GE Healthcare Bioreactor Receives Ecomagination Certification

GE Healthcare announces the addition of the Wave Bioreactor, part of the ReadyToProcess portfolio, to its list of ecomagination approved offerings aimed at helping biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies reduce their environmental impact. In order to be recognized as an ecomagination product, the bioreactor had to undergo a third party validated, review process of the operating and environmental improvements it delivers.

The bioreactor uses disposable bags in place of permanent stainless steel reactors eliminating the need for cleaning or sterilization. In addition to reducing the amount of water and energy required during the manufacturing process, time is saved in the bioreactor preparation.

For the equivalent output, a production facility using the bioreactor system 500 reduces the consumption of ultra-purified water by over 66,000 liters per year, saves 42 percent in energy and decreases system turnaround time by more than 1300 hours per year or 92 percent.