CHO cells with their unique characteristics, represent the major expression system within the biopharmaceutical industry. However, one of the major challenges in cell line development is to identify those rare, high-producing clones in a huge population of non-expressing or low-expressing cell lines. This leads to laborious and time consuming cell line development processes. This webinar will educate the audience about challenges faced with traditional expression systems and how the CHO cell line with the glutamine synthethase knock-out via Zinc Finger Nucleases provides benefits for fast and efficient cell line development as well as stable and high titer expression. We will explore additional cell line engineering targets that can be modified to engineer a cell line that mitigates risks and removes bottlenecks throughout the biopharmaceutical process.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• What are the benefits of using an optimized/engineered expression system?
• What can be done throughout the cell line development process to mitigate risks and remove bottlenecks?
• Applications of cell line engineering for further upstream biopharmaceutical enhancements.
The Future of Bioprocessing – What you need to know.MilliporeSigma
One of the hottest topics in the biopharmaceutical industry today is “continuous bioprocessing”. Buzzwords such as “process intensification”, “next generation bioprocessing”, “process optimization”, and “integrated, connected manufacturing” are prevalent in industry conference programs and biopharma trade publications. This is no surprise considering that by 2025, it is expected that 20 percent of revenue from molecules that are still in the pipeline today will come from drugs manufactured with next generation technologies. It is estimated that roughly 35 percent of today’s commercial molecules will utilize process intensification methods within the next 5-10 years.
But what actually is next generation bioprocessing? How are industry players defining next generation bioprocessing and how will they pursue and successfully implement this approach? And is continuous bioprocessing always the ultimate end goal drug manufacturers around the globe are, or should be, striving for?
In this dedicated supplement, experts from both biologics manufacturers and from MilliporeSigma provide their insights and perspectives on the on-going paradigm shift towards next generation bioprocessing occurring in today’s and tomorrow’s biopharma landscape.
Identifying Appropriate-Quality Pharmaceutical Raw Materials in an Evolving R...MilliporeSigma
This webinar will discuss appropriate quality attributes for different raw material uses, present strategies to support identification, selection and risk assessment of raw materials, and highlight the importance of regulatory documentation.
Recent and continuing regulatory improvements require drug manufacturers to assess and mitigate risk throughout their entire processes. This includes raw materials used at every stage of manufacturing and clinical phases. Current regulatory guidelines and industry standards clearly define quality requirements for raw materials that are incorporated into, or used close to, final drug product, for example active ingredients and excipients. However, no such clear standards are defined for chemicals used earlier in the process, such as in upstream bioprocessing, early chemical synthesis stages, or clean-in-place. The absence of such standards presents a challenge to efficiently and effectively source raw materials with appropriate supply chain transparency and control, accompanied by the necessary supporting documentation.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• Strategies to support identification, selection, and risk assessment of raw materials throughout the manufacturing process
• Appropriate quality attributes for different raw material uses
• The importance of quality and regulatory documentation provided by the supplier
The Role of BPOG Extractables Data in the Effective Adoption of Single-Use Sy...Merck Life Sciences
The successful adoption of single-use technologies in a biopharmaceutical process largely relies on confidently selecting the right components for use in the fluid path of a product, within a specific process. An important step in choosing such components requires generating an extractables profile, which can be done by carefully selecting the solvent streams and extraction conditions to model the product and process steps complemented with the right analytical strategy.
In this webinar, you will learn:
● An approach to adopt the BioPhorum Operations Group (BPOG) extractables protocol as a baseline testing strategy.
● How to apply extractables data to a specific process followed by a systematic, risk-based safety assessment approach used for comparing known safety concern thresholds.
● The important stages in the risk assessment process as demonstrated by case studies from typical drug manufacturing processes where single-use components were used.
A Molecule’s Journey – Breaking Down Roadblocks to Commercial SuccessMilliporeSigma
Every biopharma executive must make important decisions early in clinical development that will impact their molecule’s journey – and ultimately the success of their commercial strategy. The key to this success is to make the right decisions at the right time. In this webinar, our experts share some key considerations to help biopharmaceutical companies successfully advance a molecule from the laboratory to the clinic as quickly as possible without sacrificing product quality, process efficiency, or patient safety. To achieve this goal, companies must navigate the complexities associated with business planning, cell line development, process development, technology, and regulatory and risk assessment.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- Key business considerations for commercial success
- Key technical considerations
- Regulatory and risk assessment considerations
From preclinical to commercial: The evolution of ADC manufacturing expertise ...MilliporeSigma
ADCs have evolved since the initial approval of MYLOTARG® in 2000, with respect to both conjugation, linker and toxin chemistries as well as processing. With the current availability of four commercially approved drugs and approximately 80 programs in various clinical trials, there has been a significant interest in simplifying the complex supply chain to make manufacturing efficient. With approximately 80% of the programs outsourced to Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs), a transparent and integrated supply chain is critical for the success of ADC projects.
MilliporeSigma has been involved with the development and manufacturing of ADCs since 2008. This webinar will discuss how chemistry and manufacturing have evolved over the past 10 years globally and how MilliporeSigma, as a CDMO has adapted to these changes to meet customers needs.
In this webinar, you will learn:
● How ADC manufacturing has evolved over the past decade
● The challenges that this evolution implies
● Why an integrated supply chain has become increasingly important for the success of ADC projects
Promises and Challenges of Manufacturing and Testing Viral Producer Cell LinesMerck Life Sciences
To date, manufacturing of lentivirus (LV) vectors for gene therapy commonly relies on transient transfection of adherent HEK293 cells. This method is costly, time-consuming, difficult to scale-up and poorly reproducible, rendering large-scale applicability to fulfill increasing demand of LV in clinical pipelines cumbersome. The use of suspension-adapted transient producer cell lines for LV production has overcome some of these challenges. Furthermore, successful creation of stable producer cell lines would allow creation of master and working cell banks easily amenable to commercial production. The ideal producer cell lines should demonstrate stability in growth and gene expression, and be easily adaptable to chemically defined culture conditions and optimized for high-titer virus production. The availability of more robust producer cell lines thus represents an important scalable first step towards manufacturing processes that are conducive to large-scale production. Ultimately, these producer cell lines must be screened to satisfy various biosafety and regulatory implications.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• Process development for transient and stable producer cell lines
• Screening of cellular gene targets via CRISPR to improve LV production from producer cell lines
• cGMP and Regulatory readiness: Cell line characterization and release testing through BioReliance® global service offering
Streamlining Biopharmaceutical Cell Line Development - Reducing risk and decr...Merck Life Sciences
CHO cells with their unique characteristics, represent the major expression system within the biopharmaceutical industry. However, one of the major challenges in cell line development is to identify those rare, high-producing clones in a huge population of non-expressing or low-expressing cell lines. This leads to laborious and time consuming cell line development processes. This webinar will educate the audience about challenges faced with traditional expression systems and how the CHO cell line with the glutamine synthethase knock-out via Zinc Finger Nucleases provides benefits for fast and efficient cell line development as well as stable and high titer expression. We will explore additional cell line engineering targets that can be modified to engineer a cell line that mitigates risks and removes bottlenecks throughout the biopharmaceutical process.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• What are the benefits of using an optimized/engineered expression system?
• What can be done throughout the cell line development process to mitigate risks and remove bottlenecks?
• Applications of cell line engineering for further upstream biopharmaceutical enhancements.
Considerations for Manufacturing Commercial Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) -...MilliporeSigma
ADC manufacturing presents a unique set of challenges as compared to the well established practices employed for more traditional biologic products.
The development and commercialization of key intermediates, complex small-molecule APIs and biologic drug substances shouldn’t be such a headache. The uniqueness, versatility, and complexity involved in each project only means you need to make sure you’re well informed when it comes to the dos and don'ts of manufacturing commercial Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs). Tune in to hear a CMO perspective for an in-depth understanding on the subject of manufacturing commercial ADCs. Our team will discuss all of the considerations that must be addressed to successfully manufacture ADCs.
In this webinar you will learn:
- Facility Design and Cleaning Validation
- Advantages of Single Use Systems
- Process Control and Regulatory Strategies
The Future of Bioprocessing – What you need to know.MilliporeSigma
One of the hottest topics in the biopharmaceutical industry today is “continuous bioprocessing”. Buzzwords such as “process intensification”, “next generation bioprocessing”, “process optimization”, and “integrated, connected manufacturing” are prevalent in industry conference programs and biopharma trade publications. This is no surprise considering that by 2025, it is expected that 20 percent of revenue from molecules that are still in the pipeline today will come from drugs manufactured with next generation technologies. It is estimated that roughly 35 percent of today’s commercial molecules will utilize process intensification methods within the next 5-10 years.
But what actually is next generation bioprocessing? How are industry players defining next generation bioprocessing and how will they pursue and successfully implement this approach? And is continuous bioprocessing always the ultimate end goal drug manufacturers around the globe are, or should be, striving for?
In this dedicated supplement, experts from both biologics manufacturers and from MilliporeSigma provide their insights and perspectives on the on-going paradigm shift towards next generation bioprocessing occurring in today’s and tomorrow’s biopharma landscape.
Identifying Appropriate-Quality Pharmaceutical Raw Materials in an Evolving R...MilliporeSigma
This webinar will discuss appropriate quality attributes for different raw material uses, present strategies to support identification, selection and risk assessment of raw materials, and highlight the importance of regulatory documentation.
Recent and continuing regulatory improvements require drug manufacturers to assess and mitigate risk throughout their entire processes. This includes raw materials used at every stage of manufacturing and clinical phases. Current regulatory guidelines and industry standards clearly define quality requirements for raw materials that are incorporated into, or used close to, final drug product, for example active ingredients and excipients. However, no such clear standards are defined for chemicals used earlier in the process, such as in upstream bioprocessing, early chemical synthesis stages, or clean-in-place. The absence of such standards presents a challenge to efficiently and effectively source raw materials with appropriate supply chain transparency and control, accompanied by the necessary supporting documentation.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• Strategies to support identification, selection, and risk assessment of raw materials throughout the manufacturing process
• Appropriate quality attributes for different raw material uses
• The importance of quality and regulatory documentation provided by the supplier
The Role of BPOG Extractables Data in the Effective Adoption of Single-Use Sy...Merck Life Sciences
The successful adoption of single-use technologies in a biopharmaceutical process largely relies on confidently selecting the right components for use in the fluid path of a product, within a specific process. An important step in choosing such components requires generating an extractables profile, which can be done by carefully selecting the solvent streams and extraction conditions to model the product and process steps complemented with the right analytical strategy.
In this webinar, you will learn:
● An approach to adopt the BioPhorum Operations Group (BPOG) extractables protocol as a baseline testing strategy.
● How to apply extractables data to a specific process followed by a systematic, risk-based safety assessment approach used for comparing known safety concern thresholds.
● The important stages in the risk assessment process as demonstrated by case studies from typical drug manufacturing processes where single-use components were used.
A Molecule’s Journey – Breaking Down Roadblocks to Commercial SuccessMilliporeSigma
Every biopharma executive must make important decisions early in clinical development that will impact their molecule’s journey – and ultimately the success of their commercial strategy. The key to this success is to make the right decisions at the right time. In this webinar, our experts share some key considerations to help biopharmaceutical companies successfully advance a molecule from the laboratory to the clinic as quickly as possible without sacrificing product quality, process efficiency, or patient safety. To achieve this goal, companies must navigate the complexities associated with business planning, cell line development, process development, technology, and regulatory and risk assessment.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- Key business considerations for commercial success
- Key technical considerations
- Regulatory and risk assessment considerations
From preclinical to commercial: The evolution of ADC manufacturing expertise ...MilliporeSigma
ADCs have evolved since the initial approval of MYLOTARG® in 2000, with respect to both conjugation, linker and toxin chemistries as well as processing. With the current availability of four commercially approved drugs and approximately 80 programs in various clinical trials, there has been a significant interest in simplifying the complex supply chain to make manufacturing efficient. With approximately 80% of the programs outsourced to Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs), a transparent and integrated supply chain is critical for the success of ADC projects.
MilliporeSigma has been involved with the development and manufacturing of ADCs since 2008. This webinar will discuss how chemistry and manufacturing have evolved over the past 10 years globally and how MilliporeSigma, as a CDMO has adapted to these changes to meet customers needs.
