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Ensuring Sterility in Small-Scale Production
In some instances, the manufacturing equipment used in small-scale batch production is portable, so this program should also encompass the introduction of the necessary manufacturing equipment into th…
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Automating Processes in Upstream Processing
BioPharm: What specific challenges do companies face when automating upstream processes?
Marshall: New product introductions into existing facilities often require new equipment process capabiliti…
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Aseptic Processing: Keeping it Safe
Negative agency inspection, increasing operating costs, and poor media fill results are among the reasons many manufacturing organizations are deciding to update or replace aging aseptic processing eq…
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Implementation of Raw Material Control Strategies in the Manufacture of Single-Use Bioprocessing Containers
The use of disposable equipment in the biopharmaceutical industry is rapidly increasing, as it offers advantages in terms of flexibility, elimination of cleaning procedures, and reduced capital expend…
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Securing the Single-Use Supply Chain
As confidence in the technology has increased, the adoption of disposable equipment for commercial manufacturing has begun to take place. With this shift has come a dependence on suppliers that is rel…
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Single-Use and Continuous Processing Technologies Change Facility Design
With stainless steel, duplicate equipment is needed to prepare one column step offline for the next campaign. With SU, however, new equipment is put in place with little preparation required.
In t…
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2014 Manufacturing Trends and Outlook
Hybrid equipment dominates
Hybrid manufacturing systems, which feature traditional stainless steel and disposable, single-use equipment, were used by almost three-quarters (74.4%) of the respond…
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Innovative Chromatography Resins Can Improve Purity and Quality
“The problem is that, with every DSP step, product yields decrease, while bioprocessing time and equipment occupancy goes up, along with DSP manufacturing risks,” Schub says.
He also emphasizes th…
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The Importance of Process Intensification and PAT for Achieving Real-Time Release
Analytical labs must have not only the capability (technical expertise and appropriate instruments and software), but the capacity (human, time, and equipment resources) to process these samples and c…
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Improving Upstream Predictability
Further out in the future, there will be a need for new equipment and approaches to quality control and increased up- and downstream integration. Today, notes Castan, most processes for the production…