Freeze drying, lyophilization, and cryodesiccation are all terms used to describe the process of removing water from a sample at low temperature. This low-temperature dehydration process maximizes ...

Lyophilization, or freeze-drying, is essential in biopharmaceutical production but presents significant challenges, such as long timelines, high prices, and ...

Approximately one-third of the unique biologicals in the FDA’s purple book are lyophilized, according to a recent paper. That includes (in 2020) nearly a quarter of monoclonal antibodies. Trends ...

Lyophilization, also known as freeze-drying, is a complex process that couples heat and mass transfer for improving the shelf life of moisture labile pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals. The recent ...

Improved Methods Used in Viruses, Vaccines, and Bacteria; Are Mammalian Cells Next? When protein technology aficionados meet in San Diego for “Pep Talk” in January 2008, the topic of lyophilization ...