In this webinar, you will learn:
● How ADC manufacturing has evolved over the past decade
● The challenges that this evolution implies
● Why an integrated supply chain has become increasingly important for the success of ADC projects
Promises and Challenges of Manufacturing and Testing Viral Producer Cell LinesMerck Life Sciences
To date, manufacturing of lentivirus (LV) vectors for gene therapy commonly relies on transient transfection of adherent HEK293 cells. This method is costly, time-consuming, difficult to scale-up and poorly reproducible, rendering large-scale applicability to fulfill increasing demand of LV in clinical pipelines cumbersome. The use of suspension-adapted transient producer cell lines for LV production has overcome some of these challenges. Furthermore, successful creation of stable producer cell lines would allow creation of master and working cell banks easily amenable to commercial production. The ideal producer cell lines should demonstrate stability in growth and gene expression, and be easily adaptable to chemically defined culture conditions and optimized for high-titer virus production. The availability of more robust producer cell lines thus represents an important scalable first step towards manufacturing processes that are conducive to large-scale production. Ultimately, these producer cell lines must be screened to satisfy various biosafety and regulatory implications.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• Process development for transient and stable producer cell lines
• Screening of cellular gene targets via CRISPR to improve LV production from producer cell lines
• cGMP and Regulatory readiness: Cell line characterization and release testing through BioReliance® global service offering
Streamlining Biopharmaceutical Cell Line Development - Reducing risk and decr...Merck Life Sciences
CHO cells with their unique characteristics, represent the major expression system within the biopharmaceutical industry. However, one of the major challenges in cell line development is to identify those rare, high-producing clones in a huge population of non-expressing or low-expressing cell lines. This leads to laborious and time consuming cell line development processes. This webinar will educate the audience about challenges faced with traditional expression systems and how the CHO cell line with the glutamine synthethase knock-out via Zinc Finger Nucleases provides benefits for fast and efficient cell line development as well as stable and high titer expression. We will explore additional cell line engineering targets that can be modified to engineer a cell line that mitigates risks and removes bottlenecks throughout the biopharmaceutical process.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• What are the benefits of using an optimized/engineered expression system?
• What can be done throughout the cell line development process to mitigate risks and remove bottlenecks?
• Applications of cell line engineering for further upstream biopharmaceutical enhancements.
Considerations for Manufacturing Commercial Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) -...MilliporeSigma
ADC manufacturing presents a unique set of challenges as compared to the well established practices employed for more traditional biologic products.
The development and commercialization of key intermediates, complex small-molecule APIs and biologic drug substances shouldn’t be such a headache. The uniqueness, versatility, and complexity involved in each project only means you need to make sure you’re well informed when it comes to the dos and don'ts of manufacturing commercial Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs). Tune in to hear a CMO perspective for an in-depth understanding on the subject of manufacturing commercial ADCs. Our team will discuss all of the considerations that must be addressed to successfully manufacture ADCs.
In this webinar you will learn:
- Facility Design and Cleaning Validation
- Advantages of Single Use Systems
- Process Control and Regulatory Strategies
Process Development for Cell Therapy and Viral Gene TherapyMerck Life Sciences
Today’s viral vector manufacturing processes remain challenging. Process development is a critical enabler to bring safe, effective, sustainable products to market to address patient needs. When done properly, it can reduce the timeline of the project and the cost of producing the therapeutic product.
The webinar discusses our strategies for developing lentivirus and adeno associated virus (AAV) and the impact these early decisions can have on commercial readiness.
Watch the interactive webinar now: https://bit.ly/2VplwQq
Employing Innovative Platform Manufacturing and Biosafety Testing for your Ge...MilliporeSigma
Watch the webinar here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2003970/F5AFA4FE6C60AD00635D4D15BADB5D8E?partnerref=slideshare
As gene therapies and gene-modified cell therapies show increasing promise, the need for innovative and proficient viral vector manufacturing continues to grow. Concurrently, increased regulatory guidance governing the manufacturing and testing of viral vectors adds complexity and increases the timelines to successfully produce high-quality virus ready for clinical use.
This webinar will address how the implementation of both manufacturing templates and platform characterization and safety assays can increase the likelihood of success in process validation and reduce risk in the timeline to commercialization for your gene therapy product. Using adeno-associated virus (AAV) as a case study, we will demonstrate how our validated, templated process for production can reduce the need for qualification inherent in niche manufacturing workflows and anticipate forthcoming needs for process performance qualification. This webinar will also highlight benefits from a new, platform assay offering for characterization and safety testing of AAV. Because these assays are pre-qualified, they reduce the variability inherent in assay validation and subsequently the time needed to establish readiness for regulatory compliance.
While these developments increase the standardization across the manufacturing and testing workflows, they remain flexible to clients' needs and are created to be scalable and as future-proof as possible, allowing for adaptability as the regulatory landscape of gene therapies evolves.
In this webinar, you will learn:
● The unit operations in AAV manufacturing that are ideal for templating
● How the manufacturing workflow can be targeted to reduce variability in testing and improve readiness for commercial production
● How platform assays can ease the burden of assay qualification and improve overall commercialization timelines
Webinar: Post Approval Changes in Biologics Manufacturing - A Practical Asses...MilliporeSigma
Participate in the interactive webinar: http://bit.ly/PACWebinar
Post-approval changes for biologics manufacturing processes are complicated and challenging with the current global diverse regulatory environment. Here, we will present approaches to make these changes more efficient using a risk-based approach.
Explore our webinar library: www.emdmillipore.com/webinars
One of the hottest topics in the biopharmaceutical industry today is “continuous bioprocessing”. Buzzwords such as “process intensification”, “next generation bioprocessing”, “process optimization”, and “integrated, connected manufacturing” are prevalent in industry conference programs and biopharma trade publications. This is no surprise considering that by 2025, it is expected that 20 percent of revenue from molecules that are still in the pipeline today will come from drugs manufactured with next generation technologies. It is estimated that roughly 35 percent of today’s commercial molecules will utilize process intensification methods within the next 5-10 years.
But what actually is next generation bioprocessing? How are industry players defining next generation bioprocessing and how will they pursue and successfully implement this approach? And is continuous bioprocessing always the ultimate end goal drug manufacturers around the globe are, or should be, striving for?
In this dedicated supplement, experts from both biologics manufacturers and from Merck provide their insights and perspectives on the on-going paradigm shift towards next generation bioprocessing occurring in today’s and tomorrow’s biopharma landscape.
Beyond Bioprocessing 4.0: The Convergence of IT, OT and Processing Technolog...Merck Life Sciences
Watch the interactive on-demand webinar here: https://bit.ly/2G8KSMu
The cost to develop and manufacture monoclonal antibodies has been highlighted as a substantial hurdle towards the widespread availability of these effective therapies for patients. Facility costs, utilization and labor are key contributing factors to the overall cost of these critical medicines. A proven method to increase utilization of a facility, increase process and quality robustness and lower overall costs of manufacturing is through the automation of a manufacturing process. The transformative impact that digital technologies have had on other industries’ manufacturing operations through IT and OT can be applied to the evolution happening in biopharma today. Examples of commonly used unit operations such as bioreactor, mixing and chromatography will be presented to illustrate incremental improvements that can be achieved today, and what the future looks like with the convergence of Operational Technology (OT), Information Technology (IT) and existing processing technologies.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- Incremental improvements that can be achieved today using process automation
- Practical examples of commonly used operations to illustrate the impact of automation
- How the automated facility will look like in the future
Payload Core Product Line Accelerates ADC Clinical TimelinesMerck Life Sciences
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3ddy1sT
Innovators currently must endure years of development and manufacturing to arrive at the most commonly used cGMP payloads. Explore our core product line for dolastatin and maytansinoid payloads which can get developers to the clinic faster while reducing risk.
Dolastatins are antimitotic peptides which exhibit highly potent cytotoxic effects in cancer cells. Due to their pronounced antitumor effects, dolastatins have demonstrated clinical success as payloads for ADCs. However, innovators still face numerous challenges when developing and manufacturing ADC therapies, leading to increased costs and delayed timelines. Our core product line aims to address these challenges.
DOLCore™ product is a versatile and advanced intermediate that can simplify the synthesis of dolastatin payloads by reducing the number of synthesis steps from 15-20 to four or fewer. The value of DOLCore™ translates to significant savings in development and manufacturing costs driven by risk reduction in payload synthesis and avoidance of supply chain disruption.
In this webinar, you will learn about:
• Advantages of dolastatin over other payloads in ADC therapies
• Proprietary DOLCore™ and MayCore™ products
• Flexibility to make new or established dolastatins
• Rapid synthesis technology accelerating the path to drug commercialization
• Seamless supply chain with reduced complexity and regulatory support
Presented by: David Goeddel, Ph.D., Director of API R&D
Challenges using Multiple Single-use Systems: Functionality versus Extractabl...Merck Life Sciences
As single-use technologies continue to expand in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, the risk assessment for extractables and leachables becomes increasingly complex. Join this webinar to obtain guidance on how to perform risk evaluation on a process with multiple single-use components.
A Single-Use System (SUS) is typically designed for a specific process step. In many cases, single-use components are chosen based on their functionality. The challenge arises when there are multiple processing steps-- as the different applications and product matrices are evaluated, the complexity of the risk assessment increases. Complexity includes component evaluation, process conditions, and model solvents streams which ultimately relates to the patient safety risk.
This webinar will evaluate the different single-use components with respect to compatibility and extractables and leachables. A case study will be used to demonstrate the complexity and potential concerns when performing a risk evaluation on the manufacturing process.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- Risk assessment of extractables
- Single-use component evaluation
- Complexity when evaluating multiple assemblies
USP <665> draft standard : A rational risk-based approach to characterization...MilliporeSigma
This webinar will cover risk-based characterization of filters and single-use systems used in biopharmaceutical manufacturing according to USP <665>.
Novel innovative biomanufacturing systems such as single-use assemblies often comprise of polymeric materials. There is a lack of standards for characterization of these polymeric systems. USP <665> draft standard is the first standard in development addressing this topic. This chapter recommends risk assessment with respect to patient safety, risk level assignment and risk level appropriate characterization of components.
In this webinar we will discuss:
● Risk assessment to assign a risk level
● Risk level based testing
● Our approach for compliance
● Emprove™ Dossiers for Filters and Single-use systems
An Integrated Approach to Ensure Viral Vector and Gene Therapy Commercial Rea...MilliporeSigma
Come learn more about our integrated approach to ensure viral vector and gene therapy commercial readiness. We will discuss topics relating to process development for viral vector manufacturing, biosafety testing and commercial readiness.
Significant progress has been made for the use of viral vectors for gene therapy. Promising clinical trial results as well as recent FDA approval for CAR-T cell therapy to treat certain children and young adults with B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia have signaled advancements in the field. This marks a historic action, providing opportunities for new viral vector technologies to transform medicine and the way patients are treated and even cured. The need for process development for viral vector manufacturing to improve yield to meet patient demand, biosafety testing for product characterization, potency and safety and commercial readiness to accelerate therapy to-market are critically important. Here, we emphasis an integrated approach that allows our customers solutions to ensure viral vector and gene therapy commercial readiness to meet the growing market need.
In this webinar, you will learn:
● Process development advances for production scale-up of viral vectors for gene therapy
● Methods specific for viral gene therapy product characterization, purity, potency, safety and release testing
● Commercial readiness through our US and UK Centers of Excellence for viral product manufacturing
The Emprove® Program: Introduction of New Portfolio AdditionsMerck Life Sciences
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3wT5Irt
The Emprove® Program is constantly expanding and updating. Find out about the recently launched Emprove® CCM category for our cell culture media portfolio, the new Emprove® API Information Packages, and the latest updates on available TUPPs for our Emprove® Chemicals portfolio.
This virtual user group will introduce the two latest additions to the Emprove® Program:
1. Our latest category Emprove® CCM for our cell culture media with wave 1 focus on our Cellvento® CHO cell culture media portfolio, looking also into the content of our three Emprove® Dossiers.
2. The new Emprove® API Information Packages that are currently created for our Emprove® APIs, looking into the content and showing how to access.
Additionally, we'll give an overview of latest Technically Unavoidable Particle Profiles (TUPPs) for our Emprove® Chemicals.
In this virtual user group, you will learn:
• Emprove® CCM and its documentation for our cell culture media
• Content and availability of the new Emprove® API Information Package
• Update on available TUPPs for our Emprove® Chemicals
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3ELoVzo
Understanding how your mAb behaves under various conditions is a crucial part of product characterization and quality assurance programs. Join this panel-style webinar to gain insights into key aspects of stability testing, from regulatory expectations to timeline and design considerations.
