The impact of disposables on project economics in a new antibody plant: A case study

BioPharm International

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 62-74

  País Chanfrau, José M ^a   Zorrilla, Katia ^b   Chico, Ernesto ^c  

^a Plant Design Engineer ^*  (Sweden)

^b Chemical Engineer   (United States)

^c CENTER OF MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER VACCINE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; STAINLESS STEEL;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CASE STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG STORAGE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FED BATCH FERMENTATION; INVESTMENT; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 77951649247     PISSN: 1542166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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