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Chromatographic Clarification for Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

  • Redefine and simplify your biologics manufacturing process. 3M’s anion exchange (AEX) chromatography, single-use hybrid purifier is designed for bringing chromatography in upstream processing for particle control and reduction of DNA and host cell proteins. Our new solutions are the next generation in harvest and clarification technology. They are designed as an efficient option to increase monoclonal antibody (mAb) yields while streamlining the upstream process.


Single-use chromatographic clarification and polishing using anion exchange chromatography AEX
  •  Person in protective clothing working with the next-generation 3M™ Harvest filtration machine
    Next-generation harvest

    The next generation in harvest and clarification technology is designed as an efficient option to increase monoclonal antibody (mAb) yields while streamlining the upstream process by replacing the centrifuge and/or depth filtration process steps.

    Features:

    • Capsule format enables typical product recoveries of 95+%
    • Replaces primary, secondary, and guard membrane clarification stages
    • Predictably scales from discovery to manufacturing in terms of clarification consistency and cell loading capacity
    • Fits into discovery to manufacturing scale workflows with a range of product formats
    • Lowers total cost of manufacturing compared to conventional approaches

     

  • 3M Polisher ST is compact, small footprint solution.
    Polishing

    3M™ Polisher ST is an anion exchange (AEX) chromatographic solution designed for the downstream processing of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and other recombinant proteins in flow-through mode. 3M Polisher ST is designed to reduce host cell protein impurities, viruses and other negatively charged contaminants in flow-through polishing chromatography of biopharmaceutical process streams.

    3M Polisher ST is a synthetic, hybrid purifier containing two complementary AEX-functional media: a quaternary ammonium (“Q”) functional nonwoven and a guanidinium-functional membrane. The upstream Q-functional nonwoven provides reduction of turbidity (when present), DNA, and endotoxin, as well as a portion of the product’s AEX capacity for HCP and virus reduction. The downstream guanidinium functional membrane layers of 3M Polisher ST are salt-tolerant and provide high HCP and virus reduction performance in a wider range of conditions compared to conventional Q-functional AEX resins.

    Production capsules will be available at a later date.


Chromatography in upstream and downstream processing

  • Chromatography in upstream processing
    Purification in upstream processing

    3M™ Harvest RC is a harvest solution that utilises fibrous anion exchange (AEX) chromatography to efficiently separate the cells, cell debris and DNA from the harvest fluid containing the target product.

    The anion exchange chromatography of the functional nonwoven provides a substantial reduction of soluble impurities and insoluble particles below 0.1 microns for superior turbidity reduction. The harvest and clarification technology is designed as an efficient option to increase monoclonal antibody (mAb) yields while streamlining the upstream process by replacing the centrifuge and/or depth filtration process steps.

    Users may see substantial reductions in DNA and host cell proteins (HCP). Integrating the purifier at the clarification stage may reduce the total cost of ownership for the monoclonal antibodies (mAb) purification process.

  • AEX Chromatography in downstream processing
    AEX chromatography in downstream processing

    3M Polisher ST is a synthetic, fully encapsulated anion exchange product containing two complementary AEX-functional media: a quaternary ammonium (“Q”) functional nonwoven and a guanidinium-functional membrane. The Q-functional nonwoven provides reduction of turbidity (when present), DNA and endotoxin, as well as a portion of the product’s AEX capacity for HCP and virus reduction. The guanidinium functional membrane provides salt-tolerant HCP and viral clearance over a wider range of pHs compared to the Q chemistry.

    3M Polisher ST eliminates the need for packing and cleaning validation and has 100X higher binding capacity for proteins, viruses, virus-like particles, and other large negatively charged complexes compared to resins.


Need help streamlining your process?

Our experts will work with you to help find the optimal 3M purification and filtration solution for your application and to test our products within your process. We also provide trial data when we work with you to demonstrate product in-use.


Featured Applications

From cell culture fluid clarification and soluble impurity reduction to mycoplasma retention and final sterilising filtration, our technologies deliver economical, robust solutions for a wide variety of applications within biopharmaceutical production.

  • Clarification tools designed for particle size control in clarified cell culture fluid. 3M offers efficient depth filters that enable high throughput. This can eliminate the need for centrifugation and enable the implementation of a fully single-use clarification process train, completely scalable from lab to pilot to manufacturing.

  • Reduce insoluble impurities to help prevent plugging or fouling of capture and polishing chromatography columns

  • Reduce microorganisms and control fine particles downstream.

  • Reduce DNA to target specification to help meet U.S. FDA requirements for protein therapeutic formulations.


Need help finding the right bioprocessing product?

Our experts will work with you to help find the optimal 3M purification and filtration solution for your application and to test our products within your process. We also provide trial data when we work with you to demonstrate product in-use.


Improve efficiency in your biopharmaceutical manufacturing process

  • The next generation in harvest and clarification technology is designed as an efficient option to increase monoclonal antibody (mAb) yields while streamlining the upstream process by replacing the centrifuge and/or depth filtration process steps.

    3M™ Harvest RC is a harvest solution that utilises fibrous anion exchange (AEX) chromatography to efficiently separate the cells, cell debris, and DNA from the harvest fluid containing the target product. Precision quaternary ammonium (Q) functionalised polypropylene fibre, combined with a 0.2 µm PES membrane, provides scalable and predictable clarification from discovery to commercial manufacturing scale.

  • 3M chromatography single-use hybrid purifiers are designed for soluble and insoluble impurities reduction using anion exchange chromatography in clarification of mAbs and other recombinant proteins. Designed for DNA reduction, 3M™ Emphaze™ AEX Hybrid Purifier is a multi-mechanism single-use device containing anion exchange chromatography media integrated with a fine particle, bioburden reduction membrane.

    The 3M Emphaze AEX Hybrid Purifier is a combination of two types of media (anion exchange chromatographic functional nonwoven and membrane) that work together to provide unsurpassed product purity when using a single unit operation. The integral combination of the 0.2 micron rated membrane and anion exchange nonwoven provides robust reduction of insoluble particles well below 0.1 micron.