To ensure product safety and enhance understanding of product attributes, careful study of the effects of environmental conditions on your mAb is required throughout all phases of development.
Long and short-term stability studies are a critical part of a product development program and required by ICH guidelines. However, stability programs require extensive preparation and without this proper planning you may face additional hurdles.
Join our experts, Drs. Greg Pirozzi and Pamela Hamill, in a panel style discussion to learn how to proactively plan and execute a testing program to assess changes in stability that may impact product purity, potency and safety.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• Key considerations on when and how to effectively plan your stability testing program
• How to ensure the right selection of assays for your testing package
• How forced degradation/accelerated studies may fit into your overall plan, and evaluating repeat stability requirements after CMC changes
Presented by:
Greg Pirozzi, Ph.D.
Senior Project Manager, Custom Projects
Pamela Hamill, Ph.D.
Technical Consultant, Field Technology Management
Process Impurities: Don’t Let PEI or HCP Derail Your BioTherapyMerck Life Sciences
View our webinar here: https://bit.ly/2lKNdWX
Many different impurities are present in or generated during biotherapy manufacturing. This webinar will address how process contaminates can arise from raw input materials, occur as residual processing agents, or form as reaction by-products. We will review strategies within product characterization to de-risk the manufacturing process, including the use of routine and high complexity assays; and the recommended testing to meet regulatory requirements for clinical submission. Learn methods to avoid costly pitfalls and implement procedures to expedite product quality decisions at critical junctures in your development plan. We will discuss two types of therapies:
Cell & Gene Therapies
Polyethylenimine (PEI) is a transfection agent used in nearly all cell and gene therapy products. We will review the regulations and the liquid chromatography with charged aerosol detection (LC-CAD) methodology to demonstrate PEI removal during the production process.
Monoclonal Antibodies (mAb) and Cell & Gene Therapies
During mAb manufacturing and inherent to Cell & Gene Therapies, a significant proportion of process impurities arise from the host cell used to express the drug. Host cell protein (HCP) impurities, present at PPM-levels, are a major immunogenicity risk because they can elicit an unpredictable immune response in patients. We will review why their complex and diverse nature makes them challenging to monitor, and theho best practices, specifically HCP identification by mass spectrometry, for detection.
Learning points:
1. Accurate detection and characterization of residual PEI in cell and gene therapy products
2. Effective detection and characterization of residual host cell proteins (HCP) in mAbs
3. Available technology and assays for quantifying process impurities
4. Current regulatory requirements for detecting, quantifying, and removing process impurities during biotherapy manufacturing
Next Generation Bioprocessing adoption for mAbs – BioContinuum™ Platform Info...Merck Life Sciences
Learn more on the opportunities and hurdles of intensified, connected or continuous processing. 30 US and European biomanufacturers were interviewed to understand the likely future adoption of ‘Next Generation Bioprocessing’.
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Visit the BioContinuum™ Platform webpage now! http://www.merckmillipore.com/biocontinuum
Successful Drug Development with Synthetic Lipids: Critical Aspects and Strat...MilliporeSigma
Lipid-based formulations and lipid nanoparticles are administration strategies of increasing importance in the pharmaceutical world. On the way to a successful drug product registration, there are numerous challenges to be overcome – from formulation development to meeting regulatory requirements and submission. In particular, care must be taken to choose appropriate lipids with respect to their type, source and quality, as these factors greatly affect the performance of the final formulation and also play a role in financial considerations.
In this webinar, you will:
● Explore critical aspects relating to synthetic lipids as raw materials for lipidic formulations
● Learn strategies to minimize risk when choosing lipidic raw materials for drug product development
● Gain insights into tailored manufacturing and lipids with optimized properties such as conjugation of targeting moieties
High Productivity Membrane Chromatography: Enabling the Next Generation Biopr...Merck Life Sciences
A novel single-use chromatography platform enabling cost-efficient manufacturing to support the growing global demand for affordable biologics.
A new single-use (per batch) chromatography platform employs traditional, proven chemistries in an inventive hydrogel polymer membrane format that enables the next generation bioprocessing paradigm. The experimental Protein A membrane, featuring a 10-fold improvement in productivity over resin columns and high selectivity (i.e. 3 LRV HCP), is combined with high performance membranes with mixed mode and ion exchange modalities for a fully single-use membrane-based purification process. The membrane columns show protein capacities similar or superior to reference resins in bind and elute, and up to 7 LRV clearance of MVM at 20kg/L in flow through mode. A membrane-based process allows a holistic process strategy involving small footprint, high throughput processing by means of a rapid multi-cycling capture step (up to 100 cycles per batch) and high capacity flow through polishing. This single-use (per batch) platform results in simple, compact, flexible, yet robust and safe downstream operations for cost-efficient manufacturing to support the growing demand for affordable biologics.
In this webinar, you will learn about:
• Advantages of a fully single-use membrane-based purification processes
• High capacity flow through polishing with an inventive membrane adsorber combining the best of resins (DBC) and membranes (30x of flow rate)
Key to Successful Formulation Development for Lipid Based RNA Delivery and Va...MilliporeSigma
In this webinar, we will discuss:
• The application of RNA therapeutics and the different drug delivery routes used in the clinic.
• Design principles for developing lipids-based RNA formulations.
• Critical parameters to consider for cost effective development and consistent performance of RNA therapeutics and vaccines.
RNA therapeutics are changing the way we address diseases. Applications range from gene therapy, oncology, to vaccines for infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
The performance of RNA therapeutics critically depends on its formulation. Key decisions have to be made early on in the drug development process; choosing the appropriate drug delivery method and novel excipients. Raw material source and judicious choice of chemistry, ultimately determine the quality of novel lipid excipients which, in turn, has a big impact on the performance, reproducibility, costs, and regulatory approval timelines. This webinar will propose solutions to maximize the probability of success while formulating RNA therapeutics and vaccines.
Participate in the interactive webinar now: https://bit.ly/2xXMZlm
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Webinar: How Biosafety Testing will Evolve to Meet the Needs of Biologics Man...MilliporeSigma
Are you ready to accelerate biosafety testing?
The pressure to shorten delivery times and reduce costs for biologics such as mAbs are driving an evolution in the biomanufacturing space. Ironically, where we see almost daily innovation in production technologies, many of the methods used for biosafety testing are decades old. These traditional testing methods are often culture based and can take several weeks to produce the required result to allow for batch release. In this talk we will explore how new methods can be used to accelerate biosafety testing today, as well as how they can evolve to meet new manufacturing paradigms such as continuous processing and novel cell and gene therapy treatment modalities.
Participate in the interactive webinar now: http://bit.ly/BlazarWebinar
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Webinar: Novel Perfusion Filter and Controller for N-1 ApplicationMilliporeSigma
Participate in the interactive webinar now: http://bit.ly/SeedTrainPt2
The industry focus on process intensification is driving an increase in adoption of perfusion within the seed train. In an effort to deliver on the need for a robust solution we have developed a filter/controller duo that makes process intensification a reality!
Explore our webinar library: www.emdmillipore.com/webinars
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Introduction to Bioprocessing
Monday, January 19, 8:30 AM-5:30 PM – Tuesday, January 20, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM
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CHI’s Introduction to Bioprocessing training seminar offers a comprehensive survey of the steps needed to produce today’s complex biopharmaceuticals, from early development through commercial. The seminar begins with a brief introduction to biologic drugs and the aspects of protein science that drive the intricate progression of analytical and process steps that follows. We then step through the stages of bioprocessing, beginning with the development of cell lines and ending at the packaging of a finished drug product. The seminar also explores emerging process technologies, facility design considerations and the regulatory and quality standards that govern our industry throughout development. The important roles played by the analytical and formulation in developing and gaining approval for a biopharmaceutical are also examined. This 1.5-day class is directed to attendees working in any aspect of industry, including scientific, technical, business, marketing or support functions, who would benefit from a detailed overview of this field.
For full details visit chi-peptalk.com/peptalk_content.aspx?id=140088&libID=140059
Employing Innovative Platform Manufacturing and Biosafety Testing for your Ge...Merck Life Sciences
Watch the webinar here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2003970/F5AFA4FE6C60AD00635D4D15BADB5D8E?partnerref=slideshare
As gene therapies and gene-modified cell therapies show increasing promise, the need for innovative and proficient viral vector manufacturing continues to grow. Concurrently, increased regulatory guidance governing the manufacturing and testing of viral vectors adds complexity and increases the timelines to successfully produce high-quality virus ready for clinical use.
This webinar will address how the implementation of both manufacturing templates and platform characterization and safety assays can increase the likelihood of success in process validation and reduce risk in the timeline to commercialization for your gene therapy product. Using adeno-associated virus (AAV) as a case study, we will demonstrate how our validated, templated process for production can reduce the need for qualification inherent in niche manufacturing workflows and anticipate forthcoming needs for process performance qualification. This webinar will also highlight benefits from a new, platform assay offering for characterization and safety testing of AAV. Because these assays are pre-qualified, they reduce the variability inherent in assay validation and subsequently the time needed to establish readiness for regulatory compliance.
While these developments increase the standardization across the manufacturing and testing workflows, they remain flexible to clients' needs and are created to be scalable and as future-proof as possible, allowing for adaptability as the regulatory landscape of gene therapies evolves.
In this webinar, you will learn:
● The unit operations in AAV manufacturing that are ideal for templating
● How the manufacturing workflow can be targeted to reduce variability in testing and improve readiness for commercial production
● How platform assays can ease the burden of assay qualification and improve overall commercialization timelines
The 2015 Bioprocessing Summit plans to unite 750+ attendees from 30+ countries for five days of inspiring presentations and solutions. The Bioprocessing Summit brings together international leaders to discuss today's bioprocess issues from cell line selection to manufacturing. The Summit provides practical details in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere that promotes information exchange and networking.
This leading bioprocess meeting is hosted in Boston each summer. Hundreds of bioprocess professionals come together each year at the Summit to share practical solutions for today’s bioprocess challenges with researchers from around the world.
Spanning five days, the 2015 meeting includes 12 conference programs, 8 training seminars and 10 short courses.
Process Development for Cell Therapy and Viral Gene TherapyMerck Life Sciences
Today’s viral vector manufacturing processes remain challenging. Process development is a critical enabler to bring safe, effective, sustainable products to market to address patient needs. When done properly, it can reduce the timeline of the project and the cost of producing the therapeutic product.
The webinar discusses our strategies for developing lentivirus and adeno associated virus (AAV) and the impact these early decisions can have on commercial readiness.
Watch the interactive webinar now: https://bit.ly/2VplwQq
Employing Innovative Platform Manufacturing and Biosafety Testing for your Ge...MilliporeSigma
Watch the webinar here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2003970/F5AFA4FE6C60AD00635D4D15BADB5D8E?partnerref=slideshare
As gene therapies and gene-modified cell therapies show increasing promise, the need for innovative and proficient viral vector manufacturing continues to grow. Concurrently, increased regulatory guidance governing the manufacturing and testing of viral vectors adds complexity and increases the timelines to successfully produce high-quality virus ready for clinical use.
This webinar will address how the implementation of both manufacturing templates and platform characterization and safety assays can increase the likelihood of success in process validation and reduce risk in the timeline to commercialization for your gene therapy product. Using adeno-associated virus (AAV) as a case study, we will demonstrate how our validated, templated process for production can reduce the need for qualification inherent in niche manufacturing workflows and anticipate forthcoming needs for process performance qualification. This webinar will also highlight benefits from a new, platform assay offering for characterization and safety testing of AAV. Because these assays are pre-qualified, they reduce the variability inherent in assay validation and subsequently the time needed to establish readiness for regulatory compliance.
While these developments increase the standardization across the manufacturing and testing workflows, they remain flexible to clients' needs and are created to be scalable and as future-proof as possible, allowing for adaptability as the regulatory landscape of gene therapies evolves.
In this webinar, you will learn:
● The unit operations in AAV manufacturing that are ideal for templating
● How the manufacturing workflow can be targeted to reduce variability in testing and improve readiness for commercial production
● How platform assays can ease the burden of assay qualification and improve overall commercialization timelines
Webinar: Post Approval Changes in Biologics Manufacturing - A Practical Asses...MilliporeSigma
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Post-approval changes for biologics manufacturing processes are complicated and challenging with the current global diverse regulatory environment. Here, we will present approaches to make these changes more efficient using a risk-based approach.
