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Could you give a brief explanation (in layman's terms) of why they are so difficult/expensive to make? Wikipedia[1] is full of jargon, but one caption says "Mo
by moe 11y ago
Could you give a brief explanation (in layman's terms) of why they are so difficult/expensive to make?
Wikipedia[1] is full of jargon, but one caption says "Monoclonal antibodies can be grown in unlimited quantities in the bottles shown in this picture". So the process at least looks scalable. What materials/constraints can possibly cost $25k per dose?
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoclonal_antibody#Production http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoclonal_antibody#Production
- calinet6 11y agoThe images are full of fluff. The bottles are only one step in the process described in the section after that, which includes a dozen or so complex steps, each of which must be executed perfectly. Doesn't look simple.