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to the Fifth Symposium on the Practical Applications of Mass
Spectrometry in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries
The Meritage Resort
Napa, California USA
(Northern CA Wine Country)
September 9-11, 2008
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THE NEXT MASS SPEC MEETING
September 15-17, 2009 Philadephia, PA USA
Mass
Spec 2009: Sixth Symposium on the Practical Applications of Mass
Spectrometry in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries
The Ritz Carlton, Philadelphia
More details coming soon...
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About Mass Spec
The focus of this Symposium is the
application of mass spectrometry (MS) for product characterization,
process monitoring, formulation development and release testing in the
pharmaceutical industry. Since mass spectrometry is used routinely for
a wide array of applications, the meeting will provide scientists in
the industry an opportunity to share their data and learn from their
colleagues. Although most of the applications may deal with
biopharmaceuticals (proteins, DNA, viral vectors), applications for
conventional pharmaceuticals will also be discussed.
The Symposium will be held over a period of
two and a half days and cover case studies and workshops (industrial, vendor and
regulatory) devoted to practical concerns in the use of MS within the
biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
Some of the key issues that have been addressed are listed below:
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Introduction of MS in the QC laboratory, validation/compliance strategy, system suitability/assay acceptance criteria;
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Utility
of MS as an alternative to conventional assays such as peptide mapping,
oxidation, deamidation, glycosylation and disulfide analysis;
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Expectations from regulatory agencies for MS based assays for product release;
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Technical issues- quantitation, selective ionization, in-source degradation, utility of SIM monitoring, etc.;
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Applications of MS for high throughput analysis to screen cell-lines, raw materials, in-process samples;
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Benchmarking of new technology.
Who Should Attend?
This Symposium is
designed for all individuals (industrial, regulatory or academic) who
use or would like practical information about the state-of-the-art use
of mass spectrometry in the various areas of biotechnology and
pharmaceutical development including discovery, formulation studies,
process scale-up, characterization, product testing, lot release and
stability.
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