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Working as Advertised

By Pharmaceutical Processing | July 23, 2013

Don’t you just love it when things work? When that “gadget” that you have been looking at and have researched turns out to work exactly as promoted?I do.

I have had my share of disappointments – the streaming media player that could never find my home wireless network; the drill bit that was supposed to go through brick but just made a mess; the wall stud finder that was supposed to help me find two-by-fours behind sheetrock – but only resulted in me drilling numerous “pilot holes” in the wall.

While these mishaps are really minor in the overall “scheme” of things; when you look at what works in the pharmaceutical industry – a technology that is proving itself as one that works is single-use.

When first introduced, single-use/disposable technologies were looked at as being useful for only small-scale operations and for very specific applications. And indeed, this was probably true – at the beginning – but now we are seeing the implementation of single-use technologies in every stage of biopharmaceutical manufacturing and at scales that at one time were not though of as possible.

I have seen this transformation first hand. First at trade shows where single-use technologies were initially viewed as a passing trend, gimmicky or even just a “gadget” that might not work; to today, where single-use technologies have almost taken over exhibit floors. This is, of course, partly in response to the boom in two areas – the growth of biopharmaceuticals and the growth of the biopharm CMO market – but also due to the fact that single-use technologies work and work quite well for the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry.

In my travels I have visited many biopharm facilities and each one has touted the benefits of single-use technologies. Their benefits have been well-documented in these pages, but in a nutshell are:

  • Ease of use
  • Cost
  • Cross-contamination control
  • Flexibility

Everything the “modern” pharmaceutical needs for efficient manufacturing.

While single-use technologies might not be applicable for every manufacturing situation, their benefits certainly outweigh any drawbacks.

And I guarantee they will never make you drill useless holes in a wall.

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