Process Development: One Size Does Not Fit All

Posted: 10/06/2009

SynCo Bio Partners believe that contract manufacturing should not be “one size fits all” and that the biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing industry needs to explore different collaborative business models in the development of production processes with prospective clients.

Most CMOs, including SynCo, offer complete, full process, and analytical method development from the upstream fermentation/cell culture stages to the final purification steps. For small virtual companies to larger organizations with limited available internal resources this can be a good option. However, for the client, loss of control over its development project can be a genuine concern.

There are a number of options for working with a CMO on a process development program including the following.

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