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Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) and Recombinant Protein Manufacturing

Innovation for streamlined and accelerated workflows.

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    Reimagine bioprocessing to accelerate speed to market

    Traditional bioprocessing lines can be challenging with outdated technology that can't keep up with new developments in higher-titer cell cultures and increased contaminants. We have a portfolio of solutions that can help your line run more efficiently and with excellent purity and higher yields. 


Enabling high-performance single-stage clarification

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Save valuable time without sacrificing quality. Take a traditional processing line and condense several steps into one with 3M's portfolio for clarification and purification of monoclonal antibodies and recombinant protein.

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    Streamlined handling of higher concentration cultures
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    Increased efficiency through reduced unit operations
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    Reduced total cost of ownership

See the 3M difference

  • graph showing increase of yield by 29% when using 3M™ Harvest RC Chromatographic Clarifier and 3M™ Polisher ST
  • graph showing decrease in cost of 16% when using 3M™ Harvest RC Chromatographic Clarifier and 3M™ Polisher ST
  • Compare a legacy process with two stages of depth filters in harvesting and traditional AEX and CEX columns in polishing to a process using 3M™ Harvest RC Chromatographic Clarifier and 3M™ Polisher ST. This model shows a 29% increased yield and a 16% decreased cost.
     

    *Commercial Biosolve Process™ software package from Biopharm Services Limited was used for modeling. The results are generated for the hypothetical scenarios. Depending on product and process conditions, the effects shown here may not be realised or may not be realised to the degree shown in the scenarios. 3M data on file.


Next-generation process

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    • 10x less HCP post-Protein A​
    • High mAb product recovery (>95%)​
    • Turbidity reduction <15 NTU
    • DNA reduction <500 ppb
    • Process intensification – process step compression​
    • HCP reduction >50% above pH 5​
    • Virus reduction >4 log​s
    • DNA clearance down to less than 10 ppb or reduction >4 logs or below detection​
    • High salt and low pH tolerance​
    • Platformability, works in a wide range of operating condition

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    Industry trends: monoclonal antibody manufacturing at a commercial scale

    Biopharmaceutical products (biologics) are transforming the treatment of many diseases like cancer, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Hepatitis C and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and recombinant therapeutic proteins are the two largest biologics segments. Producing these molecules consistently at a commercial scale is both complex and costly.

    Frost & Sullivan has identified key trends driving biopharmaceutical companies to adopt a sandbox approach for development of next-generation biopharmaceutical manufacturing platforms. Read more in the webinar summary.


Want to simplify your process?

Innovation in cell culture production has created additional complexities for the clarification process. 3M offers single-stage and single-use solutions to help simplify your process and increase manufacturing efficiency.

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