Biopharmaceuticals

Biopharmaceuticals are macromolecules produced using recombinant DNA technology and are often produced to treat life threatening diseases such as cancers, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, anemia etc. This module will consider the fundamental structural characteristics of biopharmaceuticals.

Topics include:

• Biopharmaceuticals vs. pharmaceuticals
• The biopharmaceutical market place
• Generic biopharmaceuticals
• Glycoengineering
• Bispecific antibodies
• Antibody drug conjugates