Thursday, June 15, 2017 Daily Archives

Single-Use Technology: The Next 5 Challenges to Conquer

Now that single-use technology plays a part in nearly all bio-production processes, what is next? Several challenges remain that are still serious enough to delay or even stop the use of single-use technology, which in turn can extend the time to market and increase the cost of lifesaving biopharmaceutical products. Of the existing difficulties, which five are the most critical? This paper considers five existing challenges in the implementation of single-use technology including scale, automation, product compatibility and compliance, speed…

KBI Biopharma Acquires Alliance Protein Laboratories, Expands Biophysical Characterization Capabilities

KBI Biopharma, Inc. (KBI) has agreed to acquire the assets of San Diego-based Alliance Protein Laboratories (Alliance), a leading analytical services company specializing in biophysical characterization of biopharmaceuticals. Founded in 1998, Alliance is well known and highly regarded around the world for its expertise in characterization of therapeutic proteins, peptides, nucleic acids and vaccines. Recognized as the foremost expert in analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC), an essential technology for determining physical stability, association state, molecular weight and quantitative characterization of protein aggregates,…