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Bio-pharmaceuticals

OECD class for biologics, vaccines and advanced therapeutics.

Where it's used

Anti-AMR antibiotics
Next-generation antimicrobial compounds and combinations designed to overcome multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections and address the global AMR crisis.
therapeutics-platforms 5 min
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs)
Targeted oncology therapies utilizing monoclonal antibodies to deliver highly potent cytotoxic payloads directly to cancer cells, minimizing systemic toxicity.
therapeutics-platforms 5 min
Bacteriophage therapy
Utilizing naturally occurring or precision-engineered bacterial viruses to selectively target and eradicate specific pathogenic bacterial strains without harming the microbiome.
therapeutics-platforms 5 min
Biosafety & lab biosecurity
Physical-containment infrastructure — biological safety cabinets, HEPA filtration, autoclave sterilization and BSL-1 to BSL-4 containment — that protects personnel, product and environment in every biotechnology laboratory, governed by NSF/ANSI 49 and EN 12469.
genome-engineering 7 min
DNA synthesis & gene foundry
The commercial gene-synthesis service and biofoundry layer of synthetic biology — turning digital DNA designs into delivered genes, clones and strain builds through phosphoramidite and emerging enzymatic synthesis, governed by pathogen-sequence biosecurity screening.
foundries-design 7 min
Gene therapy
Precision delivery of functional genetic material via engineered vectors to treat inherited diseases and severe genetic disorders at their root cause.
therapeutics-platforms 5 min
Hazardous biomaterials transport (IATA Class 6.2)
Regulated door-to-door transport of Category A and B infectious substances under IATA Packing Instructions 602/650, using triple packaging, biosafety couriers and chain-of-custody tracking.
logistics-supply-chain 6 min
In-vivo gene therapy: AAV and lentiviral vectors
One-time, potentially curative genetic medicines delivered by engineered adeno-associated and lentiviral vectors — eight FDA-approved in-vivo products since 2017, from Luxturna to Beqvez, now a multi-billion-dollar clinical reality alongside honest commercial retrenchments.
therapeutics-platforms 7 min
Microbiome therapeutics (live biotherapeutic products)
Live biotherapeutic products (LBPs) — standardized, GMP-manufactured microbial consortia approved as drugs for recurrent C. difficile, inflammatory bowel disease and immuno-oncology support.
therapeutics-platforms 7 min
Mini-bioreactors for DOE screening
Automated mini- and micro-bioreactors (1-250 mL) running 24-48 cultures in parallel that map a bioprocess Design Space in days rather than months — the high-throughput on-ramp to cell-line, strain and upstream-process development, led by the German ambr, BioLector and DASbox platforms.
upstream-bioreactors 7 min
Reference materials & certified reference strains
Authenticated microbial type strains and WHO biological reference materials — the calibrated living standards underpinning pharmaceutical QC, diagnostics, taxonomy and patent deposit, held by a global network of biological resource centers from the century-old ATCC to NIBSC.
monitoring-conservation 7 min
Single-use bag bioreactors (50L-2000L)
Gamma-irradiated single-use bag bioreactors in the 50-2000 L stirred-tank class — Sartorius Biostat STR, Cytiva Xcellerex XDR, Thermo Fisher HyPerforma, Merck Mobius — that replaced stainless steel for clinical and commercial mAb, vaccine and cell-and-gene-therapy manufacturing, cutting facility build-out from years to weeks and underpinning the CDMO economy.
upstream-bioreactors 10 min