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A recent review of the Biotechnology Industry listed 48 small companies (Genentech being the largest of these) and 9 Pharmaceutical majors in this field. The areas being investigated ranged from Immune Modifiers and anti-Cancer agents through Blood Proteins and Hormones to Vaccines and Anti-infectives. Indeed, a number of these products, namely human insulin, human growth hormone and interferon alpha are now being marketed while others such as tissue plasminogen activator and hepatitis B vaccine are in advanced trials.
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Emtage, S. (1986). Biotechnology and Protein Production. In: Davis, S.S., Illum, L., Tomlinson, E. (eds) Delivery Systems for Peptide Drugs. NATO ASI Series, vol 125. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9960-6_2
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