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RESEARCH THEMES
Understanding Industrially-Relevant Biology
Understanding Industrially-Relevant Biology
Research under this theme seeks to understand basic principles of relevant cell biology that address issues in the industry. Projects could include topics such as developing and improving -omic and metabolic models, identifying early markers for stability, understanding effects of raw materials on cells, biomarkers for cell behavior, epigenetic and ncRNA studies, identifying cell characteristics amenable to continuous processing, and identifying hotspots for target integration. This list is not exhaustive, but rather representative.
Process Monitoring and Control
Process Monitoring and Control
Research under this theme seeks to develop new analytical tools, sensors, and equipment, as well as approaches to integrate data from these devices, into improved methods for process monitoring and control. Projects could include topics such as in silico modeling for process integration, real-time -omics profiling, statistical process control, sensors for at-line, in-line, on-line product assays, measuring and controlling variability in raw materials, systems biology models for product quality predictions, predictive feed forward control models for critical quality attributes, and data mining tools for pattern recognition. Again, this list is intended only to be representative.
Consensus and Standardization Issues
Consensus and Standardization Issues
Research under this theme addresses important questions that new biological insights offer in the context of industry-wide impact where each company has unique products, processes, and platforms; yet has seen common issues impact multiple organizations or where organizations seek to develop industry-wide standards to facilitate regulatory compliance and best practices. Such projects could include work on: leachables and extractables, impurities, sustainability issues, performance standards for disposables, omics and clone characterization, demonstration projects for new technologies, standardizing the CHO genome, and building a better CHO.