President Donald Trump's choice to head the US Department of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, doesn't like Medicare experiments in which physicians, hospitals, and patients have no choice but…
Patients today are receiving personalized treatment regimens that include a wide variety of medications ranging from standard-of-care antibiotics to advanced therapies such as monoclonal antibodies. Increasing demand for therapeutic proteins…
We co-authored this article with David Green at Angus Chemical. In the article, we outline the importance of selecting the appropriate buffers for biologic manufacturing. We define the chemical properties,…
The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) was enacted as one of the lesser known provisions of the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) which was signed…
Companies developing monoclonal antibodies face major challenges in developing and implementing a suitable manufacturing strategy and securing adequate capacity. Planning for products that are under development, and possibly years away…
Researchers have found a consistent association between a higher intake of the provitamin A carotenoid β-cryptoxanthin (BCX) and a lower risk of lung cancer among smokers, but the molecular basis…
Gone are the days when people communicate by posting a letter and waiting for a response. Many people these days have given up home “land lines”; most people carry cell…
Recently there has been uproar about increases in pricing of EpiPen, a prescription drug product enabling rapid injection of epinephrine. EpiPen is marketed by Mylan N.V. Since 2007, the price…
Can continuous manufacturing achieve efficient yield and product quality? Automation of manufacturing processes has been around for industrial applications for many decades. In 1913, Ford Motor Company introduced the assembly…