CMO Rentschler expands single-use manufacturing capacities

German contract manufacturing organization (CMO) Rentschler Biotechnologie has announced the addition of a 2,000 L single-use bioreactor to its facility in Laupheim.

The expansion is anticipated to be fully operational end of the first quarter of 2015. The new 2,000 L single-use bioreactor will supplement two existing 1,000 L single-use bioreactors already in operation and will double the total single-use production capacity.

“We see an increasing need for production capacity in the mid-scale. The expansion will allow us to match the growing demands of our clients for all clinical phases. The addition of the 2,000 L single-use bioreactor will increase our flexibility to serve the market with either stainless steel or single-use technology as the client requires,” explained Frank Ternes, chief business officer at Rentschler.