Viral vector characterization

Optimize your processes with solutions that overcome the analytical challenges of viral vector-based drugs. 

Take control of full and empty ratios and protein and genome profiles. Break down the boundaries of protein and post-translational modification (PTM) characterization with dedicated high-resolution workflows offering unprecedented depth.  

Overview

The development of viral vector vaccines and therapeutics means overcoming many challenges. 

Intuitive, innovative and informative analytical solutions for viral-vector characterization help ensure safe and effective drugs and let you stay focused. 

Work with an evolving partner to realize the full potential of using viral vectors—such as adenoviruses (AVs), adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) and lentiviruses (LVs)—and virus-like particles as delivery vehicles for nucleic acid-based gene therapies and vaccines.  

Genome integrity and protein profiling

Workflow

Viral vector characterization for vaccine and therapeutic drug development includes assessing multiple critical quality attributes (CQAs). This can be a cumbersome task, especially when different serotypes require assay adjustments.

Save time by characterizing multiple CQAs with serotype-independent workflows on a single platform. The ability to determine viral protein profiles, genome integrity, nucleic acid impurities, titer and full and empty ratios with high sensitivity on a user-friendly system lets you move your viral vector programs forward with confidence.

  • Simplify vector analysis with high-definition, serotype-independent workflows
  • Assess multiple CQAs with high-quality data on a single platform
  • Determine capsid protein profiles, genome integrity, impurities and titer
  • Cover your compliance needs through compatibility with the Empower Chromatography Data System (CDS)

Genome integrity and protein profiling

Suited for:

  • Assessment of multiple CQAs
  • Faster method development and larger sample sets
BioPhase 8800 system

Purpose-built for the biopharmaceutical scientist for efficiency and quality, enabling multiple samples to be run in parallel.

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RNA 9000 Purity & Integrity kit

Purity and integrity analysis of RNA therapeutics, vaccines and single stranded oligos.

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BioPhase CE-SDS Protein Analysis kit

Effective quantification and determination of protein purity and size.

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BioPhase BFS capillary cartridge - 8 x 30 cm

Pre-assembled bare-fused silica 8-capillary cartridge for the BioPhase 8800 system - 8 x 30 cm. (P/N 5080121)

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Genome integrity and protein profiling

Suited for:

  • Assessment of multiple CQAs
  • Smaller sample sets
PA 800 Plus system

Characterize therapeutic molecules with confidence with the kit-based system.

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RNA 9000 Purity & Integrity kit

Purity and integrity analysis of RNA therapeutics, vaccines and single stranded oligos.

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SDS-MW Protein Analysis kit

Effective quantitation and determination of protein purity and size.

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BFS capillary cartridge for the PA 800 Plus system

Pre-assembled bare-fused silica capillary cartridge for the PA 800 Plus system.

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Viral protein characterization

Workflow

Viral capsid proteins can impact uptake by cells and therefore directly impact their effectiveness. Thorough protein characterization helps ensure the quality of your viral vectors. 

Assess capsid protein integrity through high-quality data coupled with powerful intact mass deconvolution and elucidate the identities and positions of challenging post-translational modifications (PTMs) that can impact safety and efficacy. 

Move beyond boundaries of low sample amounts with highly sensitive workflows.

  • Identify PTMs and their locations, including sulfations, phosphorylations, glycosylations and amino acid isomers
  • Obtain high sensitivities despite limited sample quantities
  • Fully understand your intact proteins and PTMs with flexible data-processing software
  • Get started quickly and confidently with intuitive control software

Viral protein characterization

Suited for:

  • Differentiation of isomers and identification of challenging PTMs
  • Highly flexible LC coupling and other workflow options
ZenoTOF 7600 system

A high-resolution mass spectrometry solution that combines powerful MS/MS sensitivity, fragmentation technology and a step-change in data independent acquisition.

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Biologics Explorer software

Be empowered with highly accurate and informative workflows for fully characterizing protein therapeutics and viral vector proteins.

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SCIEX OS software

Unleash the analytical power of the next-generation software platform for data acquisition and processing.

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Viral protein characterization

Suited for:

  • Intact VP protein characterization and peptide mapping
  • Intuitive operation
ExionLC AE system

Reproducibility, reliability and carryover performance to match your quantitative workflows. Dependability you can count on, from injection to injection and batch after batch.

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X500B QTOF system

A purpose-built QTOF system, designed specifically to accelerate everyday biologics characterization.

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Biologics Explorer software

Be empowered with highly accurate and informative workflows for fully characterizing protein therapeutics and viral vector proteins.

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SCIEX OS software

Unleash the analytical power of the next-generation software platform for data acquisition and processing.

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Host cell protein analysis

Workflow

The changing landscape of packaging cell lines and the need to combat future pandemics with unprecedented response times require highly adaptable solutions for detecting process-related impurities in viral vector products. 

High-quality data from fast scanning solutions provide excellent coverage and depth to identify thousands of low abundance residual host cell proteins without the need for lengthy assay development.

Enable your team to ensure product safety and keep processes moving with confidence. 

  • Avoid missing critical impurities using data-independent acquisition (DIA)
  • Be empowered by high sensitivity despite limited sample amounts
  • Identify thousands of impurities with the highest data quality while reducing run times
  • Get started quickly and confidently with intuitive control software

Solution

Host cell protein analysis

Suited for:

  • Untargeted identification of process-related impurities
  • Highly sensitive quantitation
M5 MicroLC system

Enjoy the perfect balance of sensitivity and robustness with a feature-rich microflow LC solution built for small and large molecule quantitation and characterization.

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ZenoTOF 7600 system

A high-resolution mass spectrometry solution that combines powerful MS/MS sensitivity, fragmentation technology and a step-change in data independent acquisition.

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SCIEX OS software

Unleash the analytical power of the next-generation software platform for data acquisition and processing.

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Advance your projects with purpose-built solutions for the analysis of plasmid DNA (pDNA) and double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) to support the development of your messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, recombinant proteins and other new modalities.

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Residual nucleic acid analysis

Optimize workflows to reliably detect and monitor process-related impurities. Ensure the safety of next-generation viral products with accurate, reproducible sizing of residual DNA and RNA and simultaneous quantitation.

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