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ArticleBiotechnology progress2022

Rapid intensification of an established CHO cell fed-batch process.

Markus Schulze, Julia Niemann, Rene H Wijffels, Jens Matuszczyk, Dirk E Martens

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Article in Biotechnology progress, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Markus SchulzeCorporate Research, Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7754-4901
Julia NiemannCorporate Research, Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH, Göttingen, Germany.
Rene H WijffelsBioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands.
Jens MatuszczykProduct Development, Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6118-6679
Dirk E MartensBioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5662-0466
Sartorius (Germany) · DENord University · NOWageningen University & Research · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently, the mammalian biomanufacturing industry explores process intensification (PI) to meet upcoming demands of biotherapeutics while keeping production flexible but, more importantly, as economic as possible. However, intensified processes often require more development time compared with conventional fed-batches (FBs) preventing their implementation. Hence, rapid and efficient, yet straightforward strategies for PI are needed. In this study we demonstrate such a strategy for the intensification of an N-stage FB by implementing N-1 perfusion cell culture and high inoculum cell densities resulting in a robust intensified FB (iFB). Furthermore, we show successful combination of such an iFB with the addition of productivity enhancers, which has not been reported so far. The conventional CHO cell FB process was step-wise improved and intensified rapidly in multi-parallel small-scale bioreactors using N-1 perfusion. The iFBs were performed in 15 and 250 ml bioreactors and allowed to evaluate the impact on key process indicators (KPI): the space-time yield (STY) was successfully doubled from 0.28 to 0.55 g/L d, while product quality was maintained. This gain was generated by initially increasing the inoculation density, thus shrinking process time, and second supplementation with butyric acid (BA), which reduced cell growth and enhanced cell-specific productivity from ~25 to 37 pg/(cell d). Potential impacts of PI on cell metabolism were evaluated using flux balance analysis. Initial metabolic differences between the standard and intensified process were observed but disappeared quickly. This shows that PI can be achieved rapidly for new as well as existing processes without introducing sustained changes in cellular and metabolic behavior.

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Batch Cell Culture TechniquesBioreactorsAnimalsCell CountCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusbutyric acidCHO cell cultureintensified fed-batchN-1 perfusionprocess intensification

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PMID34542245
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