Single use components
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Single Use Components are the disposable componentry used in an increasingly popular method of pharmaceutical and biologics
production. They differ from traditional Biopharmaceutical
process components in that they are disposed of after use as opposed to cleaned or CIP'd. They can consist of disposable bag containers, tube sets, instrumentation
, electrical connectors, filters and disposable valves.
Many companies have adopted this platform for its ease of adapting to new product development needs and the flexibility it allows in adjusting to varying product supply and demand.
Biologics
A biologic is a medicinal product such as a vaccine, blood or blood component, allergenic, somatic cell, gene therapy, tissue, recombinant therapeutic protein, or living cells that are used as therapeutics to treat diseases...
production. They differ from traditional Biopharmaceutical
Biopharmaceutical
Biopharmaceuticals are medical drugs produced using biotechnology. They include proteins , nucleic acids and living microorganisms like virus and bacteria where the virulence of viruses and bacteria is reduced by the process of attenuation, they can be used for therapeutic or in vivo diagnostic...
process components in that they are disposed of after use as opposed to cleaned or CIP'd. They can consist of disposable bag containers, tube sets, instrumentation
Instrumentation
Instrumentation is defined as the art and science of measurement and control of process variables within a production, or manufacturing area....
, electrical connectors, filters and disposable valves.
Many companies have adopted this platform for its ease of adapting to new product development needs and the flexibility it allows in adjusting to varying product supply and demand.