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Single-Use Technologies Prove Effective for Viral Vector Process Development
Overall process scalability and robustness, says Todd Sanderson, senior R&D manager for Pall Biotech, are dependent on the performance of the bioreactor whether it is adherent- or suspension-based. “T…
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Tools for Continuous Bioprocessing Development
If the large-scale bioreactor is well characterized, a small-scale system can be used to replicate all of its operating conditions and potential variations. Proper scale down requires good simulation …
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A Plastic Pipeline for Commercial Bioprocessing?
“Single-use bioreactors, currently available in sizes up to 2000–4000 L, are a potential solution when looking for smaller vessel capacities,” says Joe Prado, director, cGMP biomanufacturing operation…
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Improving Upstream Predictability
Today, better understanding of cells and how they interact with their environment has enabled improvements in most aspects of upstream processing, from bioreactor design and media development to proce…
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Commercial Production of Gene Therapies Using Suspension or Adherent Cell Lines
…offering the advantage of being scalable and readily industrializable using well known stirred tank bioreactors (STRs), as opposed to multi-tray culture systems. To reduce upfront expenses and to ove…
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What’s New in Upstream Technologies
The system features a modular, scalable, fixed-bed bioreactor for enhanced upstream processing of viral products, including viral vaccines, viral vectors, and oncolytic viruses. The low-footprint inte…
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Maximizing the Effectiveness of Upstream Bioprocessing Through the Combination of Lab Informatics and Instrumentation
The increasing popularity of single-use bioreactor systems and continuous processing techniques have brought both new opportunities and challenges to upstream bioprocessing. Together, these trends hav…
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The New World of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
Heintz (Solvay): The evolution of single-use containers from several decades ago to today’s gamma irradiation-stable bioreactors has been one of the most significant transformations; it was the impetu…
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Design Considerations for a Commercial Cell and Gene Therapy Facility
Already well-established, mAb production is typically batch-oriented (in this way, making it similar to allogeneic cell therapy production) and characterized by larger single-use bioreactor skids with…
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Concentrating Feed—an Applicable Approach to Improve Antibody Production
Often in fed-batch processes, the feed volume can be more than 1000 L for a 5000-L bioreactor with 30 to 40% (v/v) feed. To alleviate workload in media preparation and simplify the manufacturing proce…