Biotechnology (Biotech) is the application of biological systems and organisms to technical and industrial processes. Pharmaceutical biotechnology is a relatively new and growing field in which the principles of biotechnology are applied to the development of drugs. Most therapeutic drugs in the current market are bioformulations, such as antibodies, nucleic acid products (e.g., mRNA), and vaccines.
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- ISPE Good Practice Guide: Continuous Manufacturing of Biological Products
- Guide: ATMPs - Allogeneic Cell Therapy
- Guide: ATMPs - rAAV Comparability & Lifecycle Mgmt
- Baseline Guide Vol 6: Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities 3rd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Development of Investigational Therapeutic Biological Products
- Guide: Biopharmaceutical Process Development & Manufacturing
- Guide: ATMPs - Autologous Cell Therapy
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ISPE Hands-On Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities and Processes Training
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of biotech manufacturing processes - what makes biopharmaceutical processes different from small molecules. Course content explores the underlying principles of proteins and cells to provide the foundation for how and why processes manufacture therapeutic proteins. The course studies commonly used manufacturing process operations including cell culture and fermentation; harvest and recovery; viral removal and inactivation; purification processes such as tangential flow filtration, centrifugation, size exclusion, and adsorptive chromatography.
ISPE Hands-On Controlled Production of Drug Substance and Drug Product in Biomanufacturing
This advanced, hands-on training opportunity will implement the global body of knowledge of ISPE to advance the understanding of drug substance and drug product manufacturing, utilizing the commercial scale operational aspects of the Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC - located on North Carolina State Centennial Campus in Raleigh, NC) through a series of immersive and hands-on exercises that address current, real world manufacturing challenges.
Biopharmaceuticals: Webinar C> e ATMP
Biopharmaceuticals: Webinar de treinamento em C> e ATMP Visão geral Este webinar é uma gravação do novo curso de instrutor que é um curso de nível avançado sobre therapies C e Gene T (C>) e Medicamentos de Terapia Avançada (ATMP). O curso também fornece umavisão geral dos componentes mais comuns e estabelecidos que são aproveitados em produtos C> (por exemplo, plasmídeos, mRNA, nanopartículas lipídicas, vetores virais), cobrindo terminologia, processos de fabricação e subsequente caracterização analítica de os componentes fabricados e os produtos terapêuticos. As plataformas de células T…
Produtos Biofarmacêuticos: Aspectos CMC
Modo de Entrega: Webinar Produtos Biofarmacêuticos: Webinar de Treinamento sobre Aspectos CMC Visão geral Este webinar é uma gravação do novo curso de instrutor, que é um curso de nível avançado sobre aspectos de Química, Fabricação e Controle (CMC) do desenvolvimento biofarmacêutico. O objetivo deste curso é fornecer uma compreensão avançada dos aspectos CMC de biofármacos desde o desenvolvimento até a comercialização. O que você vai aprender Visão geral do desenvolvimento biofarmacêutico Qualidade por Design (Quality by Design – QbD) Linhagem Celular e Desenvolvimento a Montante (Upstream)…
Produtos Biofarmacêuticos: Webinar de Introdução a Grandes Moléculas
Modo de Entrega: Webinar Produtos Biofarmacêuticos: Webinar de Introdução a Grandes Moléculas Visão geral Este webinar é uma gravação do novo curso ministrado por instrutores que introduz os participantes ao desenvolvimento de biofármacos e abordará conceitos que destacam as diferenças entre moléculas pequenas e biomoléculas (moléculas grandes). O objetivo deste curso é fornecer uma compreensão fundamental dos aspectos CMC de produtos biofarmacêuticos, desde o desenvolvimento até à comercialização. Instrutor O que você vai aprender Desenvolvimento de CMC para Produtos Biofarmacêuticos…