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Work Programme

Projects in 2011

Vaccines for Human and Veterinary Use

  • Validation of a serological potency assay for whole cell pertussis vaccines
  • Validation of an in vitro assay for hepatitis A vaccines
  • Validation of an alternative test method for human rabies vaccines
  • Establishment of the Poliomyelitis vaccine (oral) BRP replacement batch

 

Plasma-Derived Products

  • Chromogenic assay for human coagulation factor VIII
  • Establishment of the hepatitis A virus RNA for NAT BRP
  • Establishment of the Hepatitis B immunoglobulin BRP

 

Biotechnology Products

  • Establishment of the Erythropoietin CRS
  • Establishment of the Somatropin CRS batches 3 and 4
  • Calibration of the Heparin sodium BRP for chromogenic assays
  • Establishment of BRPs and ELISA assays for two major recombinant allergens (Bet v 1, Phl p 5a)
  • Calibration of the Endotoxin BRP batch 5

 

Adopted BRP/CRS Batches

The studies led to the adoption of the following reference preparations by the European Pharmacopoeia Commission in 2011:

  • Tetanus vaccine (adsorbed) BRP batch 3
  • Human immunoglobulin BRP for ACA and HPLC batch 1
  • Human immunoglobulin BRP for Fc function and HPLC batches 1 and 2
  • Human coagulation factors V, VIII, XI and XIII in normal plasma BRP batches 1 and 2

Products & Services

Pharmeuropa Bio & Scientific Notes

For more information:
- Pharmeuropa and Pharmeuropa Bio & Scientific Notes


- Contents of Pharmeuropa Bio & Scientific Notes 2011-2


- Contents of Pharmeuropa Bio & Scientific Notes 2011-1


EDQM - European Pharmacopoeia Reference Standards
For more information:

- European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Reference Standards

 

To search for availability & price:
- Ph. Eur. Reference Standards Database

 

To order Ph. Eur. reference standards:
- Products & Services

 

CombiStats - A Statistical Tool for the Analysis of Biological Data from Dilution Assays

This software has been developed by the EDQM. It performs calculations on results from biological dilution and/or potency assays according to Chapter 5.3 of the 5th to 7th Edition of the European Pharmacopoeia.

 

For more information and to download a free trial version:
- CombiStats

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