Approximately one-third of the unique biologicals in the FDA’s purple book are lyophilized, according to a recent paper. That includes (in 2020) nearly a quarter of monoclonal antibodies. Trends ...

Freeze drying, lyophilization, and cryodesiccation are all terms used to describe the process of removing water from a sample at low temperature. This low-temperature dehydration process maximizes ...

Lyophilization, or freeze-drying, is essential in biopharmaceutical production but presents significant challenges, such as long timelines, high prices, and ...

Lyophilization is a complex operation used to prepare stable pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products through freeze-drying. During lyophilization, the water fraction of the product is reduced to ...