The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology helps pharmaceutical scientists develop biotech drugs through a comprehensive framework that spans the process from discovery, development, and manufacturing through validation and registration. With chapters written by leading practitioners in their specialty areas, this reference:

• Provides an overview of biotechnology used in the drug development process
• Covers extensive applications, plus regulations and validation methods
• Features fifty chapters covering all the major approaches to the challenge of identifying, producing, and formulating new biologically derived therapeutics