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One of the hottest topics in the biopharmaceutical industry today is “continuous bioprocessing”. Buzzwords such as “process intensification”, “next generation bioprocessing”, “process optimization”, and “integrated, connected manufacturing” are prevalent in industry conference programs and biopharma trade publications. This is no surprise considering that by 2025, it is expected that 20 percent of revenue from molecules that are still in the pipeline today will come from drugs manufactured with next generation technologies. It is estimated that roughly 35 percent of today’s commercial molecules will utilize process intensification methods within the next 5-10 years.
But what actually is next generation bioprocessing? How are industry players defining next generation bioprocessing and how will they pursue and successfully implement this approach? And is continuous bioprocessing always the ultimate end goal drug manufacturers around the globe are, or should be, striving for?
In this dedicated supplement, experts from both biologics manufacturers and from Merck provide their insights and perspectives on the on-going paradigm shift towards next generation bioprocessing occurring in today’s and tomorrow’s biopharma landscape.
Beyond Bioprocessing 4.0: The Convergence of IT, OT and Processing Technolog...Merck Life Sciences
Watch the interactive on-demand webinar here: https://bit.ly/2G8KSMu
The cost to develop and manufacture monoclonal antibodies has been highlighted as a substantial hurdle towards the widespread availability of these effective therapies for patients. Facility costs, utilization and labor are key contributing factors to the overall cost of these critical medicines. A proven method to increase utilization of a facility, increase process and quality robustness and lower overall costs of manufacturing is through the automation of a manufacturing process. The transformative impact that digital technologies have had on other industries’ manufacturing operations through IT and OT can be applied to the evolution happening in biopharma today. Examples of commonly used unit operations such as bioreactor, mixing and chromatography will be presented to illustrate incremental improvements that can be achieved today, and what the future looks like with the convergence of Operational Technology (OT), Information Technology (IT) and existing processing technologies.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- Incremental improvements that can be achieved today using process automation
- Practical examples of commonly used operations to illustrate the impact of automation
- How the automated facility will look like in the future
Payload Core Product Line Accelerates ADC Clinical TimelinesMerck Life Sciences
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3ddy1sT
Innovators currently must endure years of development and manufacturing to arrive at the most commonly used cGMP payloads. Explore our core product line for dolastatin and maytansinoid payloads which can get developers to the clinic faster while reducing risk.
Dolastatins are antimitotic peptides which exhibit highly potent cytotoxic effects in cancer cells. Due to their pronounced antitumor effects, dolastatins have demonstrated clinical success as payloads for ADCs. However, innovators still face numerous challenges when developing and manufacturing ADC therapies, leading to increased costs and delayed timelines. Our core product line aims to address these challenges.
DOLCore™ product is a versatile and advanced intermediate that can simplify the synthesis of dolastatin payloads by reducing the number of synthesis steps from 15-20 to four or fewer. The value of DOLCore™ translates to significant savings in development and manufacturing costs driven by risk reduction in payload synthesis and avoidance of supply chain disruption.
In this webinar, you will learn about:
• Advantages of dolastatin over other payloads in ADC therapies
• Proprietary DOLCore™ and MayCore™ products
• Flexibility to make new or established dolastatins
• Rapid synthesis technology accelerating the path to drug commercialization
• Seamless supply chain with reduced complexity and regulatory support
Presented by: David Goeddel, Ph.D., Director of API R&D
Challenges using Multiple Single-use Systems: Functionality versus Extractabl...Merck Life Sciences
As single-use technologies continue to expand in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, the risk assessment for extractables and leachables becomes increasingly complex. Join this webinar to obtain guidance on how to perform risk evaluation on a process with multiple single-use components.
A Single-Use System (SUS) is typically designed for a specific process step. In many cases, single-use components are chosen based on their functionality. The challenge arises when there are multiple processing steps-- as the different applications and product matrices are evaluated, the complexity of the risk assessment increases. Complexity includes component evaluation, process conditions, and model solvents streams which ultimately relates to the patient safety risk.
This webinar will evaluate the different single-use components with respect to compatibility and extractables and leachables. A case study will be used to demonstrate the complexity and potential concerns when performing a risk evaluation on the manufacturing process.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- Risk assessment of extractables
- Single-use component evaluation
- Complexity when evaluating multiple assemblies
USP <665> draft standard : A rational risk-based approach to characterization...MilliporeSigma
This webinar will cover risk-based characterization of filters and single-use systems used in biopharmaceutical manufacturing according to USP <665>.
Novel innovative biomanufacturing systems such as single-use assemblies often comprise of polymeric materials. There is a lack of standards for characterization of these polymeric systems. USP <665> draft standard is the first standard in development addressing this topic. This chapter recommends risk assessment with respect to patient safety, risk level assignment and risk level appropriate characterization of components.
In this webinar we will discuss:
● Risk assessment to assign a risk level
● Risk level based testing
● Our approach for compliance
● Emprove™ Dossiers for Filters and Single-use systems
An Integrated Approach to Ensure Viral Vector and Gene Therapy Commercial Rea...MilliporeSigma
Come learn more about our integrated approach to ensure viral vector and gene therapy commercial readiness. We will discuss topics relating to process development for viral vector manufacturing, biosafety testing and commercial readiness.
Significant progress has been made for the use of viral vectors for gene therapy. Promising clinical trial results as well as recent FDA approval for CAR-T cell therapy to treat certain children and young adults with B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia have signaled advancements in the field. This marks a historic action, providing opportunities for new viral vector technologies to transform medicine and the way patients are treated and even cured. The need for process development for viral vector manufacturing to improve yield to meet patient demand, biosafety testing for product characterization, potency and safety and commercial readiness to accelerate therapy to-market are critically important. Here, we emphasis an integrated approach that allows our customers solutions to ensure viral vector and gene therapy commercial readiness to meet the growing market need.
In this webinar, you will learn:
● Process development advances for production scale-up of viral vectors for gene therapy
● Methods specific for viral gene therapy product characterization, purity, potency, safety and release testing
● Commercial readiness through our US and UK Centers of Excellence for viral product manufacturing
The Emprove® Program: Introduction of New Portfolio AdditionsMerck Life Sciences
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3wT5Irt
The Emprove® Program is constantly expanding and updating. Find out about the recently launched Emprove® CCM category for our cell culture media portfolio, the new Emprove® API Information Packages, and the latest updates on available TUPPs for our Emprove® Chemicals portfolio.
This virtual user group will introduce the two latest additions to the Emprove® Program:
1. Our latest category Emprove® CCM for our cell culture media with wave 1 focus on our Cellvento® CHO cell culture media portfolio, looking also into the content of our three Emprove® Dossiers.
2. The new Emprove® API Information Packages that are currently created for our Emprove® APIs, looking into the content and showing how to access.
Additionally, we'll give an overview of latest Technically Unavoidable Particle Profiles (TUPPs) for our Emprove® Chemicals.
In this virtual user group, you will learn:
• Emprove® CCM and its documentation for our cell culture media
• Content and availability of the new Emprove® API Information Package
• Update on available TUPPs for our Emprove® Chemicals
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3ELoVzo
Understanding how your mAb behaves under various conditions is a crucial part of product characterization and quality assurance programs. Join this panel-style webinar to gain insights into key aspects of stability testing, from regulatory expectations to timeline and design considerations.
To ensure product safety and enhance understanding of product attributes, careful study of the effects of environmental conditions on your mAb is required throughout all phases of development.
Long and short-term stability studies are a critical part of a product development program and required by ICH guidelines. However, stability programs require extensive preparation and without this proper planning you may face additional hurdles.
Join our experts, Drs. Greg Pirozzi and Pamela Hamill, in a panel style discussion to learn how to proactively plan and execute a testing program to assess changes in stability that may impact product purity, potency and safety.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• Key considerations on when and how to effectively plan your stability testing program
• How to ensure the right selection of assays for your testing package
• How forced degradation/accelerated studies may fit into your overall plan, and evaluating repeat stability requirements after CMC changes
Presented by:
Greg Pirozzi, Ph.D.
Senior Project Manager, Custom Projects
Pamela Hamill, Ph.D.
Technical Consultant, Field Technology Management
Process Impurities: Don’t Let PEI or HCP Derail Your BioTherapyMerck Life Sciences
View our webinar here: https://bit.ly/2lKNdWX
Many different impurities are present in or generated during biotherapy manufacturing. This webinar will address how process contaminates can arise from raw input materials, occur as residual processing agents, or form as reaction by-products. We will review strategies within product characterization to de-risk the manufacturing process, including the use of routine and high complexity assays; and the recommended testing to meet regulatory requirements for clinical submission. Learn methods to avoid costly pitfalls and implement procedures to expedite product quality decisions at critical junctures in your development plan. We will discuss two types of therapies:
Cell & Gene Therapies
Polyethylenimine (PEI) is a transfection agent used in nearly all cell and gene therapy products. We will review the regulations and the liquid chromatography with charged aerosol detection (LC-CAD) methodology to demonstrate PEI removal during the production process.
Monoclonal Antibodies (mAb) and Cell & Gene Therapies
During mAb manufacturing and inherent to Cell & Gene Therapies, a significant proportion of process impurities arise from the host cell used to express the drug. Host cell protein (HCP) impurities, present at PPM-levels, are a major immunogenicity risk because they can elicit an unpredictable immune response in patients. We will review why their complex and diverse nature makes them challenging to monitor, and theho best practices, specifically HCP identification by mass spectrometry, for detection.
Learning points:
1. Accurate detection and characterization of residual PEI in cell and gene therapy products
2. Effective detection and characterization of residual host cell proteins (HCP) in mAbs
3. Available technology and assays for quantifying process impurities
4. Current regulatory requirements for detecting, quantifying, and removing process impurities during biotherapy manufacturing
Next Generation Bioprocessing adoption for mAbs – BioContinuum™ Platform Info...Merck Life Sciences
Learn more on the opportunities and hurdles of intensified, connected or continuous processing. 30 US and European biomanufacturers were interviewed to understand the likely future adoption of ‘Next Generation Bioprocessing’.
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Successful Drug Development with Synthetic Lipids: Critical Aspects and Strat...MilliporeSigma
Lipid-based formulations and lipid nanoparticles are administration strategies of increasing importance in the pharmaceutical world. On the way to a successful drug product registration, there are numerous challenges to be overcome – from formulation development to meeting regulatory requirements and submission. In particular, care must be taken to choose appropriate lipids with respect to their type, source and quality, as these factors greatly affect the performance of the final formulation and also play a role in financial considerations.
In this webinar, you will:
● Explore critical aspects relating to synthetic lipids as raw materials for lipidic formulations
● Learn strategies to minimize risk when choosing lipidic raw materials for drug product development
● Gain insights into tailored manufacturing and lipids with optimized properties such as conjugation of targeting moieties
High Productivity Membrane Chromatography: Enabling the Next Generation Biopr...Merck Life Sciences
A novel single-use chromatography platform enabling cost-efficient manufacturing to support the growing global demand for affordable biologics.
A new single-use (per batch) chromatography platform employs traditional, proven chemistries in an inventive hydrogel polymer membrane format that enables the next generation bioprocessing paradigm. The experimental Protein A membrane, featuring a 10-fold improvement in productivity over resin columns and high selectivity (i.e. 3 LRV HCP), is combined with high performance membranes with mixed mode and ion exchange modalities for a fully single-use membrane-based purification process. The membrane columns show protein capacities similar or superior to reference resins in bind and elute, and up to 7 LRV clearance of MVM at 20kg/L in flow through mode. A membrane-based process allows a holistic process strategy involving small footprint, high throughput processing by means of a rapid multi-cycling capture step (up to 100 cycles per batch) and high capacity flow through polishing. This single-use (per batch) platform results in simple, compact, flexible, yet robust and safe downstream operations for cost-efficient manufacturing to support the growing demand for affordable biologics.
In this webinar, you will learn about:
• Advantages of a fully single-use membrane-based purification processes
• High capacity flow through polishing with an inventive membrane adsorber combining the best of resins (DBC) and membranes (30x of flow rate)
Key to Successful Formulation Development for Lipid Based RNA Delivery and Va...MilliporeSigma
In this webinar, we will discuss:
• The application of RNA therapeutics and the different drug delivery routes used in the clinic.
