Biopharmaceuticals

Biopharmaceuticals are complex macromolecules created through the genetic manipulation of living organisms using gene cloning, recombinant DNA(gene splicing), or fusion technologies. Although small molecule drugs remain the standard treatment for disease, new strategies based on the engineering of proteins, genes and cell as therapeutic agents will revolutionize medicine in the coming decades. More than 20 percent of new medicines launched in 2003 were produced using biotechnology, nearly 80 percent of those under development either use use of biotechnology or are derived from it. The biopharmaceutical industry is a key part of the knowledge-based economy. Bio-pharmaceuticals are gaining significance worldwide. This book intended to cover different aspects of the fast developing field of biopharmaceuticals. This book should prove useful to all students studying biotechnology as a component under different disciplines of Science and particularly to those students studying Pharmaceutical Sciences. This book will certainly give necessary concise initial information on this subject.