Biologics Process Development, Inc. (BPD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viropro, will double the size of its existing bioprocess and scale-up lab in Poway, CA. The expansion will enable the company to provide larger processing volumes. BPD provides contract lab services for the biopharmaceutical industry and specializes in molecular biology, recombinant protein expression, cell culture, bacterial fermentation, protein separation and purification, and frozen cell/material storage.

The company has also appointed Dr. Howard Levine and Dr. Pete M. Fernandes to its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Levine has over 30 years of experience in successful product companies and as founder of BioProcess Technology Consultants, Inc. He also served as vice president of manufacturing operations at Repligen Corp. and director of Pilot Plant Operations at Xoma Corp.

Dr. Fernandes has more than 30 years of experience in technical and strategic management of both early and late stage drug development of both recombinant-derived biologicals and of small molecules. Dr. Fernandes recently served as vice president, Pharmaceutical Development, US/EU Operations for Santen, Inc. and vice president and director of Process Development and Strategy at Chiron Corp.