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Ahead of this year's Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing Forum, industry experts explore the biggest challenges facing biomanufacturing facilities in scaling-up the use of Single Use Systems (SUS) and the key initiatives for overcoming scalability issues with SUS. 42% of respondents work for manufacturers/suppliers of SUS/Single Use Technologies (SUT) and 50% of respondents work for companies that manufacture vaccines.

This report also includes additional insights from Tony Hitchcock, Technical Director at Charles River Laboratories, Julien Muzard, EMEA Field Applications Technologist at Entegris, Hani El-Sabbahy, Advanced Application Engineering Specialist at 3M and Amir Goudarzi, Head of Process Engineering at UCB, on the greatest benefits of scaling-up the use of SUS/SUT, to help biomanufacturing companies reach higher outputs, improve system flexibility, and drive biomanufacturing processes into the future.

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In this short video you can find out more about what to expect at this year's Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing Global Forum. This one-minute video provides a summary of the 2022 top speakers, key themes to be addressed, and what you can look forward to across the 3-event days, to help you address today’s emerging challenges and fully optimise your use of Single Use Systems.

If you would like more information about this forum taking place 26 - 28 April 2022 in Berlin, including the full list of speakers, sessions, sponsors and event opportunities then please view the full event agenda here.

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As single-use bioprocessing moves toward commercial-scale manufacturing applications, the industry is demanding more innovation.

Ahead of the 2020 Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing Forum, Pharma IQ had the opportunity to speak with Billy Sisk, Life Sciences Industry Manager EMEA, Rockwell Automation, on the main challenges for solution providers to stand out in the biopharma manufacturing space, while accessing the possible opportunities for staying ahead of the innovation curve in single-use systems.

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Other key benefits to downloading the interview:

• Understand some of the biggest issues in single-use manufacturing and how new technology, such as augmented reality, can address these challenges
• Analyse the tangible benefits of using automation in the biopharma manufacturing space
• Address if continuous bioprocessing is on the horizon and how it can reduce the cost of goods

Based on the opinions of over 50 biopharma experts, we have put together this industry overview discussing the latest drivers and challenges for the single-use market. This report covers topics including investigating continuous bioprocessing, flexibility in single-use systems, and the need to seek new products from suppliers. 

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Key Findings Include:

• 43% of respondents indicated that technology is the main hindrance in achieving continuous processing
• Sustainability in disposable solutions is extremely important to manufacturers - on a scale of 1-10 (10 being most important), sustainability was ranked 7.5.
• The majority of manufacturers actively search for new technologies and solutions every 6-12 months

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Single-Use Systems are being used for more than 85% of biopharmaceutical manufacturing and increasingly being adopted to manufacture commercial products. The use of disposable products offer advantages such as flexibility, reduced capital cost and reduced water use.

Ahead of the 2020 Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing Forum, Pharma IQ had the opportunity to speak with Tony Hitchcock, Technical Director, Cobra Biologics, on the best practices for scaling your manufacturing capabilities and achieving process excellence through disposable technologies. This infographic presents the results as a handy 5 top-tip guide.

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Other key benefits to downloading the infographic:

• Understand the industrialisation of single use solutions: learnings, attention points and opportunities
• Gain an in-depth insight into the solutions that meet the technical requirements of vendors
• Identify supply chain requirements – what you need from potential suppliers and how you can develop agreements to achieve this

Over the years, single use technologies have been expanding in different applications, meaning that there are now a multitude of single use alternatives for different elements of bioprocessing.   

In this article, we spoke to Sharyn Farnsworth, Principal Scientist- Manager Cell Culture, Upstream Process Development, Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies and Francis Verhoeye, Global Pilot Operations Leader, Zoetis to discuss the benefits of embedding scalability and flexibility in single use systems, and the challenges of making systems more flexible and scalable. 

In today’s bioprocessing industry, there is a demand to cut manufacturing costs while maintaining product safety and quality; flexibility needs to be increased and time to market reduced. With insights from Dr Philipp Hess, Managing Partner at PHA and our recent industry survey, this infographic will cover the key elements of process optimisation and efficiency used in single-use technology solutions.

There are a number of important considerations that need to be made in order to maximise your chances of success in selling your solution. This handy guide provides an overview of the decision making process for solution adoption in single-use systems and the key steps that need to be taken to give your product the best chance of customer success.

This infographic includes information on:

- Identifying decision makers and the decision making unit

- Establishing  the scale of implementation for your customer

- Preparing your data to ensure it will pass SOPs, QA and validation procedures

Sampling is a requirement in every process step of biopharmaceutical manufacturing, with an increasing demand on accuracy the closer it comes to final finish. Avantor´s infographic demonstrates a 4-step process to develop a highly efficient and accurate sampling system, covering product conceptualization considerations, engineering design and proof of concept, Quality by Design and final production and manufacturing. 

Single-use technologies have seen impressive progress over the last decade, but there are still significant needs for these technologies to be applied in upstream and downstream processes. The infographic will give an insight on the advantages of implementing a single-use powder delivery system in the continuous manufacturing process and shows a case-study for delivering exact quantities of clump free material for the delivery of buffer prep materials.