Nonclinical Development of Biologics, Biosimilars, Vaccines and Specialty Biologics, Second Edition is a complete reference devoted to the nonclinical safety assessment of novel biopharmaceuticals, biosimilars, vaccines, cell and gene therapies, and blood products. Updated and revised, the new edition compares and contrasts these types of biologics with one another, and with small molecule drugs while incorporating the most current and essential international regulatory guidelines. Each section discusses a different type of biologic, as well as early characterization strategies, principles of study design, preclinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and preclinical assays. This multi-edited book with chapters authored by leading qualified experts in the field offers a comprehensive reference on critical insights that will be of interest to researchers involved in early through late-stage biologics.