After acquiring Applikon Biotechnology in 2020, Getinge says it is focused on serving the bioprocess space as it does the medical tech industry. “Getinge has 90% of its business going into hospitals, like ventilators or operating rooms, but we also have a life sciences unit and we have acquired Applikon in January 2020 to become part of that business unit,” Matthijs Niemeijer, head of Product Management at Getinge told BioProcess Insider at BPI Boston, part of Biotech Week Boston. Applikon…

Chemical giant BASF says owning its own manufacturing facilities gives it full control of volume and chemistry and is a differentiator in the biopharma ingredients space. As the world’s largest chemical firm, it is no surprise BASF plays in numerous markets. In biopharma, the firm is known for its small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) business but the German multinational also serves the biologics manufacturing space. “For a few years we have been providing the biomanufacturing industry with our products…

Standardization is critical to improve fluid management operations within a biomanufacturing facility, says Cytiva at BPI Boston. “Fluid management, while it’s not one of the most technically complex parts of bioprocess, it’s one of the more logistically complex aspects,” Erik Storm, fluid management platform leader at Cytiva, told BioProcess Insider at BPI Boston – part of Biotech Week Boston. “That’s because of the large number of parts that you have to have on hand to actually run a single-use facility.…