Table II.

EIP-PCS

EIP	EIP-PCS
The European Immunogenicity Platform (EIP) was created in 2007 by experts in the field of immunogenicity (http://www.e-i-p.eu). The EIP represents companies, institutes and professionals involved in research, development, testing, validation, application, production or marketing of immunogenicity assessment tools, as well as those servicing the biotechnology community. Its mission is to build know-how and expertise in the field of immunogenicity, driven by a close interaction between industry and scientific advisors. Its scope is to interact with authorities regarding immunogenicity guidelines, formulate active recommendations regarding immunogenicity, stimulate research addressing the clinical and non-clinical effects of unwanted immunogenicity, and boost collaborations between academia and pharmaceutical companies. Through its working-group structure, the EIP can react in a focused way on regulatory and scientific evolutions in the immunogenicity field.	One of EIP’s working groups, the Protein Characterization Subcommittee (EIP-PCS) was established early 2008. The mission of the EIP-PCS is to discuss and exchange experience with protein characterization in relation with immunogenicity, in order to increase our fundamental understanding of product-related causes of immunogenicity. One of the aims of the EIP-PCS is to define common strategies and methodologies for protein characterization in relation with immunogenicity, in the context of which the current paper was established.

EIP

EIP-PCS

The European Immunogenicity Platform (EIP) was created in 2007 by experts in the field of immunogenicity (http://www.e-i-p.eu). The EIP represents companies, institutes and professionals involved in research, development, testing, validation, application, production or marketing of immunogenicity assessment tools, as well as those servicing the biotechnology community. Its mission is to build know-how and expertise in the field of immunogenicity, driven by a close interaction between industry and scientific advisors. Its scope is to interact with authorities regarding immunogenicity guidelines, formulate active recommendations regarding immunogenicity, stimulate research addressing the clinical and non-clinical effects of unwanted immunogenicity, and boost collaborations between academia and pharmaceutical companies. Through its working-group structure, the EIP can react in a focused way on regulatory and scientific evolutions in the immunogenicity field.

One of EIP’s working groups, the Protein Characterization Subcommittee (EIP-PCS) was established early 2008. The mission of the EIP-PCS is to discuss and exchange experience with protein characterization in relation with immunogenicity, in order to increase our fundamental understanding of product-related causes of immunogenicity. One of the aims of the EIP-PCS is to define common strategies and methodologies for protein characterization in relation with immunogenicity, in the context of which the current paper was established.