HybridLCMS-LargeMolecules November 15 - November 17

For years, Dawn Dufield, PhD and I have been doing our best to get the word out (via as many venues as possible) about KCAS’s unique expertise with hybrid LC-MS/MS. This year’s upcoming EBF meeting in Barcelona is just such an opportunity, and one we are very much looking…

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Read article GIP & GLP-1 Analogues – More Than Just Weight Loss Drugs

The Pharm/Biotech industry’s main focus is on development of therapeutics to address unmet medical needs but sometimes, clinical trials lead to observations that lead to a change in research path for a drug. A good example is sildenafil that was originally studied for use in hypertension and angina pectoris. Observed…

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Read article Ligand Binding Assays: a Plethora of Technologies to Address Your Projects’ Requirements

Ligand binding assays (LBAs) have been our core activity for decades. LBAs are commonly used to measure interactions between two proteins, a ligand and its receptor, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) and its target, or biologics and Anti-Drug Antibodies (ADA). Throughout the development of New…

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Read article Recent FDA Guidance for Pharmacokinetics and Antibody Drug Conjugates, and What They Mean for Your Projects at KCAS

With recent guidance released from the FDA, there are changes for PKs (Pharmacokinetics) and ADCs (Antibody Drug Conjugates) that must be clearly understood before making decisions for your drug product testing. ADCs combine the target specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the…

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Read article Overcoming Analytical Challenges in Oligonucleotide

In the world of scientific research and development, certain analytes pose unique challenges that require specialized expertise to overcome. Oligonucleotides, a class of analytes consisting of short DNA or RNA sequences, are notorious for their complexity and demanding nature. With their increasing importance in the…

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Listen to podcast The Weekly Bioanalysis Podcast Eps #65: “Early Non-clinical Bioanalysis Plays in Your Project”

Dom and John discuss the role early non-clinical bio analysis plays in your project, why it is important, how it has changed over the years, and what might be next for this growing part of the industry. To view/listen to the episode of “the Weekly Bioanalysis” click the…

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Read article Antibody Drug Conjugate Services from KCAS and What Hybrid Technology Contributes

Anyone who has been following KCAS for any amount of time has likely heard us discuss the advantages of Hybrid LC-MS/MS for the bioanalysis of large molecules. As pioneers in the technology for many years, KCAS has become a strong proponent of working with our customers to demonstrate the quality…

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Read article Cell and Gene Therapy Bioanalytical Solutions

With the extensive advances in technologies like CRISPR and CAR-T, cell and gene therapy has grown to become a viable way for treating Cancer as well as other diseases. Our team has over 100+ years of collective expertise in molecular services using qPCR and ddPCR for support of…

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Read article KCAS Bio Invited to Lead Discussion on “Clinical and Translational Lipidomics” at Gordon Research Conference

Dawn Dufield, PhD, Senior Director of Biopharmaceutical LC-MS/MS Services at KCAS Bio, has been invited to lead a workshop discussion session on Lipidomics at an upcoming Gordon Research Conference from August 7-12 in Newry, ME. The event will be a week long conference highlighting recent developments in standardization,…

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View webinar KCAS Webinar: “Is Hybrid LC-MS/MS becoming the new Gold Standard?”

Originally produced by Xtalks on Friday, April 22, 2022 | 12pm EDT (NA) / 5pm BST (UK) / 6pm CEST (EU-Central)  60 min Webinar Description: Due to the relative maturity of the technology, most people’s instinct when thinking about bioanalysis of large molecules is towards ligand binding assays.

KCAS-blog-thumb_2022_Hybrid-New-Gold-Standard-1 Blogs
Read article Is Hybrid LC-MS/MS becoming the new Gold Standard?

Due to the relative maturity of the technology, most people’s instinct when thinking about bioanalysis of large molecules is towards ligand binding assays. However, we urge people to be open to a more flexible approach. Using hybrid LC-MS/MS can be an equally useful tool for quantitation of biological therapeutics and…

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Read article Is LC-MS/MS Emerging as an Equal Partner to LBA?

There has been an increasing focus on large molecule therapeutics and pharmaceutical companies have increasingly aligned their development pipelines in that direction. This has resulted in more biological therapeutics coming to market.  Last year,…