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Jul 20, 2018 | Biopharma, Blogs | 0 comments
Launching the best possible product in the shortest time possible is key for pharmaceutical companies like you. As you know, nearly every process throughout the biologics development cycle requires an immense amount of analytical characterization; get these processes right and significantly reduce time-to-market.
This blog explores a wide range of biologics characterizations, including intact and subunit protein analysis, to help you address your challenges. For more details, fill out the form on your right to download the full Biotherapeutic Analytical Characterization eBook.
Safeguarding Biotherapeutic Product QualityThe ability to routinely and accurately measure intact and subunit protein mass is a critical step in demonstrating the quality and stability of biologics. Using the appropriate combination analytical methods and techniques can result in significant time and cost savings during product development, obtaining regulatory approval and scaling-up manufacturing.
But biotherapeutics are inherently complex and these large class protein biologics, such as monoclonal antibodies (mAb), are significantly more difficult to characterize than small molecules. Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) and Capillary Electrophoresis Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry (CESI-MS) have become recognized techniques for biotherapeutic characterization, offering the resolution, sensitivity, and speed to deliver better results and improve lab productivity.
The Complete Range from SCIEXSCIEX has a range of next-generation technology with the mass range and dynamic range needed to simultaneously detect major and minor isoforms in your intact biotherapeutic. The easy, point-and-click interface of SCIEX OS on the X500B QTOF system makes setup rapid and simple. Or dig deeper into your biotherapeutic products with the high-performance TripleTOF® 6600 System. Our BioPharmaView™ Software balances power and simplicity to bring routine, fast and accurate intact and subunit analysis by mass spectrometry to all laboratories1.
We demonstrate the pure performance, robustness, and stability of our solutions in the Biotherapeutic Analytical Characterization eBook, packed with a range of tech notes and solutions guides, covering:
If you want to accelerate the biologics development cycle and reduce your time-to-market with fast, accurate, and robust intact and subunit mass analysis, fill out the form on your right to download the Biotherapeutic Analytical Characterization eBook.
1https://www.technologynetworks.com/biopharma/articles/mass-spectrometry-in-biopharmaceutical-discovery-303219
In biopharmaceutical development, sequence variants (SV) are considered an inherent risk of producing complex proteins in living systems. Sequence variants are unintended changes to the amino acid sequence of a biotherapeutic and can be caused by errors in transcription or translation in the host cell, or cell culture and process conditions. Detailed analysis of SVs is important in process and product development to ensure the drug’s safety and efficacy. Even low‑level sequence variants can have significant implications for product quality, safety, and efficacy, making their accurate detection and characterization a critical requirement across development, process optimization, and regulatory submission.
CE‑SDS remains a cornerstone assay for characterizing fragmentation, aggregation, and product‑related impurities in therapeutic proteins. UV detection has been the long‑standing standard. However, it frequently struggles with baseline noise, limited sensitivity for minor fragments, and subjective integration.
At SCIEX, innovation doesn’t stop at instruments; it extends to how you interact with your LC-MS/MS or CE systems every day. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the SCIEX Now spring 2026 improvements: a set of meaningful enhancements shaped directly by your feedback.
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