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Manufacturing of High-Concentration Monoclonal Antibody Formulations via Spray Drying—the Road to Manufacturing Scale

Benson Gikanga, Robert Turok, Ada Hui, Mayumi Bowen, Oliver B. Stauch and Yuh-Fun Maa
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology January 2015, 69 (1) 59-73; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2015.01003
Benson Gikanga
aPharmaceutical Processing and Technology Development;
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Robert Turok
cSPX Flow Technology Systems, Inc., Elkridge, MD
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Ada Hui
bLate-Stage Pharmaceutical Development, Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, CA; and
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Mayumi Bowen
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Oliver B. Stauch
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Yuh-Fun Maa
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vol. 69 no. 1 59-73
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2015.01003
PubMed 
25691715

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Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)
Print ISSN 
1079-7440
Online ISSN 
1948-2124
History 
  • Published online February 17, 2015.

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© PDA, Inc. 2015

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  1. Benson Gikangaa,
  2. Robert Turokc,
  3. Ada Huib,
  4. Mayumi Bowena,
  5. Oliver B. Staucha and
  6. Yuh-Fun Maaa,*
  1. aPharmaceutical Processing and Technology Development;
  2. bLate-Stage Pharmaceutical Development, Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, CA; and
  3. cSPX Flow Technology Systems, Inc., Elkridge, MD
  1. ↵*Corresponding Author: Yuh-Fun Maa, Telephone: 650-225-3499; Fax: 650-742-1504; e-mail: maay{at}gene.com
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