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Interview: Trends with Single-Use Bottles in Bioprocessing
One could read a lot about single-use bags in biopharmaceutical industry as a primary packaging in bioprocessing in the previous last years. The rise of bags has become more relevant, since they largely replaced single-use bottles. Nevertheless, s...
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Annex 1: All you need to know
GMP Annex 1, the European guideline for “Manufacture of sterile medicinal products”, has been updated in 2023. The revision’s changes have added several challenges, but also chances for manufacturers in order to comply with the new regulations....

7 trends in global vaccine development 2025
Five years after the COVID pandemic, there are multi-faceted trends in global vaccine development that are promising for patients. Vaccine manufacturing and development have been key to improving human health and combating diseases such as poli...

Seed train intensification - the next big step in biopharma?
Seed train intensification is an approach in upstream bioprocessing that is gaining more and more attention. With the growing demand for new drugs, manufacturers have to ensure both efficient and flexible production processes. While generally a...

Lentiviral vector manufacturing: Old but gold gene therapy viruses?
Despite the fact that lentiviral vectors have been around some decades, the demand for scalable and effective manufacturing methods now rises in tandem with the need for innovative medicines. Due to their special advantages, lentiviral vectors hav...

Oligonucleotide manufacturing – challenges & solutions
Oligos - what are they? Oligonucleotides (also referred to as oligos) are short nucleic acid sequences, made up of a strand of nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA. They represent an increasingly important growth area for the biopharmaceutical manufact...

Oligonucleotides simply explained
What are oligonucleotides? Oligonucleotides (also referred to as oligos) are short nucleic acid polymers, made up of a strand of DNA or RNA. They are synthetically made and used for a variety of research, diagnostics, and therapeutic applicatio...

DMSO: Freezing Cells
What is DMSO? DMSO, or dimethyl sulfoxide, is a colorless liquid that is used for cell preservation. Thanks to its unique properties, it has found its way into laboratories worldwide. DMSO plays a vital role in protecting cells when temperatures d...

Vaccine manufacturing: Introduction to the process from development to large-scale production
Vaccine manufacturing is a complex journey, merging scientific breakthroughs with global necessity. From the identification of antigens to large-scale production and the use of cutting-edge solutions, this journey reflects the continuous pursui...

Sustainable Practices: The Green in Single Use Support
Environmental impact from headquarters and beyond Single Use Support is committed to sustainability and environmental responsibility in our business operations. We believe that our innovative single-use technologies can contribute to the reduct...

Sustainable Freezing in Biopharma: An Exploration of Natural Gas Usage
In the biopharmaceutical sector, the utilization of F-Gases, also known as fluorinated greenhouse gases, is on a decline. However, the need for cryopreservation of drug substances will remain. In order to contribute to a more environmentally frien...

Start Pharma 4.0: Examples to Advance Ultra-Cold Storage of Drug Substances
Pharma 4.0 is no longer a thing of the future. Industry 4.0 for biopharmaceutical manufacturing is here now. Innovative manufacturers are striving for operational excellence in as many areas of bioprocessing as possible. In return, they will bene...

Cell cryopreservation preparation process
Cryopreservation is a critical procedure that includes the cooling and preservation of frozen cells at extremely low temperatures. This process is fundamental in various scientific and medical applications, facilitating long-term storage withou...