Pharmaceutical biotechnology : fundamentals and applications / edited by Daan J.A. Crommelin, Robert D. Sindelar, Bernd Meibohm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Molecular biotechnology / Wiel P.M. Hoekstra and Sjef C.M. Smeekens -- Biophysical and biochemical analysis of recombinant proteins / Tsutomu Arakawa and John S. Philo -- Production and downstream processing of biotech compounds / Farida Kadir, Mic Hamers, and Paul Ives -- Formulation of biotech products, including biopharmaceutical considerations / Daan J.A. Crommelin -- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of peptide and protein drugs / Bernd Meibohm and Rene Braekman -- Immunogenicity of therapeutic proteins / Huub Schellekens and Wim Jiskoot -- Genomics, other "omics" technologies, personalized medicine, and additional biotechnology-related techniques / Robert D. Sindelar -- Gene therapy / Maria A. Croyle -- Oligonucleotides / Raymond M. Schiffelers and Enrico Mastrobattista -- Hematopoietic growth factors / MaryAnn Foote -- Interferons and interleukins / Jean-Charles Ryff, Ronald W. Bordens, and Sydney Pestka --

Insulin / John M. Beals, Michael R. DeFelippis, and Paul M. Kovach -- Growth hormones / Melinda Marian and James Q. Oeswein -- Recombinant coagulation factors and thrombolytic agents / Nishit B. Modi -- Monoclonal antibodies : from structure to therapeutic application / Banmeet Anand ... [et al.] -- Monoclonal antibodies in cancer / John C. Kuth ... [et al.] -- Monoclonal antibodies in solid organ transplantation / Nicole Weimert and Rita R. Alloway -- Monoclonal antibodies in anti-inflammatory therapy / Jeffrey M. Harris, Peter Kuebler, and Michael A. Panzara -- Recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I / Robert A. Lazarus and Jeffrey S. Wagener -- Follicle-stimulating hormone / Tom Sam -- Vaccines / Wim Jiskoot, Gideon F.A. Kersten, and Enrico Mastrobattista -- Dispensing biotechnology products : handling, professional education, and product information / Peggy Piascik -- Economic considerations in medical biotechnology / Eugene M. Kolassa -- Regulatory issues and drug product approval for biopharmaceuticals / Vinod P. Shah and Daan J.A. Crommelin.