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What worries me most
I recently came back from presenting a paper at a disposable manufacturing conference, (IBC, San Diego 2008). Ahead of the conference, I polled a number of people’s opinions on current concerns about the disposable manufacturing approach. My sample is made up of a non-statistical sample of personal opinion and comments from those I consider […]
So that must be okay
Breaking news as late March 2008: GE Healthcare continues to diversify its range of disposable products through a licensing arrangement with BioQuate for their Disposable Aseptic Connector. Apparently, the deal also brings closure to Pall’s claim of IP infringement and so hopefully it is business as usual for everyone. This means that both GE Healthcare […]
Pressure drop through disposable connectors
When it comes to disposable connectors that are used on bag and tubing sets, you have a lot of choice. This is an area where all the major vendors have fairly distinct products, some better than others.
My personal list of preferences include considerations for:
Cost
Ergonomics (Weight, is it translucent, can it be easily assembled by a […]
Interphex2007 and Bio2007
I live on the East coast around Boston and so I was able to get down to Interphex2007 in NY and just drive down to Boston for Bio2007.
Interphex2007 was quiet a disappointment for me. An interesting snippet was trying to reason why GE has acquired Wavebiotech. It is probably not wise to go into […]
Disposable Sensors - have you lost your sensors?
One of the operational advantages of most disposable systems is the relative simplicity of the process paths. It is great to be able to see into your system without requiring the x-ray vision capability of Superman. But frequently, it is helpful or necessary to have a little help from a sensor. Typical needs are pressure, […]
The In’s and Out’s of Pillow Bags
A lot of the downstream process work that I do involves 0.5l through 50l scale product batch working volumes. The typical tool I first reach for to hold the bulk product is a hanging pillow - many vendor’s make them in this size.
A standard EVA bag has two 3/8" ID tubes and a 1/8"ID sampling port. […]
Did I mention the price
Let’s be honest, we are all trying to make a living.
But does the list price of the average disposable assembly cause you concern? Does $200 for a 50l plastic bag sound expensive? The biopharmaceutical industry is an exciting environment as it is rarely consumable costs that are a go or no go criteria. Or as […]
Hello world! Starting off Small
I’m an optimist, the kind of guy who flicks through biopharm trade magazines and sees all the latest media and disposable equipment device and thinks;
"Cool!"
So it was a sad summers day when I was sat in a rather hot meeting room in a discussion with a vendor about a custom disposable bag drooling over […]
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