BioConjugation Process Development and Manufacturing
- Bioconjugation development
- Formulation development (liquid and lyophilized)
- Process characterization
- Non-GMP Bioconjugate production, small scale and toxicology
- GMP Bioconjugate production scale
- Storage and Handling, including high potency API
Biologic Process Development and Manufacturing
- Biologic process development
- Formulation development (liquid and lyophilized)
- Process characterization
- Non-GMP production, small scale and toxicology
- GMP production scale
Small Molecule Drug Development and Manufacturing
- Drug process development
- Formulation development (liquid and lyophilized)
- Process characterization
- Non-GMP production
- GMP production
Drug Product
Fill and Finish
- Aseptic filling of sterile drug product into vials, syringes, cartridges, or ampoules
- Lyophilization (freeze-drying) and capping
- Storage of materials
The Complete Analytical Package
Em9Bio is an ISO/IEC17025:2017 Accredited FDA Registered GMP Compliant Analytical unit, Valentia Analytical, with the capability to perform a wide range of analytical testing including testing for biologics, small molecule compounds, peptides and medical devices. See the complete list of our analytical services below:
Biologics and Drug Testing
- cGMP Lot release and stability
- General characteristics, e.g., pH Osmolality, Appearance (EP, USP, JP, CHP), protein concentration, dissolution testing, subvisible particulates.
- Purity and Impurities by HPLC, e.g., Size Exclusion Chromatography (e.g., aggregates and fragments), Reversed-Phase, Ion Exchange, and DAR (Drug to Antibody Ratio)
- Purity and Impurities by CE, e.g., icIEF, CE-SDS reduced, CE-SDS non-reduced.
- Purity by GC-MS, e.g., Residual solvents (GC-MS),
- Impurities by ddPCR, e.g., residual host cell DNA
- Impurities by ELISA, e.g., residual host cell proteins (CHOP)
- Identity, e.g., LC-MS, NMR
- Potency by Bioassay, e.g., Cell-based Cytotoxicity bioassay, Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity bioassay
- Potency by ELISA, e.g., e.g., antigen binding ELISA
- Safety, e.g., endotoxin, bioburden, mycoplasma, residual host cell DNA
Stability Storage
- Liquid Nitrogen Cryotank, -196°C
- Ultra-Low Deep Freezers, -80°C
- Controlled refrigerators, 2-8°C
- Accelerated Chambers, 25°C/60%RH
- Stress Chambers, 40°C/75%RH
CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control)
- Structural Characterization, e.g. LC-MS, LC-MS/MS, Differential scanning calorimetry, Circular Dichroism, NMR
- Bioanalytical Testing e.g. Cell-based assays, antigen binding ELISA, ADCC assay, CDC assay, FcRn binding assay, FcgR receptor binding assays, ddPCR
- Forced degradation studies
- Reference material preparation, qualification and stability
- Method development including cell-based bioassay
- Method validation including cell-based bioassay
- IND enabling structural characterization, small and large molecule
- BLA enabling characterization, small and large molecule
Other Services
- CMC regulatory support for IND and BLA
- Technical Training
- Investigation Support