Dow AgroSciences Receives Regulatory Approval for Plant-Made Vaccine
Dow AgroSciences LLC (Indianapolis, IN, www.dowagro.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, MI, www.dow.com), has received regulatory approval for a plant-cell-culture-derived vaccine from the US Department of Agriculture Center for Veterinary Biologics.
The vaccine is produced from the “DowAgroSciences Concert Plant-Cell-Produced System” that uses plant cells instead of whole plants in a biocontained environment to produce vaccines. With the approval, Dow AgroSciences says that it can focus its efforts on developing vaccines for animal health and that using this technology for human vaccines is a possibility.
A Novel, Enhanced, and Sustainable Approach to Audit Trail Review
July 4th 2025Eli Lilly and Company developed an innovative and sustainable approach to audit trail review (ATR) aimed at reducing the ATR burden while adhering to regulatory expectations and data integrity (DI) principles. The process has transformed employees' understanding of ATR and complemented the DI by design approach, leading to better system designs that meet expected controls and reduce non-value-added data reviews.
Drug Solutions Podcast: A Closer Look at mRNA in Oncology and Vaccines
April 30th 2024In this episode fo the Drug Solutions Podcast, etherna’s vice-president of Technology and Innovation, Stefaan De Koker, discusses the merits and challenges of using mRNA as the foundation for therapeutics in oncology as well as for vaccines.