Biotech and pharmaceuticals
A new medical era
Alfa Laval’s lengthy involvement in the pharmaceutical and biotechnical fields results in extensive knowledge of the stringent demands imposed by both the control authorities and the industry.
Product integrity, retaining exactly the same product characteristics in every production batch, is of vital importance to the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Alfa Laval’s equipment performs exactly to specification in an accurate and consistent manner ensuring high product quality and limiting the risk of time-consuming and expensive revalidation.
The biotech and pharmaceutical industries require ultra-clean processes. A background of 125 years of experience with sanitary applications has taught us the importance of hygienic design, minimizing the risk of bacteriological growth and eliminating risk factors such as air pockets, dead ends, and stagnation zones.
- Alfa Laval’s centrifugal separators play a key role in cell harvesting, broth clarification, and separation of cell debris.
- Our membrane filtration systems which separate less dense particles are ideal for whole broth clarification of antibiotics, amino acids, and organic acids as well as for concentration of dextranes.
- Our plate heat exchangers are used for cooling and heating of liquids, condensation, and media sterilization. Our shell-and-tube heat exchangers serve in applications such as water for injection (WFI).
- Our pumps, valves and other fluid handling equipment are certified for hygiene, accuracy, and safety.
- Our advanced tank cleaning equipment eliminates product cross-contamination.
- Our continuous plate reactor offers major benefits in economy, production safety, and environmental impact.