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Last October 20^th, 2017 a Workshop on Topical Dermatological Generic Drug Products organized by FDA was held. Find below the main ideas discussed during the conference about the in vitro performance test using Franz cells. There were few generics for dermatological drug products. Skin disease is chronic because it can last for a long time, dermatological medicines can be costly. Topical drugs are applied directly to the site of disease.

KYMOS has moved its offices to a second building (nº5) in the Valles Technological Park. These new facilities will allow us to continue expanding our company in the next years without space limitations. The company has invested around half mllion euros in remodelling 1,000m2. The building includes training room, meeting rooms, archive, cafeteria and offices for Finance, Quality Assurance, IT, General Services and Management.

Heparin is a sulfated glycosaminoglycan present as a mixture of heterogeneous molecules varying in molecular weighs used in medicine as anticoagulant. It is present in mammalian tissues and is usually obtained from the intestinal mucosa or other suitable tissues of domestic mammals for food by man. It is purified to retain a combination of activities against different fractions of the blood clotting sequence.

KYMOS presented an oral contribution at Waters Farma Forum held past 14 June 2018 in Barcelona. Kymos' Biologics Scientific Director, Dr. Carles Celma, shared with the attendees some studies related to the characterization of recombinant proteins. In the talk was discussed about the application of the liquid chromatography coupled to the high resolution tandem mass spectrometry (LC-HR-MS/MS) to the characterization of the primary structure of recombinant proteins.

KYMOS presented an oral communication at Labware 2018 EU Customer Education Conference held past 4-8 June 2018 in Sitges, Barcelona. Kymos' Scientific Director, Dr. Jaume Pascual, shared with the attendees the LIMS project that the company implemented. Dr. Pascual, together with Labware consultant Mr. Pere Palou, explained this challanging project consisting in the integration of different modules: contract lab, stability and pharma.

The FDA has issued a Guidance for Industry entitled “Bioanalytical Method Validation”. This guidance replaces the draft guidance that was issued in September 2013, and reflects advances in science and technology validating bioanalytical methods. 

Vaccines are biological products intended to deliver antigens with the scope to induce an immune response and immune memory against a particular disease. Vaccines can be prophylactic or therapeutic and generate immunity by humoral or cellular response.

The Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Lebanon has approved KYMOS as Reference Laboratory for Biological Drug Tests. This is an important acknowledgement to the efforts undertaken by KYMOS to develop innovative analytical methods for biosimilars and biotechnological products.

KYMOS has experience in method development, validation and testing of different biosimilars like infliximab, trastuzumab, pelgastrim or omalizumab; polisaccharides as heparins; immunoglobulins; insulines; and innovative antibody drug conjugates.