Reducing biopharmaceutical manufacturing costs through continuous processing in a flexible J.POD® facility
•Process models were developed to compare traditional stainless-steel and flexible facilities.•J.POD®, a flexible facility employing single-use, portable cleanroom technologies is introduced.•Varying cost structures and utilization rates are compared across different facility types.•A dynamic simula...
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Published in | Drug discovery today Vol. 28; no. 7; p. 103619 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
Elsevier Ltd
01.07.2023
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Summary: | •Process models were developed to compare traditional stainless-steel and flexible facilities.•J.POD®, a flexible facility employing single-use, portable cleanroom technologies is introduced.•Varying cost structures and utilization rates are compared across different facility types.•A dynamic simulation approach is used to model a low-cost biologic drug with uncertain demand.
In this work, process models were developed to capture the impact of biomanufacturing costs on a commercial scale and emphasize the way in which facility design and operation must balance meeting product demand while minimizing production costs. Using a scenario-based modeling approach, several facility design strategies were evaluated, including a traditional large stainless-steel facility and a small footprint, portable-on-demand (POD)-based facility. Bioprocessing platforms were compared by estimating their total production costs across different facility types and specifically illustrating how continuous bioprocessing has gained in popularity as a novel and cost-effective approach to manufacture high-quality biopharmaceuticals. The analysis showed how fluctuations in market demand have a dramatic effect on manufacturing costs and plant utilization, with far-reaching implications on the total cost to patients. |
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ISSN: | 1359-6446 1878-5832 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.drudis.2023.103619 |