Characterization of Biologic Drugs: An Overview
Intact Mass and Subunit Fragment Analyses Intact mass is the assessment of a protein’s molecular weight without digesting the compound into smaller subunits. Intact mass analysis provides insight into post-translational…
The Very Standard Kilogram
Gravimetry, the science of measuring weight plays a critical role in Analytical Sciences. All analytical chemistry labs are equipped with one or more calibrated scientific balances to measure weight. Specifically,…
Infection by Site
Choosing the Right Bacteria and Antibiotic in Novel Anti-infective Discovery The development of new drugs to treat infectious disease requires a great understanding of bacteria and their primary sites of…
Nailing the Science Behind CBD
Introduction Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychoactive compound, derived from the Cannabis plant, that can be extracted either for medicinal use or as a nutritional supplement. Over the years, there is…
Dr. Janet Liu of Emery Pharma- EFSA FEEDAP Guidance Presentation
Dr. Janet Liu, Ph.D. is the Director of Microbiology at Emery Pharma. In this video she gives an overview of the European Food Safety Authority’s guidance on antimicrobial testing…
UV Sterilizer Efficiency Test
The global COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased the demand for disinfection products. Of these, one of the most popular sterilizers that consumers have turned to are UV sterilizers. The principle…
Ali Najafi of Emery Pharma covers Poloxamer detection used in applications of gene therapy and delivery
Ali Najafi, M.S., Research Scientist II at Emery Pharma presented this work at the 68th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference in June, 2020. Here, in this video, we presented…
Dr. Eshani Nandita of Emery Pharma shares the results of the stability study of Ranitidine
Eshani Nandita, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Bioanalytical Chemistry at Emery Pharma, presented this work at the 68th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference in June, 2020. Ranitidine, a H2…
N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in Ranitidine: Emery Pharma’s Perspective, the road to filing the company’s first Citizen Petition, CBS News coverage, and the FDA’s response
Background On January 2, 2020, Emery Pharma filed a Citizen Petition (Docket No. FDA-2020-P-0042) with the FDA regarding the drug Ranitidine, which appear to produce unacceptably high levels of a…
Important Information for Gene Therapy Scientists, Clinicians, and Companies Developing Assays to Measure Poloxamers in Blood, Plasma, Serum, and Therapeutic Cell Products
If you are developing a gene-therapy-based product, which requires a Poloxamer quantitation assay and if you are a sponsor of investigational new drug applications (INDs) or applicant of new drug…