• Design principles for developing lipids-based RNA formulations.
• Critical parameters to consider for cost effective development and consistent performance of RNA therapeutics and vaccines.
RNA therapeutics are changing the way we address diseases. Applications range from gene therapy, oncology, to vaccines for infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
The performance of RNA therapeutics critically depends on its formulation. Key decisions have to be made early on in the drug development process; choosing the appropriate drug delivery method and novel excipients. Raw material source and judicious choice of chemistry, ultimately determine the quality of novel lipid excipients which, in turn, has a big impact on the performance, reproducibility, costs, and regulatory approval timelines. This webinar will propose solutions to maximize the probability of success while formulating RNA therapeutics and vaccines.
Participate in the interactive webinar now: https://bit.ly/2xXMZlm
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Webinar: How Biosafety Testing will Evolve to Meet the Needs of Biologics Man...MilliporeSigma
Are you ready to accelerate biosafety testing?
The pressure to shorten delivery times and reduce costs for biologics such as mAbs are driving an evolution in the biomanufacturing space. Ironically, where we see almost daily innovation in production technologies, many of the methods used for biosafety testing are decades old. These traditional testing methods are often culture based and can take several weeks to produce the required result to allow for batch release. In this talk we will explore how new methods can be used to accelerate biosafety testing today, as well as how they can evolve to meet new manufacturing paradigms such as continuous processing and novel cell and gene therapy treatment modalities.
Participate in the interactive webinar now: http://bit.ly/BlazarWebinar
Explore our webinar library: www.emdmillipore.com/webinars
Webinar: Novel Perfusion Filter and Controller for N-1 ApplicationMilliporeSigma
Participate in the interactive webinar now: http://bit.ly/SeedTrainPt2
The industry focus on process intensification is driving an increase in adoption of perfusion within the seed train. In an effort to deliver on the need for a robust solution we have developed a filter/controller duo that makes process intensification a reality!
Explore our webinar library: www.emdmillipore.com/webinars
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Introduction to Bioprocessing
Monday, January 19, 8:30 AM-5:30 PM – Tuesday, January 20, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM
View sample slides
CHI’s Introduction to Bioprocessing training seminar offers a comprehensive survey of the steps needed to produce today’s complex biopharmaceuticals, from early development through commercial. The seminar begins with a brief introduction to biologic drugs and the aspects of protein science that drive the intricate progression of analytical and process steps that follows. We then step through the stages of bioprocessing, beginning with the development of cell lines and ending at the packaging of a finished drug product. The seminar also explores emerging process technologies, facility design considerations and the regulatory and quality standards that govern our industry throughout development. The important roles played by the analytical and formulation in developing and gaining approval for a biopharmaceutical are also examined. This 1.5-day class is directed to attendees working in any aspect of industry, including scientific, technical, business, marketing or support functions, who would benefit from a detailed overview of this field.
For full details visit chi-peptalk.com/peptalk_content.aspx?id=140088&libID=140059
Employing Innovative Platform Manufacturing and Biosafety Testing for your Ge...Merck Life Sciences
Watch the webinar here: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2003970/F5AFA4FE6C60AD00635D4D15BADB5D8E?partnerref=slideshare
As gene therapies and gene-modified cell therapies show increasing promise, the need for innovative and proficient viral vector manufacturing continues to grow. Concurrently, increased regulatory guidance governing the manufacturing and testing of viral vectors adds complexity and increases the timelines to successfully produce high-quality virus ready for clinical use.
This webinar will address how the implementation of both manufacturing templates and platform characterization and safety assays can increase the likelihood of success in process validation and reduce risk in the timeline to commercialization for your gene therapy product. Using adeno-associated virus (AAV) as a case study, we will demonstrate how our validated, templated process for production can reduce the need for qualification inherent in niche manufacturing workflows and anticipate forthcoming needs for process performance qualification. This webinar will also highlight benefits from a new, platform assay offering for characterization and safety testing of AAV. Because these assays are pre-qualified, they reduce the variability inherent in assay validation and subsequently the time needed to establish readiness for regulatory compliance.
While these developments increase the standardization across the manufacturing and testing workflows, they remain flexible to clients' needs and are created to be scalable and as future-proof as possible, allowing for adaptability as the regulatory landscape of gene therapies evolves.
In this webinar, you will learn:
● The unit operations in AAV manufacturing that are ideal for templating
● How the manufacturing workflow can be targeted to reduce variability in testing and improve readiness for commercial production
● How platform assays can ease the burden of assay qualification and improve overall commercialization timelines
The 2015 Bioprocessing Summit plans to unite 750+ attendees from 30+ countries for five days of inspiring presentations and solutions. The Bioprocessing Summit brings together international leaders to discuss today's bioprocess issues from cell line selection to manufacturing. The Summit provides practical details in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere that promotes information exchange and networking.
This leading bioprocess meeting is hosted in Boston each summer. Hundreds of bioprocess professionals come together each year at the Summit to share practical solutions for today’s bioprocess challenges with researchers from around the world.
Spanning five days, the 2015 meeting includes 12 conference programs, 8 training seminars and 10 short courses.
Process Development for Cell Therapy and Viral Gene TherapyMilliporeSigma
Today’s viral vector manufacturing processes remain challenging. Process development is a critical enabler to bring safe, effective, sustainable products to market to address patient needs. When done properly, it can reduce the timeline of the project and the cost of producing the therapeutic product.
The webinar discusses our strategies for developing lentivirus and adeno associated virus (AAV) and the impact these early decisions can have on commercial readiness.
Watch the interactive webinar now: https://bit.ly/2VplwQq
The Bioprocessing Summit
August 18-22, 2014 | Boston, MA
http://www.bioprocessingsummit.com
The Bioprocessing Summit brings together international leaders to discuss today's bioprocess issues from cell line
selection to bioproduction. The Summit provides practical details in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere that promotes information exchange and networking.
The Bioprocessing Summit continues to grow, and now comprises 12 distinct meetings in one event, including cell
culture, purification, bioproduction, quality, formulation, and novel biotherapeutic formats. The Summit also features small-group breakout discussions, networking in the busy exhibit hall, an extensive poster display, and an array of in-depth short courses and training seminars. For the full listing of speakers at this year's Summit, please click here.
This leading bioprocess meeting is hosted in Boston each summer along the lively and cosmopolitan harbor
waterfront. Hundreds of bioprocess professionals come together each year at the Summit to share practical
solutions for today’s laboratory challenges with researchers from around the world. Please visit the website www.bioprocessingsummit.com for more information and to register.
A Molecule’s Journey – Breaking Down Roadblocks to Commercial SuccessMerck Life Sciences
Every biopharma executive must make important decisions early in clinical development that will impact their molecule’s journey – and ultimately the success of their commercial strategy. The key to this success is to make the right decisions at the right time. In this webinar, our experts share some key considerations to help biopharmaceutical companies successfully advance a molecule from the laboratory to the clinic as quickly as possible without sacrificing product quality, process efficiency, or patient safety. To achieve this goal, companies must navigate the complexities associated with business planning, cell line development, process development, technology, and regulatory and risk assessment.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- Key business considerations for commercial success
- Key technical considerations
- Regulatory and risk assessment considerations
Presentation at BPI West by Abhinav A. Shukla, Ph.D. Senior Vice President Development & Manufacturing KBI Biopharma, Durham NC, February 27 – March 2, 2017, Platforms for mAb Commercialization
The conference will provide an interactive networking forum to both further develop and answer your queries through a vibrant exhibition room full of technology providers showcasing their technologies and other solutions, poster presentation sessions, expert led case study presentations, a high-level panel discussion, a round table discussion session, and interactive Q&A sessions from a 40-strong speaker faculty examining topics on 4 separate tracks outlined below.
Participate in the full, interactive on-demand webinar here: https://bit.ly/ProcessValWebinar
Process validation is a complex step in the transition to commercial scale manufacturing. While Quality By Design (QBD) is the standard option for a risk-mitigating process validation strategy, there are other options for more flexibility and speed. Join our webinar to learn how outsourcing to a CDMO, able to take an adaptive, risk-based validation approach, will accelerate your time to market.
In this webinar, you will discover more about:
• How outsourcing to a CDMO partner in late-stage will increase flexibility and speed
• How a risk-based approach can help you optimize your process validation strategy
• How we have implemented a risk-based approach for our clients via case studies
By choosing Covance as a single, centralized CMC analytical laboratory, you can obtain higher quality analytical data more efficiently and at lower cost/fewer resources than by working with multiple providers/CMOs. This analytical data is the key to knowledge and quality risk management throughout the product lifecycle.
Integrated utilization of high-throughput bioreactors & high-throughput analy...KBI Biopharma
There is a strong impetus towards rapidly advancing an increasing number of novel biotherapeutics to clinical trials. However, development of cell culture processes is labor intensive and time consuming. KBI focuses on a high throughput process development (HTPD) approach using high-throughput miniaturized bioreactors and high throughput analytics that generate growth, productivity and product quality data that match those seen with classical systems. This approach enables a significant reduction in the cell culture process development timeline and costs for investigational biopharmaceuticals to reach the clinic.
Aseptic Process Sampling to address Risk of Contamination & Containment in co...Merck Life Sciences
In this webinar, you will learn:
- The challenges tied to contamination control within a biopharmaceutical environment.
- What closed processing is, and how sampling solutions are an integral component towards that end.
- Advantages of sterile sampling from both a technical and economical viewpoint; with the review of a technical study confirming contamination risk reduction and total cost of ownership.
- Recommendations and requirements stated by these major regulatory authorities around the monitoring of the manufacturing process with the execution of sampling.
Detailed description:
Biopharmaceutical manufacturers are required to ensure drug product quality attributes for patient safety. Strong contamination control strategies should be considered early in process design, and have direct influence on the production environment and equipment selection.
Sampling at each step is a critical component in maintaining a contamination control strategy. Regulators are critical in the sampling process, as it predicts the state of the product or process, and needs to be Representative. A case study will be presented that demonstrates a closed, robust sampling solution capable of maintaining a sterile flow path when challenged with Brevundimonas diminuta. The sampling option you select can help support your goal in achieving a closed process, improving your risk mitigation strategy and product safety.
Aseptic Process Sampling to address Risk of Contamination & Containment in co...MilliporeSigma
Watch this webinar here: bit.ly/asepticwebinar2020
In this webinar, you will learn:
- The challenges tied to contamination control within a biopharmaceutical environment.
- What closed processing is, and how sampling solutions are an integral component towards that end.
- Advantages of sterile sampling from both a technical and economical viewpoint; with the review of a technical study confirming contamination risk reduction and total cost of ownership.
- Recommendations and requirements stated by these major regulatory authorities around the monitoring of the manufacturing process with the execution of sampling.
Detailed description:
Biopharmaceutical manufacturers are required to ensure drug product quality attributes for patient safety. Strong contamination control strategies should be considered early in process design, and have direct influence on the production environment and equipment selection.
Sampling at each step is a critical component in maintaining a contamination control strategy. Regulators are critical in the sampling process, as it predicts the state of the product or process, and needs to be Representative. A case study will be presented that demonstrates a closed, robust sampling solution capable of maintaining a sterile flow path when challenged with Brevundimonas diminuta. The sampling option you select can help support your goal in achieving a closed process, improving your risk mitigation strategy and product safety.
Insights from a Global Collaboration Accelerating Vaccine Development with an...MilliporeSigma
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3Nbb5ug
Get insights and best practices from a multinational team establishing a platform for vaccine production. See how a long-term collaboration on a bench-scale process used to produce a Virus Like Particle (VLP) vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 was successfully converted to a robust GMP-compatible, scalable process.
The COVID-19 pandemic further emphasized the need for collaboration in the development of urgently needed vaccines and therapeutics. In this webinar, we take you behind the scenes of our collaboration with Technovax and Innovative Biotech in which a scalable VLP vaccine platform was optimized for use in a production facility in Nigeria in response to the need for local production of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. The flexibility and robustness of the platform will enable its rapid deployment to support the West African pandemic readiness program. Initial development of the VLP process began in late 2019 and by March 2020, was already adapted for production of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• About building a priceless collaborative network with integrated solutions
• Virus-Like Particle Vaccines
• Process Development Overview and Challenges
• Pre-clinical Results and Next Steps
Presented by:
Jose M. Galarza, PhD,
President and Founder of TechnoVax
Naomi Baer,
Business development consultant, Emerging Biotech, BioProcess division
Youssef Gaabouri, Eng. ,
Associate Director, Head of Sales Middle East & Africa, BioProcess division
Insights from a Global Collaboration Accelerating Vaccine Development with an...Merck Life Sciences
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3Nbb5ug
Get insights and best practices from a multinational team establishing a platform for vaccine production. See how a long-term collaboration on a bench-scale process used to produce a Virus Like Particle (VLP) vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 was successfully converted to a robust GMP-compatible, scalable process.
