Single-Use Bioreactor

A new Single-Use Bioreactor and a Pressure Discharge System has been launched to the European biotechnology market on the HyClone Perbio Science stand at Achema 2006. The HyClone Single-Use Bioreactor (SUB) has been co-developed by HyClone and Baxter Biosciences. It is intended as a retrofit product to replace the stainless steel bioreactor vessel in existing bioreactor systems, delivering the advantages of single-use bioprocessing. Instead of having to buy a complete new bioreactor system, users can obtain the same functionality from the HyClone SUB on a single-use basis in which all the contact parts are discarded after use. The key elements of the design are based on a polyethylene impeller with a bearing/seal assembly linking it to an external drive unit.