Millipore Introduces New Online MAb Bioprocess Sizing Tool

The company said that the process developers can use the tool to determine which filters are needed to produce a desired volume of monoclonals.

The tool features an interactive graphic of the MAb process, with links to individual sizing tools for each unit operation where Millipore offers products and services. By clicking on a unit operation, users see a link to product and application information for that process step.

After entering process-specific information, users receive recommendations on filter sizes and formats that fit their parameters, as well as relevant links to the online catalogue and technical library. Users can estimate different configurations and save this information in a document that can be stored online, printed or sent to Millipore to request a call with additional information.

Paul Chapman, vice president of downstream processing at Millipore, said: “We created the MAb Bioprocessing Sizing Tool to help customers quickly estimate process sizing and filter cost, which can help them meet their time-to-clinic and financial objectives. It is the first in a series of web-based tools that Millipore will make available to customers for a variety of processing steps.

“When sizing tools are combined with small-scale verifications and/or pilot scale simulations for specific customer processes, any application can be optimized. Millipore’s filtration knowledge, combined with our deep process expertise, gives us unique insight into the industry’s biggest bioprocessing challenges. This tool is one of the many new resources we’re designing to help customers save time and reduce costs.”