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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Abbvie Inc., North Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew Omon Herigstad, Charlestown, MA (US);
Linda E. Rich, Worcester, MA (US);
Stephen Ming-teh Lu, Worcester, MA (US);
Natarajan Ramasubramanyan, Westborough, MA (US);
AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for purifying antibody products from a sample matrix. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions and methods for purifying antibody products employing hydrophobic interaction chromatography media. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a method for reducing process-related impurities (e.g., host cell proteins), as well as product-related substances, including molecular weight variants (e.g., aggregates and fragments of the antibody product).