In good manufacturing practice (GMP) facilities in the biopharmaceutical industry, chromatography resins are largely underutilized during purification of single drug products during clinical production. Chromatography resins are dedicated to a specific product and disposed of, after only a fraction of their lifetime due to concerns of potential product carryover from one program to another. In this study, we follow a resin lifetime methodology typically used for commercial submissions and apply it to determine the feasibility of purifying different products on a Protein A MabSelect PrismA™ resin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn early 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic forced employees in tech companies worldwide to abruptly transition from working in offices to working from their homes. During two years of predominantly working from home, employees and managers alike formed expectations about what post-pandemic working life should look like. Many companies are experimenting with new work policies that balance employee- and manager expectations regarding where, when and how work should be done in the future.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objectives: The Snoring, Trouble Breathing, Un-Refreshed (STBUR) screening questionnaire has been validated in identifying pediatric surgical patients with symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing who may be at risk of perioperative respiratory adverse events. We sought to assess the performance of the STBUR questionnaire when adjusting for potential confounders such as patient comorbidities or surgical service.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of children aged 2-18 years undergoing elective procedures under general anesthesia over a 3-month period.