How to Navigate the Equipment Selection Minefield
The big question, especially for biopharma companies currently is that with an increasing array of single-use options available to them, when should they be used? From discovery and development, to manufacturing there are many considerations and compromises to be made when it comes to successful equipment selection.
This session aims to examine the key factors that need to be addressed to make the decision single-use or not.
From production time scales, to product volume and product longevity we will look at how companies are currently managing these decisions to achieve the optimum balance of cost and efficiency.
Presented by
Stewart McNaull, PhD,
Director, Development and Technical Services at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
Dr. McNaull has over 15 years of experience in biopharmaceutical process development, engineering and manufacturing; specializing in mammalian and insect cell culture and microbial fermentation. His experience includes 12 years at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies where he headed the Upstream Process Development group and managed the microbial fermentation GMP manufacturing areas, including clinical and commercial product manufacture and release.
Experience also includes process engineering for upstream and downstream clinical tech transfer and commercial process start-ups. Stewart has been an SME for numerous technologies and has been a key leader for single use technology implementation throughout the Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies network. He received his doctorate in Chemical and Bioengineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.