Photo 1. Demand for single-use bioprocess systems in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry has increased significantly in recent years. Among other reasons — such as operations, sourcing, and validation — their lower initial investment capital makes disposable systems very attractive for the pharmaceutical industry. When Wave Biotech introduced the first wave-action reactor/mixer, it was seen by some as the start of single-use technology. Once containers become single-use, all other parts of the manufacturing process ideally have to follow the same…