USP & Biologics & Biotechnology Manufacturers

USP offers a variety of resources to support your work with biologics and biotechnology. This page highlights the most important events, dates, and information on USP's effort to set documentary and reference materials standards for therapeutic proteins, blood products, cell and gene therapy, ancillary materials, and vaccines.

What's New?

Live Webinar: Glycoprotein Glycan Analysis on February 22, 2012

This one-hour, live webinar will explain the approach that USP is taking towards glycoprotein glycan analysis, based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative standards; explain the content of the three general chapters: <1084>; <210> and <212> that are being developed; and describe the reference standards that are being developed. Learn more and register.

Call for USP Monoclonal Antibodies Round Robin Study Participation (closing date 31–Jan–2012)

Call for Methods: Insulin Expert Panel to Modernize Bioidentity Test for Insulin Monographs (12–Dec–2011)

The USP Insulin Expert Panel is charged with identifying and qualifying an appropriate cell-based bioidentity test to modernize the current Insulin monographs. Ideally, the cell-based bioidentity test will demonstrate unequivocally insulin activity for insulin and the insulin analogues as suitable replacement of the current rabbit blood glucose test. A number of cell-based bioidentity methods are currently performed by different manufacturers in the market. If your organization has interest in supporting this important modernization effort,please contact Tom Sigambirs, Scientific Liaison, at tzs@usp.org.

Upcoming Workshops

USP Four Parameter Logistic (4PL) Bioassay Simulator (02–Aug–2011)

The purpose of the simulator is to provide an easily-navigated, interactive medium in a familiar environment that illustrates many of the 4PL data analysis concepts and recommendations in the new suite of bioassay chapters, particularly <1034> Analysis of Biological Assays. It is also intended as a learning environment for scientists or statisticians who need to become more familiar with 4PL bioassay data analysis. Access simulator now.

Documentary Standards

USP 35–NF 30 published November 1, 2011; Official Date May 1, 2012. (12–Dec–2011)

View new and revised biotech-related content through the First Supplement

  • <1> INJECTIONS
  • <85> BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINS TEST
  • <88> BIOLOGICAL REACTIVITY TESTS, IN VIVO
  • <467> RESIDUAL SOLVENTS
  • <659> PACKAGING AND STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
  • <1027> FLOW CYTOMETRY
  • <1047> GENE THERAPY PRODUCTS
  • <1084> GLYCOPROTEIN AND GLYCAN ANALYSIS-GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
  • <1113> MICROBIAL CHARACTERIZATION, IDENTIFICATION, AND STRAIN TYPING (New)
  • <1116> MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND MONITORING OF ASEPTIC PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS
  • <1128> NUCLEIC ACID-BASED TECHNIQUES—MICROARRAY
  • <1124> TRANSFER OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES
  • <1180> HUMAN PLASMA
  • <1226> VERIFICATION OF COMPENDIAL PROCEDURES

For a complete list of new or revised official Standards, check the annotated list in the USP–NF. Learn more and order the latest edition here. Stay informed and comment on proposed revisions through USP's free, online journal of standards revisions: Pharmacopeial Forum.

Reference Standards

Recently Released (12–Dec–2011)

  • Calcitonin Salmon (20 mg), Item Number 1086210
  • Calcitonin Salmon Related Compound A (20 mg) (N-acetyl-Cys(1)-calcitonin salmon), Item Number 1086210
  • Calcitonin Salmon Related Compound B (0.34 mg) (calcitonin salmon-glycine), Item Number 1086221
  • rGlucagon (2.94 mg) (recombinant Glucagon (Human)), Item Number 1294036
  • Enoxaparin Sodium for Bioassays, Item Number 1235831
  • rAlbumin Human (4.92 mg) (Recombinant Human Albumin), Item Number 1012595

USP Monosaccharide Reference Standards (12–Dec–2011)

  • KDN (100 mg) (3-Deoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulosonic acid), Item Number 354852
  • N-Glycolylneuraminic Acid (200 mg), Item Number 1294284
  • N-Acetylneuraminic Acid (200 mg), Item Number 1612619

Other RS Under Development (12–Dec–2011)

  • UFH Molecule Weight Calibrant
  • Fetal Bovine Serum
  • rHuman Interleukin 4
  • Filgrastim
  • Octreotide Acetate
  • Octreotide Acetate (non-cyclic) System Suitability Marker
  • USP Oligosaccharide System Suitability Standards
  • Protein A

View all available Reference Standards and purchase online. If you would like to be notified about a USP Reference Standard under development, sign up for the Reference Standard Release Notification Service.

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