Imagine a tiny, high-tech chip that acts like a digital eye inside a drug-growing tank. Instead of taking samples out and testing them in a lab, this chip uses light to 'see' exactly how much sugar or acid is present in real-time. It's like having a continuous health monitor for medicine, ensuring the batch doesn't spoil.
Biopharmaceutical companies suffer massive financial losses due to high batch failure rates in cell culture. Existing sensors are often imprecise, prone to fouling, and incompatible with single-use sterilization processes.
A miniaturized fiber-attached sensor chip and a full system architecture including an optical control unit and software for real-time biochemical monitoring.
If you are a drug manufacturer dealing with high batch failure rates that can cost billions—this project developed a multi-sensor-on-a-chip that provides real-time monitoring of glucose and pH. This reduces the risk of losing entire production runs and speeds up the development of new therapies.
If you are a hardware provider dealing with sensors that break or foul during sterilization—this project developed a miniaturized fiber-attached sensor chip. This allows your single-use tanks to have high-performance, integrated sensing without compromising the disposable nature of the equipment.
If you are a biotech startup dealing with complex, highly regulated cell culture processes—this project developed a non-invasive monitoring platform. This ensures tighter process control and higher product quality for life-saving drugs.
Based on available project data, it addresses bioprocessing failure rates that incur over $2 billion in annual losses for companies like Johnson & Johnson by providing real-time, in-situ monitoring.
Yes, the project has already conducted laboratory and pilot scale tests in relevant fermentation and cell culture conditions to confirm stable signal generation.
Based on available project data, the technology is developed by InSpek, an SME, but specific licensing terms are not provided in the dataset.
The project explored packaging concepts specifically compatible with autoclaving and single-use environments to prevent polymer damage.
The system consists of a sensor chip, an optical control unit, and software, designed for non-invasive integration into bioreactors.
The project is led by a single partner, InSpek, which is a French SME. This 100% industry-led consortium indicates a strong commercial drive and a direct path to market, as the developer is an agile company focused on a specific industrial pain point rather than academic research.
Contact InSpek in France for partnership or licensing inquiries.
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