GMP Testing of Biopharmaceuticals
BSL BIOSERVICE and LPU (Labor für Pharma und Umweltanalytik; located in the vicinity of BSL) offer a broad range of physico-chemical and biological test systems for the quality control testing of Biopharmaceuticals in compliance with GMP regulations.
Analytical Support for:
Product Characterization
Stability Testing
Release Testing
1. Active product and product related impurities
| General Quality |
- Container closure integrity
- Clarity and Opalescence (Turbidity)
- Colour
- Extractable volume
- pH
- Karl Fischer (coulombmetric and direct titration)
- Osmolality (EP, USP)
- Particulate Matter (visible and non-visible particles)
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| Quantity |
UV absorbance
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| Identity, purity, integrity |
- Capillary Electrophoresis (Capillary Zone Electrophoresis (CZE); Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography, Capillary (MEKC); Isoeletric Focusing (cIEF); SDS-PAGE)
- SEC-HPLC
- RP-HPLC (UV, DAD, Fluorescence, ELSD, RI)
- IC (Ion Chromatography)
- GC (Headspace, FID)
- IEX (Ion Exchange)-HPLC
- AAS, ICP-OES
- Ligand binding assay
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| Bioactivity |
Bioassay (cell-based + in vivo)
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| Identity, integrity |
- Peptide mapping
- Mass spectrometry (LC-ESI_MS; LC-MS-IT-TOF)
- Immunoassay & ELISA
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| Identity, Quantity |
Amino acid analysis
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| Microbiological Quality |
- Test for sterility
- Test for endotoxins
- Microbial limit test
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2. Process related impurities / substances
| Leachables and extractables |
GC, ICP, HPLC
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| Protein A |
ELISA
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| TMBP |
GC-FID
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