Thermo Fisher Scientific and NIBRT ally on biopharmaceutical characterisation

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced a new scientific collaboration with the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) in Dublin.

The scientific collaboration is focused on the development of analytical solutions for the characterisation of complex biopharmaceuticals, which require advanced analytical strategies to ensure they are produced to the highest level of quality.

NIBRT will develop workflows on the Thermo Scientific biomolecule column range with its associated consumable portfolio, in conjunction with sophisticated Thermo Scientific liquid chromatography systems and advanced Thermo Scientific Orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometers.

Its workflows and methods will be uploaded to the Thermo Scientific AppsLab library, a unique cloud-based applications compendium accessible to scientists across the globe.

Jakob Gudbrand, president of chromatography and analytical technologies at Thermo Fisher Scientific, said NIBRT's policy of collaboration "allows them to provide valuable insights to improve the technology, simplify analysis, generate informative characterisation data and understand these complex molecules".

NIBRT said the work with Thermo Fisher underlines Ireland's status as a global centre of excellence in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.