Author Archives: Benjamin Madsen

Enabling High-Performing
Perfusion Cell Culture

At least one report estimates that by 2025, 35% of biologics will be manufactured using enhanced processes, particularly perfusion-based bioprocessing. Results of two innovations that support this need for enhanced processes are examined below. The Thermo Scientific HyPerforma DynaDrive Single-Use Bioreactor (SUB), the latest advancement in SUB technology, offers better performance than other bioreactors and scalability up to 5,000 L. Gibco High-Intensity Perfusion CHO Medium is formulated to provide exceptional performance and ease of use, with capability of sustaining >1…

Single-Use Bioreactors: Performance and Usability Considerations, Part 2

As the biopharmaceutical industry continues toward streamlined bioprocessing and intensified cell-culture biology, selection criteria of single-use bioreactors (S.U.B.s) and other bioprocessing technologies will become increasingly rigorous, emphasizing the importance of considering every aspect of technologies under evaluation. In part 1, we discussed performance for process control, including the maintenance of critical process parameters (CPPs), and highlighted bioreactor performance (e.g., mass transfer, power per volume, and temperature control) as a critical consideration during the selection of S.U.B.s (1). Part 2 focuses…

Single-Use Bioreactors: Performance and Usability Considerations Part 1: Performance for Process Control

There is ever increasing pressure for the biopharmaceutical industry to drive toward higher efficiency and lower costs. Compared to the past, target markets for many drugs typically are becoming smaller, and so-called blockbuster drugs are becoming more the exception than the rule. Regulatory agencies have continued to increase the pressure on drug makers to meet increasing quality standards and accept higher levels of responsibility. Furthermore, customer pricing, healthcare markets, and recent biopharmaceutical pricing scandals all add incentives toward more efficient…