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Pharmaceutical Technology

  • Pharmaceutical Technology, July 2024
  • Volume 48
  • Issue 7
  • Pages: 8

CO2 Incubators

The VIOS family of incubators are known for optimal cell growth conditions and minimal contamination risk.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced the Thermo Scientific Heracell VIOS 250i AxD CO2 Incubators, first-of-their-kind CO2 incubators designed for integration into automated and modular laboratories to support future implementation of automated cell therapy workflows. The VIOS family of incubators are known for optimal cell growth conditions and minimal contamination risk. The new Heracell VIOS 250i AxD incubators have the added innovation of a patent-pending automated door control, allowing them to open automatically when integrated into a centralized lab automation platform. The added innovation allows for vessel loading and unloading through robotic control and supports continuous cell therapy production processes. Other important features include in-chamber high efficiency particulate air filtration; Thermo Scientific THRIVE active airflow for homogeneous culturing conditions throughout the incubator chamber; and the Thermo Scientific Steri-Run Cycle, which is capable of a 12-log sterility assurance level, eliminating more than one million biological indicators for both dry heat sterilization and autoclave sterilization in half the lethal time used in production models.

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