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Pilot Bioreactor
Techfors-S
Pilot Bioreactor
Techfors-S
Process development made easy with this compact, stainless-steel bioreactor
Easily transfer your process from the bench to pilot scale with a standardized Techfors-S pilot bioreactor, giving you all the same familiar components and accessories that you have on the bench with automated process control.
Advantages
Easily scale-up from bench
Regardless of your experience in bioprocessing, the Techfors-S pilot bioreactor is easy to operate with 360-degree access to all system components, which are the same as our bench-top bioreactors, ranging from the sensor technology to gassing strategies.
Seamless data transfer
Easily transfer your data from R&D to process development with eve®, a web-based bioprocess platform software that integrates with your bioreactors so you can efficiently control, monitor, and analyze your data.
True collaboration from start to finish
Engage with our experienced engineering team to configure your Techfors-S bioreactor with the flexibility to define your utility connections, sensor technology, sample and harvest ports, automated steam sterilization, certification packages, and more.
Easily scale-up from bench
Regardless of your experience in bioprocessing, the Techfors-S pilot bioreactor is easy to operate with 360-degree access to all system components, which are the same as our bench-top bioreactors, ranging from the sensor technology to gassing strategies.
Seamless data transfer
Easily transfer your data from R&D to process development with eve®, a web-based bioprocess platform software that integrates with your bioreactors so you can efficiently control, monitor, and analyze your data.
True collaboration from start to finish
Engage with our experienced engineering team to configure your Techfors-S bioreactor with the flexibility to define your utility connections, sensor technology, sample and harvest ports, automated steam sterilization, certification packages, and more.
Techfors-S bioreactor accessory
Mobile clean-in-place (CIP) system
The TechCIP is a mobile Clean-in-place (CIP) unit designed for cleaning the Techfors-S and Techfors pilot scale bioreactor. It is mounted on a rolling frame with swivel casters and a handle. The frame also has a storage area for reagent bottles.
Product specifications
- Vessel sizes (and working volumes): 15 L (3-10 L), 30 L (5.3-20 L), and 42 L (6-30 L)
- Mobile and compact design on wheels with 360-degree access to system components
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 1017 x 934 x 1870 mm (2392 mm with optional crane)
- Optimum temperature control even at volumes as low as 3 L, essential for modern fed-batch fermentations.
Product downloads
Operating manualPDF
Operating manualPDF
BrochurePDF
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Researchers at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW worked to develop a rapid test that measures patient immune protection from SARS-CoV-2, resulting from prior infection or vaccination. Their work utilized INFORS HT's Techfors-S pilot bioreactor.
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Researchers at Technische Universität Wien sought to develop simplified and improved methods for monitoring and predicting cell viability in bioprocesses with complex expression systems, such as filamentous fungi. Their work utilized the INFORS HT Techfors-S pilot bioreactor.
Customer voices
The Techfors-S bioreactor systems have been a key component to our mammalian cell growth in continuous culture.
Eva Bric-FurlogAutomation Specialist and Scientific Researcher at Sanofi, U.S.
The seamless transition from Multifors to Labfors to Techfors-S through the unified use of eve accelerates the scale-up of our processes and helps us avoid errors.
Dr. Tobias ThieleScience Manager, Novonesis, Berlin
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