June 2016

Deciding on an Integrated Continuous Processing Approach: A Conference Report

Biopharmaceutical manufacturers are increasingly investigating or implementing continuous processes, and industry experts are participating in vibrant and healthy discussions on a wide range of process approaches being adopted. We seem to have entered a phase within the biopharmaceutical industry (which is often described as conservative) of intense bioprocess innovation as manufacturers strive to lower costs and provide agile, responsive supply chains for “drug on demand†continuous manufacturing operations. Senior industry leaders met in Berkeley, CA, in late 2015 at ECI’s…