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SUMMARY:Molecular Pharming gets a green thumbs up - Julian Ma\, St. George
 ’s\, University of London
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CONTACT:Jill Harrison
DESCRIPTION:Most biopharmaceuticals are currently made at great expense in
  fermentation vats containing bacteria or mammalian cells. But the mass pr
 oduction of medicines in genetically modified plants\, first proposed in 1
 989 could reduce costs and therefore make an important contribution to glo
 bal health\, particularly in developing countries.  A major bottleneck for
  the technology has been widespread scepticism that recombinant proteins c
 ould be manufactured in plants to the same standard and quality as current
  conventional systems. Developing a robust and reproducible manufacturing 
 process for plants has therefore been an important priority for the field\
 , an achievement that was reached earlier this year in Europe.  This talk 
 will describe the rationale for developing GM plants for pharmaceutical pr
 oduction\, the development of a manufacturing process that was approved by
  medicines regulators\, leading to a first-in-human clinical trial and dis
 cuss the future for Molecular Pharming. \n
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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