Biotechnology Insights

Choose your playing field: ATMP site selection

So you want to build a new facility for advanced therapy manufacture? Before you start building, there is one essential element that you need to get right: site selection.

Using digital tools to optimize facility design

Next-generation biotech facilities

Shorter project timelines, increased demand for sustainability, and the availability of big data are driving forces in facility design. BIM pushes the envelope of design, resulting in better processes, optimized workflow, reduced cost, and ultimately, the next generation of biotech facilities.

Reducing waste with lean delivery in facility design and construction

Applying a lean delivery approach to the design and construction of new facilities can reduce waste, lower costs and improve speed to market.

Membrane-based reverse osmosis systems for WFI production

Water for injection (WFI) is used in the pharmaceutical industry to formulate parenteral drugs and for cleaning and other manufacturing operations. Reverse osmosis followed by a polishing step can be a more efficient and cost-effective solution for WFI production.

NextGen Now: Delivering tomorrow’s facilities today

If cell and gene therapy products are to successfully reach patients and deliver transformative cures, then the industry will need more facilities capable of manufacturing them.

An artistic portrayal of adeno-associated viral vectors used in gene therapy manufacture

Advanced therapy medicinal product facilities through the eyes of a process architect

Advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) companies are ushering in a new frontier of medicine and technologies poised to revolutionize human health.

A large chiller outside, which could be made more efficient with an ice storage system

Keeping it cool: how biopharma facilities can use an old technology in a new way

Ice storage, coupled with a glycol chiller, can provide benefits that other options can’t.

Gowned operator at an isolator, a form of pharmaceutical process closure.

Closing the deal: understanding when to close your process

Too often, the term “closed process” is thrown around without an understanding of the salient issues. Pharmaceutical process closure can certainly provide many benefits, but there are various impacts and requirements depending on the ultimate goal and the specific process you are trying to close.

Sustainable site energy solutions: ten things you can do now for big impact

While alternative energy solutions are not a new thing, their economical payback has improved considerably with increased technological strides and available incentives.