In all bioprocess stages, developers and manufacturers aim to intensify as many steps as possible. For upstream processes, the result can be significant productivity gains with an evolution of bioreactor train design that takes advantage of higher titers to compress the train and intensify production outputs. Upstream intensification of production-scale bioreactors has driven bioprocess productivity evolution for several years. Interest has been growing in what can be achieved with laboratory-scale cell expansion, which has remained a fairly static process involving…

Anchorage-dependent cells such as Vero cells are used widely as a platform for viral vaccine production. Perfusion bioprocesses enable a constant addition of nutrients and removal of byproducts while cells are in a bioreactor. That results in cell densities that are higher than those for conventional batch or fed-batch processes. In the study herein, Eppendorf researchers tested the suitability of a spin filter as a cell-retention device. They cultivated Vero cells on Cytodex 3 microcarriers (10 g/L) in an Eppendorf…

The COVID-19 crisis has reinforced the importance of having a strong supply chain and a risk-management and business-continuity plan. How can you mitigate your raw material risk, especially during a pandemic? Risks When Choosing a Raw Material Supplier: How do you select your critical raw-material suppliers? What selection criteria and which risks have you identified? To understand risks related to supply, demand, material supplier capacities, and so on, you need information that can come only from communicating with your supplier…

Never has there been a more critical time to be a company delivering technologies and expertise that helps get new biologics and vaccines to patients faster. Sartorius is that company. Working in partnership with scientists, we help turn research discoveries into real-world medicines. Our bioprocessing equipment and know-how are called on every day to create biologics that treat debilitating diseases, including cancer and arthritis, and make affordable vaccines to prevent common infections. When global organizations such as the Jenner Institute…

Astrea Bioseparations Ltd. (Astrea) is the only bioseparations company to offer ligand discovery and adsorbent development services coupled with manufacture and supply of bulk quantities of chromatography adsorbents and production of prepacked chromatography columns to good manufacturing practice (GMP) standards. Our synthetic affinity ligands have been proven over 30 years through numerous examples of successful discovery, development, and delivery of novel affinity adsorbents. Our technology is designed to capture and purify selective target biomolecules — including recombinant proteins, human plasma…

With 25 years’ experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, CPC proudly engineers single-use connection technologies that address biopharmaceutical manufacturers’ requirements for reliability, assurance of sterility, and ease of use. CPC’s innovative line of genderless AseptiQuik sterile connectors allows manufacturers to make quick and easy sterile connections, even in nonclassified environments. All genderless AseptiQuik connectors feature an easy-to-use three-step process that greatly minimizes the risk of operator error and ensures that sterility will be maintained both before and after connection. Fill out…

PURAFIX ET-R depth-filter sheets are used for efficient and economical reduction of endotoxins from pharmaceutical liquids. Removal of endotoxins is one of the most important and challenging steps in biopharmaceutical processes. Endotoxins — more precisely, lipopolysaccharides (LPS) — are extremely heat and pH stable and therefore withstand sterilization. Purification usually is performed by applying chromatography as a polishing step, which is costly and time consuming. By reducing endotoxin load at an early stage of a clarification process, subsequent purification steps…

Chromatogram review is a monitoring method used to verify process performance in packed-bed chromatography processes. By observing key process parameters such as chromatography column outlet conductivity or UV absorbance, it is possible to identify the signs of a poorly packed column, resin degradation, or equipment malfunction. Therefore, chromatogram review is implemented as an in-process control (IPC) to decrease variability and identify suboptimal performance, thereby enhancing yield and ensuring high product quality.   Fill out the form below to read the…

Biopharmaceutical companies are facing major challenges today, including rising drug manufacturing costs and lower production volumes related to unpredictable demands. To achieve the necessary reductions in both costs of goods (CoG) and infrastructure and operational costs, biopharmaceutical manufacturers integrate process intensification strategies into their production schemes. Novasep has embedded specific features into its BioSC™ platform to enable and accelerate process intensification (two key examples being viral inactivation steps management and in-line buffer preparation). BioSC Predict, Exclusive Simulation and Optimization Software:…