Biostat® RM and Flexsafe® RM Bags - Working Volume from 1L to 100L
Engineered for Simplified Scale-Up
The Biostat® RM is a GMP compliant, wave-mixing bioreactor. It is paired with single-use Flexsafe® RM bags and is proven for a broad range of different cell lines incl. CHO, HEK293, stem cells, and CAR-T cells. Especially, customers working with shear-stress-sensitive cell lines and bioconjugates acknowledge benefits of the rocking motion technology.
The modular concept of the Biostat® RM portfolio, ranging from 2 L to our unique 200 L, provides flexibility to manage your individual process needs. Biostat® RM saves space, reduces costs, and increases yields. In addition, Biobrain® - the commercial manufacturing-ready automation platform shared between Biostat® RM and Biostat STR® - enables a seamless transfer from product development to manufacturing scale. This makes the Biostat® RM an integral part of the intensified seed train.
To meet the demands of the dynamic biopharmaceutical industry, we discuss the value of rocking motion bioreactors as part of your seed train strategy from process development to commercial manufacturing.
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A modular solution that eliminates the need to acquire new equipment for different workflows.
Same equipment and automation platform offering for process development & commercial manufacturing.
Multiple configurations via same rocker platform with a 20 L or 50 L tray and Flexsafe® RM bags.
Biobrain® automation platform with the broad range of single-use BioPAT® sensors.
Round the clock customer support that includes optimization, maintenance, and qualification.
The Biostat® RM rocking motion bioreactor system consists of a new, first-in-class control tower built upon the commercial manufacturing-ready Biobrain® automation platform and existing selection of rockers paired with a variety of Flexsafe® RM bags.
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Sterile cultivation chamber for various cell lines with multiple build-in control measurements for proper growth conditions
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The advanced analytics that are a part of the Biostat® RM portfolio ensure defined parameters are met throughout setup and scale up for tight process control.
Provides and maintains necessary cultivation conditions, e.g. pressure, temperature, gassing, rocking angle and biocapacitance.
One rocker platform can be used either with a 20 L or 50 L tray, as well there is a separate 200 L platform. Working volumes range from 100 ml and up to 100 L with Flexsafe® RM bags (e.g., basic, optical, or perfusion configurations)
Bag Size(Total Volume)
Min. Working Volume
Max. Working Volume (L)
Surface Area(mm2)
1L
0.1
0.5
127296
2L
0.2
1
172260
10L
5
303360
20L
2
10
633080
50L
25
985320
100L
50
1421724
200L
20
100
2777064
Total Volume (L)
200
Working volume (L)
0.1-0.5
0.2-1
1-5
2-10
5-25
10-50
20-100
Bag Types
Basic
Basic with screw cap
Basic with Viamass
Optical
Optical with screw cap
Optical with Viamass
Perfusion with integrated membrane
Perfusion with connection to ATF
Perfusion with Viamass
The Biostat® RM is an integral component of seed trains for commercial manufacturers. By using the Biostat® RM 200 bioreactor in intensified mode with the corresponding Flexsafe® RM bags, biomanufacturers can reduce production bioreactor culture days by up to 20% using high inoculation and maintaining titer. The Flexsafe® RM and Flexsafe STR® bags also use the same film, streamlining validation.
Simplified process transfer from basic to intensified operation with a change of the Flexsafe® RM bag
The Biostat® RM portfolio offers customers a simple scalability solution by using only 2 rocker platforms for a variety of Flexsafe® RM bags from 2 L and up to 200 L in basic, optical and perfusion configurations. Both types of rockers share the same control tower based on the Biobrain® automation platform, further eliminating the possibility for human error and device incompatibilities.
The Biostat® RM portfolio helps streamline process transfer between product development and manufacturing thanks to the unique Biostat® RM 200 rocking motion bioreactor which meets commercial manufacturing regulatory norms and requirements. RM 200 does not use submerse gassing or stirrer elements, thus provides a gentle environment for all cell types, especially shear-stress-sensitive cell lines.
A single automation platform that is shared between Biostat® RM and STR® bioreactor families and supports scalability from Process Development to Commercial Manufacturing. It offers the flexibility to quickly and easily configure the system to meet precise process needs.
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Interface Consulting supports clients by offering consultation and providing documentation for the integration of Biobrain® standard instruments and/or BioPAT® MFCS. This service reduces effort and risk while accelerating system integration.
The Advanced Order Execution (AOE) service provides a dedicated project coordinator (remotely) for standard instrument orders. The coordinator supports with scheduling, monitoring order progress, facilitating communication, and granting early access to all available documentation through SharePoint. These enhancements improve customer interaction and provide greater visibility to the customer.
Biostat® RM provides the flexibility to manage multiple molecules in the pipeline. It is ideal for customers that are working on the commercialization of sensitive molecules or for customers working on advanced techniques for the commercial production of proteins using intensified or continuous processes.
For mild culture of shear-stress-sensitive cell lines
Regenerative therapeutics repair, replace and engineer human cells, tissues and organs to restore normal function, and may soon address a significant unmet need. Given the sensitivity of stem and T-cells/CAR-T cells, rocking motion bioreactors are a logical choice for production.
Sartorius collaborates with customers to integrate Biostat® RM bioreactors and Flexsafe® RM bags into cultivation and expansion processes, leveraging BioPAT® capabilities inherent in Sartorius single-use systems.
For end-to-end single-use processing from PD to CM
Sartorius technologies are ideal for the production of viral vaccines, vectors and gene therapies, with end-to-end, single-use processing from process development through commercial manufacturing at the 2,000 L-scale. Rocking motion bioreactors, known for ease-of-use and affordability support seed cultivation and cell expansion steps, as well as the inoculation of production bioreactors. Sartorius single-use technologies and associated services help meet the needs of vaccine manufacturers.
For ease of use, cost effectiveness and desired cell densities
Wave-mixed, single-use bioreactor technology is well established in monoclonal antibody production for its cost effectiveness and ease-of-use when scaling-up from 1 L and up to 100 L working volumes. When paired with Flexsafe® RM bags in basic, optical and perfusion configurations, rocking motion bioreactors achieve desired cell densities under the tight control of BioPAT® technology and offer flexibility for different processes using the same rocking motion platform.
A rocking motion bioreactor is based on the wave mixed technology. It does not use submerse gassing or stirrer elements, providing a gentle environment for all cell types, but especially for shear-stress-sensitive ones.
The oxygen transfer and mixing are accomplished by the principle of wave-induced motion.
This type of bioreactor is based on wave mixed technology. It does not use submerse gassing or stirrer elements, providing a gentle environment for all cell types, but especially for shear-stress-sensitive ones.
There's no difference. Both methods stand for a controlled cultivation of shear-stress-sensitive cell lines and bioconjugates.
The Flexsafe® RM bag is a disposable bag optimized for cell cultivation. It can be equipped with different measurement methods, such as optical pH and DO probes or viable biomass measurement (BioPAT® Viamass port). Furthermore, a perfusion membrane can be integrated.
Rocking motion mixing technology is ideal for cell cultivation with low shear stress. It is hassle free and applicable to all cell types, including mammalian cells, plant cells, insect cells and microbial cells.
Yes, it is well suited for process intensification (e.g., Seed Train Intensification (N-1 Perfusion), High Cell Density Cell Banking). The advanced process control by BioPAT® sensors like BioPAT® Viamass & BioPAT® Trace allows an easy set-up of permeate and bleed flow. The integrated weight control of the rocker and the gravimetrical control of substrats ends in an advanced process control.
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