The COVID-19 pandemic further emphasized the need for collaboration in the development of urgently needed vaccines and therapeutics. In this webinar, we take you behind the scenes of our collaboration with Technovax and Innovative Biotech in which a scalable VLP vaccine platform was optimized for use in a production facility in Nigeria in response to the need for local production of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. The flexibility and robustness of the platform will enable its rapid deployment to support the West African pandemic readiness program. Initial development of the VLP process began in late 2019 and by March 2020, was already adapted for production of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• About building a priceless collaborative network with integrated solutions
• Virus-Like Particle Vaccines
• Process Development Overview and Challenges
• Pre-clinical Results and Next Steps
Presented by:
Jose M. Galarza, PhD,
President and Founder of TechnoVax
Naomi Baer,
Business development consultant, Emerging Biotech, BioProcess division
Youssef Gaabouri, Eng. ,
Associate Director, Head of Sales Middle East & Africa, BioProcess division
The Viscosity Reduction Platform: Viscosity-reducing excipients for improveme...MilliporeSigma
Protein viscosity is a major challenge in preparing highly concentrated protein formulations suitable for subcutaneous injection. Recently, the Viscosity Reduction Platform (VRP) was introduced and its technical key features and benefits for formulations were discussed. However, highly viscous solutions do not only pose a challenge when administering a drug to a patient, they can also impose technical limitations in the manufacturing process.
This white paper evaluates the effect of the excipients in the Viscosity Reduction Platform on ultrafiltration processes used to produce a highly concentrated formulation of a monoclonal antibody (mAb). Two filtration methods are demonstrated in this work.
Find more information about the Viscosity Reduction Platform on our website: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/products/pharma-and-biopharma-manufacturing/formulation/viscosity-reduction-platform
Use of Excipients in Downstream Processing to Improve Protein PurificationMilliporeSigma
Excipients are used to improve the stability of protein-based therapeutics by protecting the protein against a range of stress conditions such as temperature changes, pH changes, or agitation. Similar stresses are applied to proteins during downstream purification. Shifts in pH during Protein A chromatography, subsequent incubations at low pH for virus inactivation, and changes in conductivity in ion exchange chromatography can lead to aggregation, fragmentation, or other chemical modifications of the therapeutic protein. Given the potential impact on the protein’s structural integrity, there is a need for approaches to reduce the risk presented by the conditions during downstream processing. For example, integration of a solution to prevent aggregation of proteins would be a more efficient strategy than implementing steps to remove multimeric forms.
This white paper highlights the results from a recent paper by Stange et. al., in which protein stabilizing excipients such as polyols, sugars, and polyethylene glycol (PEG4000) were used as buffer system additives. Effect of the excipients on elution patterns, stabilization of the monomer antibody, host-cell protein removal, virus inactivation rates and binding capacity of cation exchange chromatography were explored.
Exploring the protein stabilizing capability of surfactants against agitation...MilliporeSigma
Agitation of therapeutic protein solutions during manufacturing, shipping and handling is one of the major initiators for protein aggregation and particle formation during the life history of a protein drug. Adsorption of protein molecules to liquid-air interfaces leads to the formation of highly concentrated protein surface films. The rupture of these protein films due to various mechanical processes can then result in the appearance of protein aggregates and particles in the bulk solution phase.
One technique to stabilize proteins against stress induced by liquid-air interfaces is the use of non-ionic surfactants. About 91% of antibody formulations commercially available in 2021 contained a surfactant. Polysorbate 20 and 80, composed of a hydrophilic polyoxyethylene sorbitan and hydrophobic fatty acid esters, made up the largest part being employed in 87% of said formulations.
Despite their frequent use in parenteral drug products, concerns have been raised for decades about the application of polysorbates as surfactants in biopharmaceutical formulations. Autoxidation of polysorbate, caused by residual peroxides in polysorbates, can damage the proteins and can further drive the oxidative degradation of polysorbate. Chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis of polysorbate may lead to the formation of free fatty acid particles, which may become visible; and both mechanisms eventually lead to the reduction in polysorbate concentration. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to compare various molecules for their capabilities to reduced agitation-induced protein aggregation and particle formation; and furthermore, investigate their underlying protein stabilizing mechanisms.
The Viscosity Reduction Platform: Viscosity Reducing Excipients for Protein F...MilliporeSigma
Protein viscosity is one of the major obstacles in preparing highly concentrated protein formulations suitable for subcutaneous injection.
This whitepaper examines how combining an amino acid with a second viscosity-reducing excipient circumvents adverse effects on protein stability and improves viscosity-reducing capacity.
To find more information about the Viscosity Reduction Platform, please visit our website: https://sigmaaldrich.com/products/pharma-and-biopharma-manufacturing/formulation/viscosity-reduction-platform
Characterization of monoclonal antibodies and Antibody drug conjugates by Sur...MilliporeSigma
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Highlights of this webinar:
- Surface plasmon resonance as a powerful tool for biologic characterization including mAbs and ADCs.
- SPR allows rapid binding analysis in real time without using labels for SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain mutations.
- Kinetic data is indicative of possible neutralizing activity allowed assessment of neutralizing ability of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.
- The application can provide preliminarily efficacy information and facilitated mAbs/ACDs candidate selection process
Detailed description:
Characterization of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) or Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) is challenging due to their ability to bind to a variety of proteins via their Fc and Fab domains, giving rise to diverse biological functions associated with each domain. The Fc domain of mAbs interacts with Fc receptors with varying affinities, which can influence biological processes such as Complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), transcytosis, phagocytosis, and/or serum half-life.
An important characteristic of an antibody is its Fc effector function. Antibodies can be engineered to obtain desired binding of the Fc region to Fc receptors expressed on effector cells. Hence, it is crucial to evaluate the binding interaction of mAbs/ADC with Fc receptors in the early phase of drug development to understand the potential biological activity of the product in vivo.
Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) is a powerful technique to establish binding kinetics in real-time, label free, and high sensitivity with low sample consumption. Along with target antigen binding, it is crucial to evaluate the binding interaction of antibodies and ADCs with Fc receptors. Our SPR case studies investigated the impact on binding kinetics of ADCs with different linkers and the binding interactions of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variants and evaluated the neutralizing ability of therapeutic mAbs. SPR characterisation can be facilitated in all stages of the product life cycle to ensure the quality and safety of mAbs and ADCs.
The Role of BioPhorum Extractables Data in the Effective Adoption of Single-U...MilliporeSigma
Regulatory expectation does require patient safety evaluations with supporting data for manufacturing components that directly come into contact with drug manufacturing process streams. Readily available extractables data can help manufacturers using singleuse technology to accelerate product qualifications, risk assessments and process optimization
This white paper guides you on how to save time and resources with supplier-provided single-use system extractables data and gives you an overview about the overall strategy for Extractables & Leachables. At the end you will find a case study.
Find more information about filters and single-use components on our website: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/DE/en/services/product-services/emprove-program/emprove-filter-and-single-use-component-portfolio
The Future of Pharma- and Biopharmaceutical AuditsMilliporeSigma
Watch the recording of this presentation here: https://bit.ly/3zTOpe4
Detailed description:
SARS-CoV-2 showed us that technology supports us during our inspection activity even if on-site visits are not possible. Travel restrictions of various kinds will remain a risk in the future. The use of new technologies has shown that inspections and audits can be carried out despite these restrictions. We will focus on what possibilities the new technologies offer and take a look at the future of inspections and audits.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• Regulatory overview of remote audits
• The technologies needed to support the audit process
• What types of inspections are possible with the use of these technologies
• How audits may look in the future
Presented by:
Daniel Buescher, Product Manager - Digital Solutions
Moving your Gene Therapy from R&D to IND: How to navigate the Regulatory Land...MilliporeSigma
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Novel therapies, including cell and gene therapies, continue to be central to innovation in healthcare and represent the fastest growing area of therapeutic medicine. As a consequence, the number of gene therapies undergoing clinical trials has increased significantly in the last five years.
Manufacturing processes for these novel therapeutics are very complex with a high risk of contamination. Regulatory agencies world-wide have responded by issuing guidance to outline their expectations for development and manufacture of cell and gene therapies. Currently, regulatory guidance is not harmonized globally and can often lead to confusion within industry and increased risk of non-compliance.
In this webinar, we'll answer:
• Which regulatory guidelines do you need to comply for your INDs?
• When do you start implementing GMPs and validated assays?
• How do you get your QC testing strategy ‘right the first time’?
• How do you ensure testing is not your rate limiting step for the IND submission?
Presented by:
Manjula Aysola, Senior Regulatory Consultant
Dr. Alison Armstrong, Sr. Director, Technical and Scientific Solutions
Identity testing by NGS as a means of risk mitigation for viral gene therapiesMilliporeSigma
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3RijkHC
Detailed description:
Imagine you’ve just completed a manufacturing run for your viral vector. Identity testing is performed to confirm the vector sequence. But when the results come back the data reveals unexpected sequence variants! With an appropriate risk mitigation testing strategy, this situation can be prevented.
The situation described above is not hypothetical, and happens more that you think, costing valuable time and resources.
Investigatory testing has shown that sequence variants present in starting materials (e.g. plasmids) are likely to make their way to the final product. Adequate identification of low-level variants with an appropriately sensitive method is critical in ensuring the quality of the final product. A risk-based testing strategy, in the context of identity, for viral vector manufacturing will be presented, focusing on key testing points. NGS assays for identity and variant detection will be highlighted due to their extremely sensitive nature compared to traditional approaches.
In this webinar, we'll explore:
• Regulatory requirements for identity testing
• NGS applications for identity testing as compared to traditional methods
• A case study on the impact of not establishing a proper risk-based testing strategy
Presented by: Bradley Hasson, Director of Lab Operations for NGS Services
Latest advancements of melt based 3D printing technologies for oral drug deli...MilliporeSigma
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3A2WcH4
The application of polymer excipients in 3D printing manufacturing is usually limited due to the concerns of filament strength, high processing temperature and large scale manufacturing.
Latest technology developments are targeting a direct melt deposition to simplify the process and enable a constant and efficient process. Two different processing approaches will be presented:
The advanced melt drop deposition, where individual three dimensional geometries can be created by depostition of polymer droplets and the MED® 3D printing technology which allows by precise layer-by-layer deposition to produce objects with well-designed geometric structures.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• Latest advancements of melt based 3D printing approaches
• Application examples for the individual technologies
• Deep dive in the MED® 3D printing technology to design dedicated drug release profiles
Presented by:
Dr. Thomas Kipping, Head of Drug Carriers
Dr. Xianghao Zuo, Deputy Director of R&D, Triastek
CAR-T Manufacturing Innovations that Work - Automating Low Volume Processes a...MilliporeSigma
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Automated, fit-for-purpose tools are essential in CAR-T processing to support sustainable manufacturing of clinical and market-approved cell therapy products. This webinar will discuss how the ekko™ Acoustic Cell Processing System uses acoustic technology as a touchless approach to manipulate cells, enabling a modular tool across the CAR-T manufacturing workflow. Typical performance of templated ekko™ System processes for DMSO washout of leukapheresis material, low volume and high cell concentrate for electroporation preparation, and harvest of expanded T cells will be reviewed.
This webinar will also give an early glimpse at the ekko™ Select System for unmatched T cell selection.
In this webinar, you will:
• Uncover how the ekko™ System supports the broad industrialization of cell therapy, with particular focus on how to achieve low volume, high concentrate cell product for critical transduction and transfection steps
• Discover how ekko™ System for wash and concentrate processes throughout the cell therapy workflow achieve high cell recovery, viability, and effective residual removal
• Preview to ekko™ Select, our cell therapy selection platform, to achieve unmatched ease-of-use with direct processing from leukopaks reducing the need for preparation steps
Presented by:
Benjamin Ross-Johnsrud, Acoustic Technology Expert
Robert Scott, Mechanical Engineer III
How does the ICH Q5A revision impact viral safety strategies for biologics?MilliporeSigma
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How does the ICH Q5A revision impact viral safety strategies for biologics?
