Research Triangle Park, NC – Michael Jenkins, PhD, general manager of Catalent’s Middleton, WI facility, will present at the 2009 BIO Process Theatre taking place at this year’s BIO International Convention. Dr. Jenkins’ talk will focus on Catalent’s proprietary GPEx technology for mammalian cell culture engineering. The 2009 BIO International Convention takes place in Atlanta, GA, May 18-21.
Dr. Jenkins’ presentation is titled “Bench to the Clinic: Using GPEx® Mammalian Cell Culture Engineering to Shorten Timelines, Reduce Risk, and Prepare for Success.” Presentation abstract: The speed at which a recombinant protein product progresses through candidate selection, process development, toxicology production and cGMP manufacturing is of vital importance to both small and large biotechnology companies. Dr. Jenkins will present ways to balance risk, speed and cost as well as ways in which Catalent’s proprietary GPEx technology for mammalian cell line engineering facilitates this process.
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Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, Catalent Pharma Solutions is a leading provider of advanced dose form and packaging technologies, and development, manufacturing and packaging services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and consumer healthcare companies in nearly 100 countries. Catalent applies its local market expertise and technical creativity to advance treatments, change markets and enhance patient outcomes. Catalent employs approximately 9,100 at more than 30 facilities worldwide and in fiscal 2008 generated more than $1.8 billion of annual revenue. For more information, visit http://www.catalent.com.
