USP standards protect the medicine supply from counterfeit/substandard products, adulterated ingredients, poor storage and distribution practices and other elements that undercut quality. Standards help ensure consistency and reliability. USP continues to grow their portfolio of Biologics standards. They collaborate with industry to develop new and innovative standards that cut across markets and technologies. USP has been creating standards for multi-manufacturer biologics for some time, Jaap Venema, USP CSO talks about their role in protecting public health.