Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News recently interviewed Maura Kibbey, Ph.D., senior scientific liaison, biologics and biotechnology, USP, on the topic of residual host-cell protein and DNA in biotech products.
USP in the News
Below are links to news stories in which USP appeared. Please note, you may be directed to an outside web page.
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- Waging War on Deadly Fake Drugs in West Africa
NBC News/The Grio (4/5/2013)—USP’s Patrick Lukulay on counterfeit and substandard medicines in Africa and how USP’s work will help combat them through the new Center for Pharmaceutical Advancement and Training. - Voices of Leadership: A Q&A with Desmond Hunt, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention
Healthcare Packaging (4/1/2013)—Interview with USP’s Desmond Hunt on standards for packaging and labeling of pharmaceuticals. - Analyzing Botanical Dietary Supplements
Chemical & Engineering News (3/18/2013)—USP’s Gabriel Giancaspro on USP’s Dietary Supplements Compendium and how it can be used to identify the true nature of botanicals. - USP Hits Milestone with 3,000th Reference Standard
Nutra-Ingredients USA (3/6/2013)—Article reports on the achievement of 3,000 USP Reference Standards. - Russian Lab Achieves ISO Accreditation
PharmTech.com (3/5/2013)—Article describes USP’s role in helping a medicines control laboratory in Russia receive ISO accreditation. - Vitamin D Doses Often Don't Match Labels, Study Says
USA Today (2/11/2013)—USP’s John Atwater discusses standards for Vitamin D supplements in this article, which also recommends that consumers look for the USP Verified Mark when purchasing dietary supplements. - Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on US Pharma Body Board
Business Standard (1/25/2013)—Article on USP’s new board member, Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw. - EXCLUSIVE: Group Finds More Fake Ingredients in Popular Foods
ABC News (1/22/2013)—Broadcast news feature and article detail new additions to the USP Food Fraud Database. - F.C.C. Revisions Proposed for Steviol Glycosides, Caffeine
Food Business News (1/2/2013)—Proposed FCC standards for various food ingredients is the focus of this article.



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