Biologics continue to grow at a fast pace. Manufactured using cell lines of human or animal origin, these are at risk of viral contamination making safety strategies critical. A comprehensive risk mitigation strategy using multiple orthogonal measures is a regulatory expectation. ICH Q5A, the globally-harmonized guideline outlines the expectations. ICH Q5A is currently being revised to address recent scientific advancements including novel therapeutic modalities, new manufacturing paradigms, updates in viral clearance applications, and alternate detection technologies. We’ll discuss the expected changes and potential impact on viral safety strategies with case studies and examples.
In this webinar, you will learn about:
• The Importance of virus testing in biologics products
• Regulatory landscape, expectations for the Q5A revision
• What's new and changing
• Examples of alternate testing schedules, impact on viral clearance
Presented by:
Manjula Aysola, Senior Regulatory Consultant
Alison Armstrong, PhD, Sr. Director, Technical and Scientific Solutions
Improve Operational Efficiency by Over 30% with Product, Process, & Systems A...MilliporeSigma
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3adaxWh
When implementing new automation systems, organizations must consider things like deployment time, user adoption, and costs.
They must also consider the cost of doing nothing – that is, what competitive advantage is lost in standing still? What time and quality is lost in repetitive, manual tasks rather than an automated, digital workflow? What operational efficiencies are lost?
In this webinar we examine how a product, process, and system agnostic automation platform can be deployed faster than traditional system specific software while bringing greater operational efficiencies (in many cases over 30% improvement).
To remain competitive in the market, biopharma manufacturers must adopt automation and digital technologies, but most plants still have island of automation consisting of independently functioning, standalone unit operations. This results in operational inefficiency, regulatory concerns, and a poor understanding of the process and product life cycle.
Taking the first, right step must include considering risks, costs, timelines, and technology alternatives. Traditional automation approaches tied to specific systems, processes, and products are, by their nature, limited; while an agnostic platform will address current biomanufacturing business challenges and ensure future readiness. With the right platform, a phased automation implementation can yield operational efficiency gains of up to 30% and improved product quality and regulatory compliance.
In this webinar, let's explore:
• Challenges of automation and digital technology adoption
• What a product, process, and system agnostic platform entails
• Applications and benefits of a process orchestration platform
• Ensuring future readiness with process orchestration
Presented by:
Braj Nandan Thakur, Global Product Manager - Automation
Risk-Based Qualification of X-Ray Sterilization for Single-Use SystemsMilliporeSigma
Watch the presentation of this webinar here: https://bit.ly/3vQf0qv
In the single-use bioprocess industry, X-ray irradiation warrants consideration as an alternate sterilization technology. Using a risk-based qualification testing strategy is important when evaluating and implementing equivalent ionizing irradiation sterilization methods.
The urgent need for life-saving therapies as a result of the global pandemic has reinforced the criticality of flexibility in pharmaceutical manufacturing, including sterilization. The single-use bioprocess industry traditionally has employed gamma irradiation sterilization. X-ray irradiation is being considered as an additional sterilization technology for business and supply continuity. We will share a risk-based qualification testing strategy including Extractables and data generated to support comparability of gamma irradiation and X-ray irradiation as equivalent ionizing irradiation sterilization methods.
In this webinar, you will learn about:
• The comparison of gamma and X-ray irradiation sterilization
• A risk-based qualification test strategy
• Data evaluation of gamma versus X-ray sterilized single-use components
Presented by:
Monica Cardona,
Global Senior Program Manager
Paul Killian, Ph.D.,
R&D Director, Analytical Technologies
Rapid Replication Competent Adenovirus (rRCA) Detection: Accelerate your Lot ...MilliporeSigma
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Testing for presence of replication competent adenovirus (RCA) is a key component to ensure patient safety and a requirement for all biologicals manufactured using adenoviral vectors. For many adenoviral-based products, the RCA assay is a rate-limiting assay for lot release.
Join this webinar to learn about a rapid RCA detection assay currently in development, which combines a 7-day culture assay with a highly sensitive molecular endpoint specific for RCA. The method can detect presence of as little as 1 RCA in adenoviral vector material at an approximate concentration of 5x107 - 2x108 vector particles (VP)/mL, making it a suitable method to meet regulatory requirements while accelerating your lot release timelines.
In this webinar, you will learn about:
• Regulatory framework for adenoviral vector products
• Considerations for lot release testing of adenoviral-based therapies
• Advantages of a rapid method for RCA testing on production lot material
Presented by:
Axel Fun, Ph.D.,
Principal Scientist
Alberto Santana, MBA,
Product Manager, Biologics Biosafety Testing
The High Intensity Sweeteners Neotame and Sucralose: 2 Ways to ace the Patien...MilliporeSigma
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Bitter medicines are an important issue, especially for pediatric applications. As several APIs have bitter tasting components, high intensity sweeteners for taste optimization are of great interest. Join our webinar to discover our new sweetener toolbox enabling safe and stable formulations.
Mask bitter aftertaste for a sweeter pill to swallow! Patients’ compliance and the therapeutic benefit are supported by a pleasant taste of pharmaceutical formulations. With the high intensity sweeteners Neotame and Sucralose, you have efficient tools at hand which are superior to other sweeteners in many aspects:
• excellent sugar-like taste profile
• outstanding sweetness factors
• use effectiveness
• enhanced stability
We will present our new toolbox of two high performance sweeteners and focus on aspects of stability, safety, the application in various dosage forms, and market perception.
In this webinar, you will learn:
• How to optimize the patients' taste experience of your pharmaceuticals
• How sweeteners can be differentiated by their sensory profiles and features
• How our new product offering Neotame can be effectively used in your targeted formulations
Presented by:
Almut von der Brelie,
Senior Manager Strategic Marketing, Excipients for Solid Applications
The Developability Classification System (DCS): Enabling an Optimized Approac...MilliporeSigma
This whitepaper by Dr. Daniel Joseph Price outlines how poorly soluble drug formulations can be designed using the developability classification system (DCS).
The DCS identifies the root cause of low solubility and enables lean, cost-effective and effective formulations to be developed.
#solubility #pharmaceuticalmanufacturing #oralsoliddosage #drugdevelopment
How to Accelerate and Enhance ADC TherapiesMilliporeSigma
In this webinar, you will learn about:
The advantages of using advanced intermediates to develop ADC therapies
How to increase ADC solubility and efficiency
Fast, small-scale ADC library generation
Seamless supply chain with reduced complexity and regulatory support
The ADCore product line offers versatile intermediates that simplify the synthesis of common ADC payloads (dolastatins, maytansinoids, and PBDs) by greatly reducing the number of synthetic steps. This translates to savings in development and manufacturing costs and shorter timelines to the clinic. To address the poor solubility of many ADC payloads, ChetoSensar™ was developed to significantly increase the hydrophilicity of the drug linker, which has been shown to also substantially increase the efficacy of ADCs and broaden the therapeutic window.
Lastly, the ADC Express™ service leverages conjugation chemistry and analytical expertise to help design and quickly synthesize sets of potential ADC therapies suitable for screening to simplify candidate selection and get ADC therapies to market faster.
EU GMP Annex 1 Draft - Closed System Design Consideration with Single-Use Sys...MilliporeSigma
Biopharmaceutical manufacturing capacities have expanded dramatically which has resulted in an increased demand for single-use systems (SUS) as they have their own advantages. Although SUS are well established in the biopharmaceutical industry there is limited guidance on regulatory expectations. Please attend the webinar to learn more!
We understand the unique challenges pickleball players face and are committed to helping you stay healthy and active. In this presentation, we’ll explore the three most common pickleball injuries and provide strategies for prevention and treatment.
One of the most developed cities of India, the city of Chennai is the capital of Tamilnadu and many people from different parts of India come here to earn their bread and butter. Being a metropolitan, the city is filled with towering building and beaches but the sad part as with almost every Indian city
CHAPTER 1 SEMESTER V PREVENTIVE-PEDIATRICS.pdfSachin Sharma
This content provides an overview of preventive pediatrics. It defines preventive pediatrics as preventing disease and promoting children's physical, mental, and social well-being to achieve positive health. It discusses antenatal, postnatal, and social preventive pediatrics. It also covers various child health programs like immunization, breastfeeding, ICDS, and the roles of organizations like WHO, UNICEF, and nurses in preventive pediatrics.
Medical Technology Tackles New Health Care Demand - Research Report - March 2...pchutichetpong
M Capital Group (“MCG”) predicts that with, against, despite, and even without the global pandemic, the medical technology (MedTech) industry shows signs of continuous healthy growth, driven by smaller, faster, and cheaper devices, growing demand for home-based applications, technological innovation, strategic acquisitions, investments, and SPAC listings. MCG predicts that this should reflects itself in annual growth of over 6%, well beyond 2028.
According to Chris Mouchabhani, Managing Partner at M Capital Group, “Despite all economic scenarios that one may consider, beyond overall economic shocks, medical technology should remain one of the most promising and robust sectors over the short to medium term and well beyond 2028.”
There is a movement towards home-based care for the elderly, next generation scanning and MRI devices, wearable technology, artificial intelligence incorporation, and online connectivity. Experts also see a focus on predictive, preventive, personalized, participatory, and precision medicine, with rising levels of integration of home care and technological innovation.
The average cost of treatment has been rising across the board, creating additional financial burdens to governments, healthcare providers and insurance companies. According to MCG, cost-per-inpatient-stay in the United States alone rose on average annually by over 13% between 2014 to 2021, leading MedTech to focus research efforts on optimized medical equipment at lower price points, whilst emphasizing portability and ease of use. Namely, 46% of the 1,008 medical technology companies in the 2021 MedTech Innovator (“MTI”) database are focusing on prevention, wellness, detection, or diagnosis, signaling a clear push for preventive care to also tackle costs.
In addition, there has also been a lasting impact on consumer and medical demand for home care, supported by the pandemic. Lockdowns, closure of care facilities, and healthcare systems subjected to capacity pressure, accelerated demand away from traditional inpatient care. Now, outpatient care solutions are driving industry production, with nearly 70% of recent diagnostics start-up companies producing products in areas such as ambulatory clinics, at-home care, and self-administered diagnostics.
Antibiotic Stewardship by Anushri Srivastava.pptxAnushriSrivastav
Stewardship is the act of taking good care of something.
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
WHO launched the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) in 2015 to fill knowledge gaps and inform strategies at all levels.
ACCORDING TO apic.org,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
ACCORDING TO pewtrusts.org,
Antibiotic stewardship refers to efforts in doctors’ offices, hospitals, long term care facilities, and other health care settings to ensure that antibiotics are used only when necessary and appropriate
According to WHO,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a systematic approach to educate and support health care professionals to follow evidence-based guidelines for prescribing and administering antimicrobials
In 1996, John McGowan and Dale Gerding first applied the term antimicrobial stewardship, where they suggested a causal association between antimicrobial agent use and resistance. They also focused on the urgency of large-scale controlled trials of antimicrobial-use regulation employing sophisticated epidemiologic methods, molecular typing, and precise resistance mechanism analysis.
Antimicrobial Stewardship(AMS) refers to the optimal selection, dosing, and duration of antimicrobial treatment resulting in the best clinical outcome with minimal side effects to the patients and minimal impact on subsequent resistance.
According to the 2019 report, in the US, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year, and more than 35000 people die. In addition to this, it also mentioned that 223,900 cases of Clostridoides difficile occurred in 2017, of which 12800 people died. The report did not include viruses or parasites
VISION
Being proactive
Supporting optimal animal and human health
Exploring ways to reduce overall use of antimicrobials
Using the drugs that prevent and treat disease by killing microscopic organisms in a responsible way
GOAL
to prevent the generation and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Doing so will preserve the effectiveness of these drugs in animals and humans for years to come.
being to preserve human and animal health and the effectiveness of antimicrobial medications.
to implement a multidisciplinary approach in assembling a stewardship team to include an infectious disease physician, a clinical pharmacist with infectious diseases training, infection preventionist, and a close collaboration with the staff in the clinical microbiology laboratory
to prevent antimicrobial overuse, misuse and abuse.
to minimize the developme
R3 Stem Cells and Kidney Repair A New Horizon in Nephrology.pptxR3 Stem Cell
R3 Stem Cells and Kidney Repair: A New Horizon in Nephrology" explores groundbreaking advancements in the use of R3 stem cells for kidney disease treatment. This insightful piece delves into the potential of these cells to regenerate damaged kidney tissue, offering new hope for patients and reshaping the future of nephrology.
