BioProcess Technology Consultants, Inc. Launches the BioProcess Blog

ACTON, MASSACHUSETTS, April 1, 2010 —BioProcess Technology Consultants, Inc., a leader in biologics CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control) consulting, has launched The BioProcess Blog (http://www.bioprocessblog.com) a new website for sharing information and ideas on biopharmaceutical product development and related issues.

Howard L. Levine, Ph.D., founder and president of the company, will head the blog, which will cover everything from issues related to process development and manufacturing strategies to current topics in the regulation of biopharmaceuticals to the commercialization of biopharmaceutical products. “The BioProcess Blog will expand the information already available on our website [http://www.bioprocessconsultants.com] and provide a forum for discussing current trends, challenges, and opportunities in the biopharmaceutical industry,” said Dr. Levine. “There are issues and questions on everyone’s mind regarding the technical, strategic, and regulatory aspects of biopharmaceutical development and commercialization. The goal of the BioProcess Blog is to help clients, colleagues and others in the field find the answers."

Aside from Dr. Levine, all members of the BioProcess Technology Consultants staff will contribute to blogs posted on the BioProcss Blog. In addition, BioProcess Technology Consultants will periodically post invited blogs from other industry experts. “By including blogs from recognized leaders in the biotechnology industry, we hope to make the BioProcess Blog a valuable resource and provide an outlet for discussion of important trends and issues in our industry,” said Dr. Levine.

Dr. Levine founded BioProcess Technology Consultants in 1994, and has grown it into a global leader in consulting for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Before that, he was Vice President of Manufacturing Operations at Repligen Corporation and has held positions in process development and manufacturing at Genentech, Amgen, and Xoma. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Boards of BioPharm Magazine and Bio/Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Report, the Scientific Advisory Boards of Pall Corporation and Biologics Process, Inc., and the Board of Directors of Protein Sciences Corporation. Dr. Levine holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Chicago and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University.

About BioProcess Technology Consultants, Inc.

Founded in 1994, BioProcess Technology Consultants is a worldwide leader in biologics CMC consulting, providing a full range of technical, regulatory, and strategic assistance to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the development and commercialization of new biopharmaceutical products. The company specializes in helping clients develop manufacturing processes and strategies and assists in developing product discovery and process development programs that help speed products from clone to commercial.® BioProcess Technology Consultants helps investors make informed decisions by providing technical and business evaluations of new products and technologies and product discovery, development, and commercialization plans of potential investments and existing portfolio companies. The company also assists clients in developing GxP compliant systems and also provides GxP auditing services. For more about BioProcess Technology Consultants, visit http://www.bioprocessconsultants.com.

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