominates the biopharmaceutical development pipeline and the interest of biotechnology suppliers around the world.…

February 23, 2023

eBook: Cell Therapy — Lessons Learned from Working with Vectors and Cells

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Gene-modified cell therapies hold much promise for cancer treatment. Currently, the most popular approach leverages T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), which give immune cells the specificity needed to bind with and destroy malignancies. Despite rapid progress in drug discovery and development, the biopharmaceutical industry still has much to learn about manufacturing CAR T-cell therapies in commercially feasible ways. In this eBook, BPI’s managing editor speaks with subject-matter experts from VIVEbiotech, Castle Creek Biosciences, and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS)…

January 31, 2023

eBook: mRNA — Negotiating New Manufacturing Hurdles

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The emergency authorization, regulatory approval, and successful commercialization of Pfizer–BioNTech’s and Moderna’s respective mRNA vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 have ignited considerable interest in the modality across the biopharmaceutical industry — and for good reasons. Establishing a platform process for mRNA production could facilitate and accelerate several aspects of vaccine development and manufacturing. Drug makers also intend to leverage benefits associated with cell-free bioprocessing. But as the contributors to this eBook show, mRNA remains a nascent modality, and companies must surmount new…

December 20, 2022

Cell Therapy — Supply Chain Discussions

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The 2017 approval of Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) has paved the way for other cell therapy products to reach the patients who need them. Each passing year promises to open the regulatory floodgates to more product approvals, but technical and manufacturing issues continue to keep initially high expectations from being realized. One barrier is supply chain complexity, especially for the subset of autologous cell therapies. This eBook features expert commentary from Be The Match BioTherapies, a company providing more than 50 product…

December 15, 2022

eBook: Chromatography Column Packing — Best Practices and Considerations from Laboratory to Manufacturing Scale

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Column chromatography is a powerful separation tool for biopharmaceutical research and industry, with applications ranging from laboratory bench-scale purification to process development and commercial-scale manufacturing of biotherapeutics. Ensuring the highest quality of separations depends on many factors, including the technique used for packing the chromatography column. Well-packed columns provide for the best chromatographic separations. Successful column packing ensures proper mobile-phase distribution and resin contact. Scaling up to large columns can introduce many challenges. Manufacturers of chromatography media provide best-practice advice…

December 5, 2022