Global launch of the Healthy Ageing and Prevention Index 2nd wave – alongside...ILC- UK
The Healthy Ageing and Prevention Index is an online tool created by ILC that ranks countries on six metrics including, life span, health span, work span, income, environmental performance, and happiness. The Index helps us understand how well countries have adapted to longevity and inform decision makers on what must be done to maximise the economic benefits that comes with living well for longer.
Alongside the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on 28 May 2024, we launched the second version of our Index, allowing us to track progress and give new insights into what needs to be done to keep populations healthier for longer.
The speakers included:
Professor Orazio Schillaci, Minister of Health, Italy
Dr Hans Groth, Chairman of the Board, World Demographic & Ageing Forum
Professor Ilona Kickbusch, Founder and Chair, Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute and co-chair, World Health Summit Council
Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Director, Country Health Policies and Systems Division, World Health Organisation EURO
Dr Marta Lomazzi, Executive Manager, World Federation of Public Health Associations
Dr Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare and Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Dr Karin Tegmark Wisell, Director General, Public Health Agency of Sweden
Streamlining Biopharmaceutical Cell Line Development - Reducing risk and decreasing timelines through optimized reagents and processes
1. Merck KGaA
Darmstadt, Germany
Reducing risk and decreasing timelines
through optimized reagents and processes
Streamlining
Biopharmaceutical
Cell Line Development
Kate Achtien, Sr. Scientist
Webinar
30th November 2017
2. 2
The life science business of
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
operates as MilliporeSigma
in the U.S. and Canada.
Streamlining Biopharmaceutical Cell Line Development | Webinar
3. Webinar
Goals
Streamlining Biopharmaceutical
Cell Line Development
• Finding the needle in the haystack
What are the goals and challenges of cell
line development?
• Foundation blocks
Defining the components of a robust cell
line development platform
• Striking a balance
Optimizing the cell line development
process
• The future of cell line development
processes
Advancing through genetic engineering
Streamlining Biopharmaceutical Cell Line Development | Webinar3
4. Finding the
needle in the
haystack
The Goals and Challenges
of Cell Line Development
Streamlining Biopharmaceutical Cell Line Development | Webinar4
6. Streamlining Biopharmaceutical Cell Line Development | Webinar
What makes a robust biotherapeutic production process?
Cell culture
Harvest
Clarification
Chromatography
Virus
removal
Tangential flow
filtration
Sterile
filtration
Formulation and
Final Fill
Cell line
development
Process EconomicsSpeed to Clinic Business Continuity
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7. Fast development process
Low clone screening efforts
Screen molecules earlier in discovery process
Maintain/enable favorable PQ attributes
Scalable process
Keep development costs low
High titers and productivity
Product homogeneity
Culture longevity
Clone Stability
Exclusion of unnecessary additives
Increased process robustness
Concentrated feeds
High growth rate and cell densities
Reduce product and process impurities
Control/reduce metabolic waste
Clear technology IP path
Regulatory compliance
Reliable supply chain for paired media
Reduce regulatory and risk considerations
Streamlining Biopharmaceutical Cell Line Development | Webinar
A robust cell line development process leads to strong benefits for
development & production
Process EconomicsSpeed to Clinic Business Continuity
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10. Traditional methods
Wild Type CHO
Glutamate + Ammonia
Glutamine
Biological Function
MSX Glutamine
SynthetaseMethionine
sulfoximine
Folic acid
Dihydrofolic acid
Tetrahydrofolic acid
Dihydrofolate
Reductase
Dihydrofolate
Reductase
Purine Metabolism
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DG44 or DUXB11
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MTX
Wild Type CHO
Neomycin
Puromycin
Selection achieved through addition of a selection agent
Dihydrofolate Reductase
based selection
Glutmine Synthetase
based selection
Antibiotic
based selection methods
Streamlining Biopharmaceutical Cell Line Development | Webinar10
11. Weaknesses of additive-based selection methods
Technical, economic and ecological challenges
Requirement for amplification
Significant clone screening efforts
Increase of gene copy and risk for clone instability
Time consuming process
Application of antibiotics
Regulatory review less smooth - clearance to be
proven
Disposal of hazardous drug for environmental
compliance
Absence of antibiotic-based selection pressure in
the production process increases the risks for
reduced productivity
Longer timelines
Increased resources needs
Increased development costs
Higher risk for loss of productivity
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12. Additive independent selection
Wild Type CHO
Glutamate + Ammonia
Glutamine
Biological Function
MSX Glutamine
SynthetaseMethionine
sulfoximine
Glutmine Synthetase
based selection
GS knock out cell line allows additive independent selection
CHO GS-/-
Glutamate + Ammonia
Glutamine
Biological Function
Glutamine
Synthetase
Glutamine Synthetase
KO based selection
X
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13. Benefits of a glutamine synthetase auxotroph cell line
GS-/ provides extensive benefits for development & production
processes
Fewer clones need to be
evaluated
No amplification needed
Drug selection not required
Stringent selection
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Shortened timelines
Reduced cost and lowered regulatory hurdles
Increased clone stability
Lower resources required
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14. Building a
Foundation
Defining the components of a
robust cell line development
platform
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15. Fast development process
Low clone screening efforts
Screen molecules earlier in discovery process
Maintain/enable favorable PQ attributes
Scalable process
Keep development costs low
High titers and productivity
Product homogeneity
Culture longevity
Clone Stability
Exclusion of unnecessary additives
Increased process robustness
Concentrated feeds
High growth rate and cell densities
Reduce product and process impurities
Control/reduce metabolic waste
Clear technology IP path
Regulatory compliance
Reliable supply chain for paired media
Reduce regulatory and risk considerations
A robust cell line development process
leads to strong benefits for development & production
Process EconomicsSpeed to Clinic Business Continuity
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16. Building a strong foundation for an efficient platform process
Fast development process
Low clone screening efforts
Screen molecules earlier in discovery process
Maintain/enable favorable PQ attributes
Scalable process
Keep development costs low
High titers and productivity
Product homogeneity
Culture longevity
Clone Stability
Exclusion of unnecessary additives
Increased process robustness
Concentrated feeds
High growth rate and cell densities
Reduce product and process impurities
Control/reduce metabolic waste
Clear technology IP path
Regulatory compliance
Reliable supply chain for paired media
Reduce regulatory and risk considerations
Cell line design parameters
Media design parameters
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Step 1
Develop robust host
Supension adapted
• Adapted to fast and
high suspension
growth
Strong origin
Cells originated from
ECACC CHO K1 Ease of use
Optimized for cell line
development, scale up
and production
processes
Regulatory friendly
• Grown in chemically
defined media
• Animal component
free
• cGMP banked
• Full viral testing,
complete traceability
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18. Technical Benefits
• Introduces site specific double strand
breaks in the DNA
• High specificity
• Limited off target effects
Regulatory Benefits
• Clear IP path
• Regulatory acceptance
• Non-viral based technology
Targeted
Mutagenesis
Step 2
Genetic engineering of host through regulatory friendly means
Zinc Finger Nucleases
Genetic engineering using Zinc Finger Nucleases (ZFNs)
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Step 3
Business Continuity
• Robust and sustainable supply
chain
• Proven manufacturability and
consistency
• Multisite manufacturing
redundancy
• Scalable GMP ready products
• Animal component free
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20. Comprehensive expression platform & services
To accelerate your development
CHOZN® GS-/- cell line
GS auxotroph cell line with
clear IP path
Traceability
Documentation
Comprehensive cell line history
documentation to support
regulatory filing
Expression Vector
IP free GS expression vector
suitable for mAbs/ recombinants
Process Guidance &
Protocols
Protocols for entire workflow
Media and Feeds
Fed Batch & Perfusion media
produced under GMP
Technical Support
Comprehensive product and
process technical support to
ensure your success
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CHOZN®
GS-/-
Expression
Platform
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21. Striking a balance:
Titer and Speed
Developing a Robust Cell Line
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22. Striking a balance
Development requires the right balance of clone performance and
resources
Speed
Resources
Equipment costs
Throughput
Clone performance
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23. Time investment to develop a stable pool reduces resources needed
in single cell cloning stage
Titer
Heterogeneity
Early screens for protein
quality
Proving “clonality”
High throughput early
screening
High titers
Scalable process
Protein quality attributes
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Stable Pool
Development
Single Cell Clone
Isolation
Time intense Resource intense
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24. Optimized cell line development process
Balancing Resources and Performance
Transfect Selection
via “minipools”
Screen
minipools in
96-well plates
Scale-up
top producing
minipools
Screen
7-day
TPP/shake flask
Fed-batch
assay on top
minipools
(TPP/shake)
Single Cell
Cloning
200 pools 100 pools 100 pools 20 pools
3-4 weeks 1 week 2 weeks 1 week 2 weeks 10-12 weeks
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25. CHOZN® GS-/- platform performance
High expressing stable pools and clones
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1
2
3
4
5
Stable Pools - Fed Batch Clones - Fed Batch
2 – 2.5 g/L
4 – 4.5 g/L CHOZN® Platform
Benefits
• High expressing pools can be
quickly identified for early
protein evaluation
• Clones isolated typically produce
at least twice the titer of the pool
• Clones commonly produce 4-
5g/L prior to process
development
Titer Range of Top IgG Expressing
GS-/- Pools and Clones
mAbs (IgG1 and 4, IgM), Fc Fusions, Fabs,
r-proteins, Bi-specifics
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26. CHOZN® GS-/- platform performance
Performance of 4 CHOZN® GS-/- clones isolated from mini-pools
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500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
Productivity,Peak(mg/L)
Peak Productivity
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
CellSpecificProductivity
pg/Cell/Day
Cell Specific Productivity (Qp)
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27. CHOZN® GS-/- platform stability
Confidence in consistent production
75%75%
High stability
Studies performed on
top ten producing
clones show above
industry standard
stability.
80-90% of CHOZN®
clones are found to
have stable
productivity.
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Process Scalability
Consistent performance between vessel sizes
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5
10
15
20
25
- 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
1e6Cells/ml
Days
Viable Cell Density
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
- 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
mg/L
Days
Titer
Shake
Flask
EX-CELL® Advanced CHO Fed Batch
No process development or
optimization performed
Mobius® 50L
Bioreactor
Mobius® 3L Single Use
bioreactor
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Process Predictability
Glycan profiles similar across multiple scales
Shake
Flask
Mobius® 3L Single Use
bioreactor
Mobius® 50L
Bioreactor
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30. The Future of Cell
Line Development
Processes
Advancing Cell Line Development
Through Genetic Engineering
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31. Cell Line Engineering by application of gene editing technologies
Targeted Integration
Reduce CLD timelines; increase consistency and stability
Glycoengineering
Removal of immunogenic and half-life reducing glycoforms
Expression Platform
Enhanced selection process, isolate high producing stable clones
Manufacturing Security
Reduce risk of viral contamination
Robust Cell Line
Suspension adapted to chemically defined medium
CHO K1
CHOZN® GS-/-
Protein
Quality
Mitigate
Risk
TI
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33. Targeted Integration
Fast, Easy, Stable
Reduced variability/enhanced cell line performance
Clone to clone consistency
Decreased characterization
Decreased cell line development timelines
More homogeneous stable pools
More top clones in your pools
Increased pool and clonal stability
Use of well characterized safe harbor sites
Remove stability from the critical path
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GOI
GOI
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34. Targeted Integration
Ongoing Research
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1 Feasibility Hot Spot Identification
Short RFLP donors
GFP reporters
IgG and Fc r-proteins
Decreasing NHEJ
Increasing HR
Tagged ZFNs
Optimized donor designs
TI landing pads
Transcriptomic analysis of
constitutively expressed genes
Reverse engineering of high
expressing clones
Random integration of a
landing pad followed by
characterization
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35. Cell culture
Harvest
Clarification
Chromatography
Virus
removal
Tangential flow
filtration
Sterile
filtration
Formulation and
Final Fill
Cell line
development
Process EconomicsSpeed to Clinic Business Continuity
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A robust cell line development process leads to strong benefits for
development & production
Finding the needle in the haystack
The goals of cell line development
Foundation blocks:
Designing a robust platform
Striking a balance
Optimizing the cell line development process
The future of cell line development processes
Advancing through genetic engineering
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