Bio Assays - Commentary – First Supplement to USP 35-NF 30
Amongst others, the USP published the received comments and responses to General Chapter/Section: <1032> Design and Development of Biological Assays in the Commentary – First Supplement to USP 35-NF 30.
The USP received 13 comments to different parts of this chapter. Comments to the following topics are included:
- Necessary Harmonization with compendial references e.g. European Pharmacopoiea
- Helpful case study examples that illustrate the application
- The need that the assay acheive a specific observable response
- Assessment of similarity using the entire concentration-response curve, including the asymptotes.
- Potency assay for assessment of stability
- Need of documenting the source of assay's cell line
The complete comments can be found at Commentary – First Supplement to USP 35-NF 30.
In this respect you may also want to pay attention to ECA's New Education Course on "Bioassays, and Bioanalytics" from 27-28 March 2012 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Author:
Axel H. Schroeder
CONCEPT HEIDELBERG (a service provider entrusted by the ECA Foundation)