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Biopharma facility design - lessons learned on the dancefloor
Six years after publishing the first “Lessons Learned in the Ballroom” article in Pharmaceutical Engineering magazine, Treasa Rohrer and Dave Wolton have authored a follow-on article looking at what has happened in biopharma factory design since 2014. They also look forward to the ever-evolving practices in single-use and hybrid facilities.
Topics covered in the article include:
- Tote Movement
- Standardization of Disposables
- Equipment Clustering
- Buffer Management Strategy
- Modular and Prototypical Design
- Automation
- Robotics
Incorporating the above into facility design will result in production areas becoming:
Leaner – due to minimal operator interaction with totes, just-in-time production of media and buffers, and use of buffer concentrates
Smaller – due to limiting the space provided to that required for ergonomic access, the proximity of all associated equipment, and use of vertical height
Standardised – due to the use of standardized disposables where possible, and use of standardized dance floor designs
Reliable – due to defined tubing routes, static equipment, recipe-driven automation, and central data gathering.
Read the full story on ISPE's 'Pharmaceutical Engineering' website.