Microscale bioprocess optimisation.

Microscale processing techniques offer the potential to speed up the delivery of new drugs to the market, reducing development costs and increasing patient benefit. These techniques have application across both the chemical and biopharmaceutical sectors. The approach involves the study of individual bioprocess operations at the microlitre scale using either microwell or microfluidic formats. In both cases the aim is to generate quantitative bioprocess information early on, so as to inform bioprocess design and speed translation to the manufacturing scale. Automation can enhance experimental throughput and will facilitate the parallel evaluation of competing biocatalyst and process options.

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