Peaks of Interest

The grant will be part of a new collaborative scientific initiative to address the need for standards that define the desired performance of lateral flow immunoassay test strips to detect illicit drugs in tablets and powders.

Deriving antibodies from plasma products involves several steps, typically starting from the collection of plasma and ending with the purification of the desired antibodies. These are: plasma collection; plasma pooling; fractionation; antibody purification; concentration and formulation; quality control; and packaging and storage. This process results in a purified antibody product that can be used for therapeutic purposes, diagnostic tests, or research. Each step is critical to ensure the safety, efficacy, and quality of the final product. Applications of AI/GenAI in many of these steps can significantly help in the optimization of purification and yield of the desired antibodies. Some specific use-cases are: selecting and optimizing plasma units for optimized plasma pooling; GenAI solution for enterprise search on internal knowledge portal; analysing and optimizing production batch profitability, inventory, yields; monitoring production batch key performance indicators for outlier identification; monitoring production equipment to predict maintenance events; and reducing quality control laboratory testing turnaround time.

LCGC International spoke to Doug Raynie about a novel gas chromatography (GC) method incorporating a consumer vape to investigate volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using GC with solid phase microextraction (SPME).

Nicholas Ingram of IQVIA Laboratories recently spoke with LCGC International about using high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) to help monitor drug stability.

Deriving antibodies from plasma involves a multi-step process, from plasma collection to antibody purification and quality control, ensuring the final product is safe and effective for therapeutic, diagnostic, or research use. Krish Gosh, PhD, MBA, President of TCG Digital, joined LCGC International to discuss how AI/GenAI applications can optimize several steps to enhance yield, profitability, and process monitoring.