Impurity analysis
Impurity analysis
Due to unique production conditions during the biosynthesis of biological drugs as well as their complex nature, the final product may exhibit a variety of molecular deviations. These process- and product related impurities are not completely avoidable due to the large number of manufacturing steps and can be further increased by other influencing factors along the value chain. As the identification, control and reporting of impurities is required by regulatory agencies such as the FDA and EMA, a qualitative and quantitative impurity analysis is certainly a fundamental pillar of quality assurance during the manufacturing process of biologics and biosimilars.
Our experts at Biofidus AG know how to routinely and reliably distinguish between process- and product-related impurities and help you define appropriate acceptance criteria for your product development. According to the ICH Q6B guideline, we offer a broad range of bioanalytical packages for the purity analysis of your upstream and downstream processes in the production of peptides, antibodies, recombinant proteins and vaccines.
In accordance with your needs, we adapt and, if required, qualify (according to ICH guidelines) our platform methods tailored to your API, its individual formulation matrix and your distinct analytical question.
Get in contact with us to find the optimal strategy for your project and to speak directly from scientist to scientist.
Our capabilities
- Characterization of post translational modifications (PTMs)
- Characterization of reference product and establishment of quality target profile
- Method qualification according to ICH guidelines
- Product-related impurity assessment
- Process-related impurity assessment
- Sourcing of reference products (Originators)
bioanalytical services
- Host cell protein analysis (ELISA)
- Absolute quantification of specific HCPs by mass spectrometry (AQUA)
- Host cell DNA (ONT-Sequencing)
- Cell-culture and downstream derived components (LC-ESI-MS)
- Truncated forms (LC-MS, SDS-Page etc.)
- Deamination, oxidation or equivalent modified forms (LC-MS, CGE, CD)
- Aggregates (SEC-UV, CGE)
- Visible and subvisible particles (LO/MFI)
Tell us about your project
We‘ll advice you to define your assay needs
Technologies used
- LC-ESI-TOF
- Capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE)
- SDS- and (2D)-SDS-Page
- Size exclusion chromatography (SEC-UV)
- Circular dichroism (CD)
- Next generation “Oxford Nanopore Technologies” sequencing (ONT)
- Visible and subvisible particles (LO/MFI)
Please reach out to Our expert Dr. Anja Doebbe for all requests regarding process or product related impurities.
Phone: +49 (0)521 329 363 47
Mail: Anja.Doebbe@Biofidus.com