Newsletter | September 12, 2012

09.12.12 -- Disposable Valve Solves Large-Scale Bioprocess Challenges

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Disposable Valve Solves Large-Scale Bioprocess Challenges
By Michael Gagne, President, Aquasyn LLC
This case study discusses the need for a fully automated, disposable chromatography system which was PLC controlled and designed for use in a cGMP environment. The required applications for the chromatography system included contamination removal and concentration and purification of biologically derived proteins used in the production of research and clinical materials.
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New White Paper: The Flexible Factory Concept

New White Paper: The Flexible Factory Concept

Biomanufacturing managers are embracing a flexible factory platform that accelerates their deployment of new capacity while lowering risk and reducing capital costs. This paper reviews a flexible production concept that can be deployed in 9 to 18 months at a total cost of less than 50% of conventional plants. Download now.

Featured Articles

Combination Connections For Single-Use Applications
By Brent Bushnell, Bioprocess Applications Specialist, Colder Products Company
This short, detailed Q&A provides information about combination connections and explains their use in single-use bioprocessing. It offers a guide on how single-use systems can be designed to integrate the combination connectors, and discusses applications that benefit from utilizing them. Read more.

For Single-Use Systems, CMOs Are The Big Spenders
By Eric Langer, President and Managing Partner, BioPlan Associates, Inc.
Single-use systems are rapidly becoming commonplace in the biopharmaceutical industry, even in commercial manufacturing.  Results from our 9th Annual Report and Survey of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturers indicate that budgets for single-use components are also on the rise, meaning this trend is likely to continue. Read more.

Single-Use Saves Time For Contract Manufacturing Organization
By Martyn Botterill, Technical Business Director, Patheon UK
There are many reasons why a single-use approach is considered or adopted by pharmaceutical manufacturers. In a 2010 survey, the most important reason for the increasing use of disposables was elimination of cleaning (90.9% of respondents) and third was reduced cross-contamination (83.3%). Read more.

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