Biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals : transforming proteins and genes into drugs / Rodney J.Y. Ho and Milo Gibaldi. [electronic resource] Ho, Rodney J. Y. Gibaldi, Milo. Pharmaceutical biotechnology. Biopharmaceutics. Chemistry, Pharmaceutical. Drug Design. RS380 615/.19 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Biotechnology and Biopharmaceuticals: Transforming Proteins and Genes into Drugs, Second Edition addresses the pivotal issues relating to translational science, including preclinical and clinical drug development, regulatory science, pharmaco-economics and cost-effectiveness considerations. The new edition also provides an update on new proteins and genetic medicines, the translational and integrated sciences that continue to fuel the innovations in medicine, as well as the new areas of therapeutic development including cancer vaccines, stem cell therapeutics, and cell-based therapies. 2013 Text 1 online resource (xxvi, 698 pages) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118660485 eng Biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals. Biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals.