BioOutsource launches ready-to-use biosimilarity assays

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BioOutsource launches ready-to-use biosimilarity assays

Biosimilars/News | Posted 15/04/2016 0 Post your comment

Sartorius Stedim BioOutsource (BioOutsource), a subsidiary of Sartorius Stedim Biotech, has launched a range of ready-to-use assays for testing biosimilarity. The assays are available for biosimilars of Hoffmann–La Roche/Chugai’s rheumatoid arthritis treatment Actemra (tocilizumab), Centocor’s psoriasis treatment Stelara (ustekinumab) and Novartis/Genentech’s age-related macular degeneration drug Lucentis (ranibizumab).

The assays are designed to ensure accurate, rapid and cost-effective comparability results for these biosmilars, and include tocilizumab IL-6R neutralization bioassays; a tocilizumab IL-6R binding ELISA; ustekinumab IL-12/IL-23 binding assays; a ustekinumab C1Q binding assay; a ustekinumab neutralization bioassay; ranibizumab VEGF binding assays and a ranibizumab VEGF neutralization bioassay.

Dr Daniel Galbraith, Chief Scientific Officer of BioOutsource, commented that biopharamceutical companies will benefit from a comprehensive range of ready-to-use assays that can be trusted to determine precise comparability results and to expedite drug development programmes.

BioOutsource already has an existing portfolio of assays, and the new additions bring the total molecules supported by the company to nine. BioOutsource is a provider of contract testing services and its R & D Department offers customized assay configuration services to meet specific requirements.

Scottish-based BioOutsource, a provider of contract testing services to monitor the safety and quality of biological drugs and vaccines, was acquired by Sartorius Stedim Biotech in 2015 to better support their global biopharmaceutical clients in fast-tracking new drugs.

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Source: Sartorius Stedim Biotech