What is the future of downstream processing?
Dixit: Hybrid processes involving single-use and re-usable tanks. Jagschies: [The future of downstream processing is] Bright to very bright as long as that remains true for biologics as therapies, for vaccines, and even future types of medicines. Purification will be needed for all approaches on the horizon. With all the technical improvements under development, and the manufacturing scenarios requiring producers to operate at smaller scale and with greater flexibility, we will see more standardized equipment solutions, and more use of disposable or ready-to-process tools. Petrone: The combination of process steps as well as the use of continuous processing will lead to reduced processing times, greater plant throughput, and reduced costs.
