Repligen Expands US Manufacturing Facility

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PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management

PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management-03-04-2015, Volume 11, Issue 3

A facility expansion adds space for production of Repligen’s tangential flow system.

 

Repligen Corp. has completed an 11,000-sq-ft expansion of its US manufacturing facility, which includes a dedicated space for the production and assembly of the company’s Alternating Tangential Flow System

The ATF System is a product line used to increase cell density and product yield during the fermentation step of the biologic drug manufacturing process. The expansion includes areas for ATF System assembly, quality control and inventory, as well as cleanroom suites for the production of single-use ATF Systems in an ISO 7 environment.

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The facility upgrade also expands on areas dedicated to cell culture research and development as well as manufacturing and support of the company's ELISA test kits and its OPUS line of pre-packed chromatography columns. An additional 7,500-sq-ft feet is reserved for future expansion of the Waltham facility.

Source: Repligen Corporation