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Who will lead the development of continuous biological manufacturing?

Release time:2021/7/3 17:35:06 Shenyang Great Elites Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.

We are witnessing a metaphorical race: who will be the first to have a complete end-to-end continuous production? Many large and small companies are participating in this competition, although the reasons and processes are different. In addition, the University of Biological Manufacturing Equipment is a major catalyst for the development of continuous biological manufacturing. They have extensive cooperation with biotechnology companies and equipment suppliers.

When a disruptive technology emerges, the first mover is usually not a larger, established company. Some large companies in the field of biotechnology are now willing to invest in continuous biomanufacturing because they hope to incorporate the technology directly from the development stage of new products.

Production equipment suppliers are also participating in this competition. If their equipment can enter the market first, the return on investment will be faster. They not only actively seek to establish strong partnerships with large biotechnology companies, but also maintain close contact with regulatory agencies, hoping to allow regulatory agencies to participate as soon as possible to lead the industry's development trend. In addition, the active participation of large companies that are both equipment suppliers and API suppliers can more fully justify the rationality of continuous bio-manufacturing investment. Because they not only want to increase their productivity, but also want to commercialize the newly developed platform.


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On the other hand, in emerging markets, smaller companies may be in a leading position in terms of actual implementation. Because of the large investment required to build a traditional fed-batch (cultivation) system, continuous manufacturing is more attractive to them. And if market demand grows, the continuous manufacturing model can allow them to rapidly expand production capacity. In addition, continuous manufacturing has an additional advantage, that is, small companies do not need to cater to product-related production regulations under the traditional model, and can establish new production platforms more quickly.

Our global project prospects show that many companies already have the technology and potential suitable for the development of continuous biological manufacturing. In the next step, the industrialization of continuous biological manufacturing will depend on the growth of relevant cases, reliable economic data and actual product quality.