Biography
Dr. Basanta Kumara Behera served as professor and director of biotechnology at three distinguished Indian universities, where he had been regularly associated with teaching and research at post graduate level courses on the topic related to Microbial processing technology, fermentation technology, biotechnology, genetic engineering, protein engineering, and therapeutic proteins. In 2009 he joined a MNS company as adviser for speciality chemicals production and drug design through microbial process technology. Prof. Behera is associated with national and international repute companies as technical adviser for the production of biopharmaceuticals under cGMP norms. Dr Behera has credit of being authored books published/in Springer Verlag, Germany; Elsevier USA; CABI, UK.
"This is an overview of the history and development of biologicals used in therapeutics, with a strong focus on the developmental process. Chapters cover regulation of these drugs, biosimilars, costs, and the future of personalized medicine with these products. The book starts with a history and overview of the development and use of biopharmaceutics. It then discusses current trends and future markets, including the personalized medicine implications. It is user friendly enough for readers to understand the science and robust enough for use in postgraduate studies and programs."
- Patrick J. McDonnell, Temple University School of Pharmacy
