Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB; Aubagne, France), an international pharma and biotech supplier, and Bosch Packaging Technology (Waiblingen, Germany), one of the leading providers of process technology and packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, announced a long-term global partnership agreement. The agreement covers the mutual design and development of single-use filling solutions to be used on Bosch’s aseptic filling equipment for final fill-and-finish operations of drug products.

SSB will provide Bosch with preconfigured single-use filling transfer sets, consisting of bags, filters, tubing, and connectors. Bosch will combine them with its aseptic filling and barrier isolation technology into new, novel systems for aseptic filling, and exclusively market, distribute, and service these new filling systems under its own brand name.

With the new product line PreVAS (prevalidated, preassembled, presterilized), Bosch will supply its customers with highly cost effective, plug and play tools for aseptic filling operations that provide additional flexibility and come along with comprehensive validation packages. PreVAS will be launched at Achema 2012, held in June 2012 in Frankfurt (Germany).

Joachim Brenner, responsible for Bosch’s pharma liquid product range worldwide and site manager of the plant Crailsheim, stated, “By integrating SSB’s single-use technologies into our aseptic filling systems, we are expanding our product and service portfolio in the area of fill-and-finish unit operations by an important component. With our joint expertise, we intend to develop configurable and customized single-use filling solutions and to provide strong validation and technical support.”

Jean-Marc Cappia, vice president of marketing, fluid management technologies, at SSB, stated, “The partnership with Bosch promotes the implementation of single-use technologies into critical applications such as final filling operations and strengthens the confidence into single-use technology. Our customers from the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry are facing mounting cost pressure and time constraints. By integrating single-use technology into fill-and-finish unit operations, they can handle smaller batches and product change overs in a safe, economic and flexible way.”

Sartorius Stedim Biotech is a provider of equipment and services for the development, quality assurance and production processes of the biopharmaceutical industry. Its integrated solutions covering fermentation, cell cultivation, filtration, purification, fluid management, and lab technologies are supporting the biopharmaceutical industry worldwide to develop drugs safely and cost-effectively.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech focuses on single-use technologies and value-added services to meet the rapidly changing technology requirements of the industry it serves. The company’s manufacturing and R&D sites are in Europe, North America, and Asia, with a global network of sales companies. Its key manufacturing and R&D site is in Germany.

The Bosch division of Packaging Technology is a leading supplier in the field of processing and packaging technology. The company develops and produces solutions for the pharmaceutical, food, and confectionery industries.

Bosch Packaging Technology--Pharma is one of the leading providers of process technology and packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. The portfolio includes single units, systems, and complete solutions for process technology of sterile liquids and powder processing. It also comprises primary packaging for sterile fill and finish and solid dosage forms, secondary packaging as well as inspection technology, qualification, validation services.

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