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Using Sensitivity Analysis to Simplify the Virus Safety Factor Calculation in the Manufacture of Biopharmaceuticals
Jennifer Anderson, Christopher Thompson, Kang Cai, Joshua Orchard and Gisela Ferreira
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology January 2023, 77 (1) 27-37; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012674
Jennifer Anderson
1Purification Process Sciences, Biopharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA; and
Christopher Thompson
2Data Science and Modelling, Biopharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Kang Cai
1Purification Process Sciences, Biopharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA; and
Joshua Orchard
1Purification Process Sciences, Biopharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA; and
Gisela Ferreira
1Purification Process Sciences, Biopharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA; and

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PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
Vol. 77, Issue 1
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Using Sensitivity Analysis to Simplify the Virus Safety Factor Calculation in the Manufacture of Biopharmaceuticals
Jennifer Anderson, Christopher Thompson, Kang Cai, Joshua Orchard, Gisela Ferreira
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Jan 2023, 77 (1) 27-37; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012674
Using Sensitivity Analysis to Simplify the Virus Safety Factor Calculation in the Manufacture of Biopharmaceuticals
Jennifer Anderson, Christopher Thompson, Kang Cai, Joshua Orchard, Gisela Ferreira
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Jan 2023, 77 (1) 27-37; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012674
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