Andrew Sinclair

Single-use technologies can be configured and installed fairly quickly, but are they ready to handle the urgency and scale of a pandemic?

What end users think about single-use systems.

Cost modeling provides valuable insights to support strategic decision-making when implementing disposable technologies.

How to choose a disposable mixing system that fits your particular needs.

In new disposables projects, it is critical that engineering, procurement, and operations groups work together early on to manage supply chain risk.

Can disposables reduce your facility's environmental footprint? We have compared the environmental footprint of a traditional biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility using fixed-in-place stainless steel equipment, and a facility implementing disposable technologies for cell culture, solution mixing and hold, product hold, and liquid transfer.

In addition to making technical developments, vendors are also looking at ways to improve supply-chain security. By offering standard, off-the-shelf products, vendors are able to shorten lead times and improve the security of supply.

The current focus on cost-of-goods (COGS) models is underplaying the benefits of disposables technology in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The best method for accounting for the benefits of reduced and delayed capital expenditures is through the use of NPV analysis.

Disposable technologies that mimic the conventional stainless-steel bioreactor will be most readily adopted