In late 1995, the FDA initiated important changes in the regulation of protein therapeutic drugs which eventually led to harmonization in the regulation of protein drugs and small molecule drugs. This change, often called the “WCBP initiative”, placed considerable emphasis on the analytical technologies used to characterize and analyze protein therapeutics. Several people meeting at the first “WCBP” Conference in January of 1997 saw a need for a professional development short course focused on training scientists in just these analytical technologies. The resulting course was first presented in March of 1998 and has since been presented to over 1000 scientists worldwide. While undergoing many changes and revisions over the years, the course, now titled the Analysis and Characterization of Protein Therapeutic Drugs, has remained true to the original mission of training scientists in the current, state-of-the-art, technologies used to meet the challenges inherent in analyzing and characterization of complex biomolecules. In recent years a companion course, entitled “Fundamentals of Protein Chemistry” has joined the original class as a prelude to present an overview of the character and nature of proteins.

Bioanalytical Technologies is dedicated to developing and presenting professional development courses on topics important to the biotechnology and analytical chemistry communities. These courses are carefully prepared by experts to meet the needs of scientists developing and refining their technical knowledge. The courses make use of colorful graphics to clearly present important concepts. Our principal instructor is an outstanding teacher with a facility for explaining the concepts and practices involved in a manner that makes them clear and easy to understand. Course attendees can anticipate educational, yet entertaining, presentations with ample opportunity for discussion and questions. These courses emphasize the practical and course attendees leave prepared to more effectively fulfill their technical assignments.

Bioanalytical Technologies courses are presented several times a year, typically in the San Francisco Bay area and can be presented at company sites upon request.

Course Instructor: C. David Carr. A technical short course is only as good as its instructor. David has over thirty-five years experience in the analytical technology field and is an expert in High Performance Liquid Chromatography. He is very familiar with capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry as applied to the analysis of polypeptides. Dave has provided instruction on HPLC and the use of HPLC in the analysis and characterization of polypeptides for many years. He has a facility for explaining the concepts and practices involved in the analysis of polypeptides in a manner that makes them clear and easy to understand. Course attendees can anticipate a very educational, yet entertaining, presentation with ample opportunity for discussion and questions.