1. Molecular biotechnology / Wiel P.M. Hoekstra and Sjef C.M. Smeekens -- 2. Biophysical and biochemical analysis of recombinant proteins / Tsutomu Arakawa and John S. Philo -- 3. Production and downstream processing of biotech compounds / Farida Kadir, Mic Hamers, and Paul Ives -- 4. Formulation of biotech products, including biopharmaceutical considerations / Daan J.A. Crommelin -- 5. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of peptide and protein drugs / Bernd Meibohm and Rene Braekman -- 6. Immunogenicity of therapeutic proteins / Huub Schellekens and Wim Jiskoot -- 7. Genomics, other omics technologies, personalized medicine, and additional biotechnology-related techniques / Robert D. Sindelar -- 8. Gene therapy / Maria A. Croyle -- 9. Oligonucleotides / Raymond M. Schiffelers and Enrico Mastrobattista -- 10. Hematopoietic growth factors / MaryAnn Foote -- 11. Interferons and interleukins / Jean-Charles Ryff, Ronald W. Bordens, and Sydney Pestka -- 12. Insulin / John M. Beals, Michael R. DeFelippis, and Paul M. Kovach -- 13. Growth hormones / Melinda Marian and James Q. Oeswein -- 14. Recombinant coagulation factors and thrombolytic agents / Nishit B. Modi -- 15. Monoclonal antibodies : from structure to therapeutic application / Banmeet Anand. [et al.] -- 16. Monoclonal antibodies in cancer / John C. Kuth. [et al.] -- 17. Monoclonal antibodies in solid organ transplantation / Nicole Weimert and Rita R. Alloway -- 18. Monoclonal antibodies in anti-inflammatory therapy / Jeffrey M. Harris, Peter Kuebler, and Michael A. Panzara -- 19. Recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I / Robert A. Lazarus and Jeffrey S. Wagener -- 20. Follicle-stimulating hormone / Tom Sam -- 21. Vaccines / Wim Jiskoot, Gideon F.A. Kersten, and Enrico Mastrobattista -- 22. Dispensing biotechnology products : handling, professional education, and product information / Peggy Piascik -- 23. Economic considerations in medical biotechnology / Eugene M. Kolassa -- 24. Regulatory issues and drug product approval for biopharmaceuticals / Vinod P. Shah and Daan J.A. Crommelin.