Bioanalytics

Bioanalytics

BOC Sciences bioanalysis service department has a professional research team and analysis laboratory equipped with advanced instruments, as well as implemented with comprehensive information management to meet the FDA/CFDAGLP standards requirements. Our services cover pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity and bioequivalence; we provide antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) drugs screening and development services, as well as preclinical and clinical research to support our customers.

Key Elements of ADC Quality Control

Bioanalytics

The accelerated approval of ADC drugs was beneficial from advanced technologies, including antibody engineering and conjugation technology. Furthermore, this enhancing progress has also stimulated the industry's passion for ADC drug-related research and development. But what follows next is the implementation of novel requirements toward the various technical means for the research and development. The biological analysis of ADC drugs confronts multiple obstacles, which include high structural complexity of ADC drugs; high similarities with biological macromolecules in bodies; upregulated heterogeneity; interference due to internal metabolism's dynamic changes; and requirement of high sensitivity technique in detection of free drugs. Thus, choosing the most suitable quality control technology has become essential for ADC drug development and quality analysis. In ADC drug development, structural confirmation, characterization and quality control are crucially linked to the accuracy, sensitivity and selectivity of a successful ADC drug. Based on these learnings, BOC Sciences equipped state-of-the-art analytical and preparative UPLC and LC instruments to provide our clients with the most comprehensive analytical services.

ADC Bioanalytical Services

  • Total antibody determination
  • Bound antibody determination
  • ADC prototype molecular determination
  • Bound toxin determination (affinity capture, enzymatic or hydrolysis & LC-MS/MS)
  • Free toxin determination (determining drug loading, LC-MS/MS)
  • DAR characterization (affinity capture & high-resolution mass spectrometry intact protein determination)
  • Immunogenicity (ADA determination)
  • Target analysis (antibody in total, conjugated antibody, unloaded antibody, conjugated drug, free/dissociated drug, metabolites)
  • Conjugation site confirmation (HIC)
  • Purity assessment (gel electrophoresis, molecular sieve (SEC) high-performance liquid chromatography)
  • ADC drug release kinetics (optical, chromatography, isotope, etc.)
CharacterizationTest ItemsAssay Methods
Drug ConditionsMW (Sugar Loss)LC-MS (Da)
Conjugation Site AnalysisLC-MS/MS
Mean Conjugation RateLC-MS/MS, HIC-HPLC, RP-HPLC
Drug DistributionLC-MS/MS, HIC-HPLC, RP-HPLC, CE-SDS
DAR AnalysisRelative Content of Different plcIEF
Charge Isomer DistributionCEX-HPLC (%)
CZECZE (min)

Our ADC Analysis Workflow

ADC Analysis Workflow

Our Bioanalysis Methods

  • UPLC and LC (Analytical and Preparatory)
  • LC-MS and LC-MS/MS (Small and Large Molecules)
  • GC-MS (Headspace Analysis)
  • SEC (Size-Exclusion/Gel-Filtration Chromatography)
  • RP (Reversed Phase)
  • HIC (Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography)
  • HILIC (Hydrophobic Interaction Liquid Chromatography)
  • IEX (Ion Exchange Chromatography)
  • Chiral Separations
  • 1D-NMR Analysis
  • 2-D NMR Analysis

Highlights of Our Bioanalytical Services

  • High-precision analysis capabilities
  • Diversified analysis methods
  • Professional technical support
  • Fast analysis speed
  • Personalized service features

References

  1. Martin, C. et al. Antibody-drug conjugates: design and development for therapy and imaging in and beyond cancer, labex mabimprove industrial workshop. MAbs. 2017, 10(2): 210-221.
  2. Wiemer, A.J. et al. Stepping forward in antibody-drug conjugate development. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2021, 107917.
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