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Biological products, usually referred to as biologics, constitute a significant segment of pharmaceuticals in development. Biologics include therapeutic proteins, antibody drugs, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), vaccines, carbohydrates drugs, blood and tissue-derived pharmaceuticals, gene therapies, even live cells and tissues...
Currently, subcutaneous delivery of therapeutic proteins is a fast-growing field, especially for such established modalities as monoclonal antibodies, which require large quantities of drug to be administrated. Different approaches, including high protein concentration, speciality formulations and drug delivery matrices, as well as devices enabling a more rapid administration of larger…
Since the 1970s, the advent of biotechnology has resulted in the development and commercialisation of many therapeutic proteins, including antibodies and antibody fragments, for the treatment of human diseases. Examples include antibody treatments for autoimmune diseases (for example, adalimumab [Humira®] for rheumatoid arthritis), cancers (such as trastuzumab [Herceptin®] for breast…
28 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The collaboration includes XmAb Bispecific Technology for 4 Novartis targets and access to Xencor Fc Technologies...
UCB has announced that its joint bid with five other UK-based organisations has been selected as a recipient of the Government’s 2014 Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI), which will result in a £6.2 million grant to support the development of novel biologic treatments.
10 March 2015 | By Michael Weichel, Kristina Ellwanger, Ivica Fucek, Stefan H.J. Knackmuss, Erich Rajkovic, Uwe Reusch, Claudia Wall, and Eugene A. Zhukovsky, Affimed Therapeutics AG
The bi-specific antibody format is becoming the preferred antibody modality for current development projects in the pharmaceutical industry. This is due to an unsurpassed increase in functional activity relative to traditional mono-specific monoclonal antibodies, and a breakthrough in manufacturability enabled by novel designs. One such bi-specific format, the TandAb, produces…
BioWa, Inc. and Lonza today announced that they have entered into research agreements with Pfizer Inc. allowing the use of the POTELLIGENT® CHOK1SV Cell Line in the research and development of multiple proprietary antibodies in Pfizer’s pipeline.
Lonza today announced plans to invest CHF 14 million to expand Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) manufacturing capacity in Visp, Switzerland. Oncology therapeutics including ADCs represent one of the fastest growing segments of the pharma and biotech industry and the deployment of ADC targeted therapies has intensified in recent years.
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. (“FivePrime”) has entered into research and commercial agreements with BioWa, Inc. and Lonza to use their POTELLIGENT® CHOK1SV Cell Line for the research, development and production of multiple proprietary antibodies in FivePrime’s oncology pipeline.
9 October 2009 | By Dr Martin Scott, Molecular Cell Biologist, Biopharm R&D, GlaxoSmithKline and Dr Neil Clarke, Molecular Cell Biologist and Biology Section Leader, Biopharm R&D, GlaxoSmithKline
A multitude of novel therapeutic antibody formats based on modification of the conventional IgG format have arisen in recent years. The intensification of interest in this area reflects a pressing need for an additional repertoire of therapeutic molecules which retain the exquisite binding specificity and low intrinsic toxicity of monoclonal…
