AVIPure® - AAV8: A high performance AAV8 affinity resin for large scale manufacturing

Key distinguishing features of AVIPure® - AAV8

• Extremely high capacity: DBC₁₀ > 1.0 x 10¹⁵ vp/mL_RESIN
• Ability to process at fast flow rates enabling high volumetric processing capability
• The ability to clean with 0.5 M NaOH for repetitive purification cycles
• High purity of eluted product in a single step from lysate feed streams
• Large diameter agarose bead enables high flow rates and excellent resistance to fouling

The order of magnitude improvement in resin lifetime promises to dramatically decrease resin costs for AAV programs requiring annual production of very large amounts of capsids. The affinity ligand is a novel protein with exquisite specificity for rAAV8, binding the virus with picomolar affinity. Overall, AVIPure^® – AAV8 resin provides excellent yield, purity and throughput for single-step purification of rAAV8 and enables the use of sodium hydroxide as a cleaning agent for greater than 20 cycles without losing capacity or purification performance. Presenter Bio: Tom Scanlon is the Director of Ligand Discovery at Avitide, an accomplished protein engineer and molecular biologist. In his role at Avitide, Tom leads a highly talented team of scientists who develop bespoke affinity reagents engineered for the unique rigors of the industrial bioprocess industry. Tom brings to his position an extensive background in protein engineering. Prior to joining Avitide in 2013, he developed multiple platforms for the discovery of enzyme-based antibiotics. Tom holds both a B.Sc. in Biology and a Ph.D. in Human Genetics from McGill University in Montreal, QC.