Biopharmaceuticals are mostly therapeutic recombinant proteins obtained by biotechnological processes. They are derived from biological sources such as organs and tissues, microorganisms, animal fluids, or genetically modified cells and organisms. Although several different expression systems may be employed including mammalian cell lines, insects, and plants, new technological advancements are continuously being made to improve microorganism production of biopharmaceuticals.

This investment is justified by the well-characterized genomes, versatility of plasmid vectors, availability of different host strains, cost-effectiveness as compared with other expression systems. https://www.scitechnol.com/biochemical-bioprocess-engineering-journal.php

Bioprocessing is a crucial part of biotechnology. There is an anticipation that within the next 5 to 10 years, up to 50% of all drugs in development will be biopharmaceuticals. Examples include recombinant proteins obtained through microbial fermentation process.

Bioprocessing for biopharmaceuticals production involves a wide range of techniques. In this review, we describe the main advances in microbial fermentation and purification process to obtain biopharmaceuticals.