1
|
Helleckes LM, Wirnsperger C, Polak J, Guillén-Gosálbez G, Butté A, von Stosch M. Novel calibration design improves knowledge transfer across products for the characterization of pharmaceutical bioprocesses. Biotechnol J 2024; 19:e2400080. [PMID: 38997212 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202400080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
Abstract
Modern machine learning has the potential to fundamentally change the way bioprocesses are developed. In particular, horizontal knowledge transfer methods, which seek to exploit data from historical processes to facilitate process development for a new product, provide an opportunity to rethink current workflows. In this work, we first assess the potential of two knowledge transfer approaches, meta learning and one-hot encoding, in combination with Gaussian process (GP) models. We compare their performance with GPs trained only on data of the new process, that is, local models. Using simulated mammalian cell culture data, we observe that both knowledge transfer approaches exhibit test set errors that are approximately halved compared to those of the local models when two, four, or eight experiments of the new product are used for training. Subsequently, we address the question whether experiments for a new product could be designed more effectively by exploiting existing knowledge. In particular, we suggest to specifically design a few runs for the novel product to calibrate knowledge transfer models, a task that we coin calibration design. We propose a customized objective function to identify a set of calibration design runs, which exploits differences in the process evolution of historical products. In two simulated case studies, we observed that training with calibration designs yields similar test set errors compared to common design of experiments approaches. However, the former requires approximately four times fewer experiments. Overall, the results suggest that process development could be significantly streamlined when systematically carrying knowledge from one product to the next.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Laura M Helleckes
- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
| | | | | | - Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Alessandro Butté
- DataHow AG, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | | |
Collapse
|
2
|
Goldrick S, Alosert H, Lovelady C, Bond NJ, Senussi T, Hatton D, Klein J, Cheeks M, Turner R, Savery J, Farid SS. Next-generation cell line selection methodology leveraging data lakes, natural language generation and advanced data analytics. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1160223. [PMID: 37342509 PMCID: PMC10277482 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1160223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Cell line development is an essential stage in biopharmaceutical development that often lies on the critical path. Failure to fully characterise the lead clone during initial screening can lead to lengthy project delays during scale-up, which can potentially compromise commercial manufacturing success. In this study, we propose a novel cell line development methodology, referenced as CLD 4, which involves four steps enabling autonomous data-driven selection of the lead clone. The first step involves the digitalisation of the process and storage of all available information within a structured data lake. The second step calculates a new metric referenced as the cell line manufacturability index (MI CL) quantifying the performance of each clone by considering the selection criteria relevant to productivity, growth and product quality. The third step implements machine learning (ML) to identify any potential risks associated with process operation and relevant critical quality attributes (CQAs). The final step of CLD 4 takes into account the available metadata and summaries all relevant statistics generated in steps 1-3 in an automated report utilising a natural language generation (NLG) algorithm. The CLD 4 methodology was implemented to select the lead clone of a recombinant Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line producing high levels of an antibody-peptide fusion with a known product quality issue related to end-point trisulfide bond (TSB) concentration. CLD 4 identified sub-optimal process conditions leading to increased levels of trisulfide bond that would not be identified through conventional cell line development methodologies. CLD 4 embodies the core principles of Industry 4.0 and demonstrates the benefits of increased digitalisation, data lake integration, predictive analytics and autonomous report generation to enable more informed decision making.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Stephen Goldrick
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Haneen Alosert
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Clare Lovelady
- Cell Culture and Fermentation Science, Biopharmaceuticals Development, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Nicholas J. Bond
- Analytical Sciences, Biopharmaceuticals Development, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Tarik Senussi
- Cell Culture and Fermentation Science, Biopharmaceuticals Development, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Diane Hatton
- Cell Culture and Fermentation Science, Biopharmaceuticals Development, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - John Klein
- Data Science and Modelling, Biopharmaceuticals Development, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Matthew Cheeks
- Cell Culture and Fermentation Science, Biopharmaceuticals Development, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Richard Turner
- Purification Process Sciences, Biopharmaceuticals Development, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - James Savery
- Data Science and Modelling, Biopharmaceuticals Development, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Suzanne S. Farid
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Schmitz J, Hertel O, Yermakov B, Noll T, Grünberger A. Growth and eGFP Production of CHO-K1 Suspension Cells Cultivated From Single Cell to Laboratory Scale. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:716343. [PMID: 34722476 PMCID: PMC8554123 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.716343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Scaling down bioproduction processes has become a major driving force for more accelerated and efficient process development over the last decades. Especially expensive and time-consuming processes like the production of biopharmaceuticals with mammalian cell lines benefit clearly from miniaturization, due to higher parallelization and increased insights while at the same time decreasing experimental time and costs. Lately, novel microfluidic methods have been developed, especially microfluidic single-cell cultivation (MSCC) devices have been proved to be valuable to miniaturize the cultivation of mammalian cells. So far, growth characteristics of microfluidic cultivated cell lines were not systematically compared to larger cultivation scales; however, validation of a miniaturization tool against initial cultivation scales is mandatory to prove its applicability for bioprocess development. Here, we systematically investigate growth, morphology, and eGFP production of CHO-K1 cells in different cultivation scales ranging from a microfluidic chip (230 nl) to a shake flask (125 ml) and laboratory-scale stirred tank bioreactor (2.0 L). Our study shows a high comparability regarding specific growth rates, cellular diameters, and eGFP production, which proves the feasibility of MSCC as a miniaturized cultivation tool for mammalian cell culture. In addition, we demonstrate that MSCC provides insights into cellular heterogeneity and single-cell dynamics concerning growth and production behavior which, when occurring in bioproduction processes, might severely affect process robustness.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Julian Schmitz
- Multiscale Bioengineering, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.,Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
| | - Oliver Hertel
- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.,Cell Culture Technology, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
| | - Boris Yermakov
- Multiscale Bioengineering, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
| | - Thomas Noll
- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.,Cell Culture Technology, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
| | - Alexander Grünberger
- Multiscale Bioengineering, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.,Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Tejwani V, Chaudhari M, Rai T, Sharfstein ST. High-throughput and automation advances for accelerating single-cell cloning, monoclonality and early phase clone screening steps in mammalian cell line development for biologics production. Biotechnol Prog 2021; 37:e3208. [PMID: 34478248 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Mammalian cell line development is a multistep process wherein timelines for developing clonal cells to be used as manufacturing cell lines for biologics production can commonly extend to 9 months when no automation or modern molecular technologies are involved in the workflow. Steps in the cell line development workflow involving single-cell cloning, monoclonality assurance, productivity and stability screening are labor, time and resource intensive when performed manually. Introduction of automation and miniaturization in these steps has reduced the required manual labor, shortened timelines from months to weeks, and decreased the resources needed to develop manufacturing cell lines. This review summarizes the advances, benefits, comparisons and shortcomings of different automation platforms available in the market for rapid isolation of desired clonal cell lines for biologics production.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Vijay Tejwani
- Biotechnology R&D, Clone Development Team, Lupin Limited, Pune, India
| | - Minal Chaudhari
- Biotechnology R&D, Clone Development Team, Lupin Limited, Pune, India
| | - Toyaj Rai
- Biotechnology R&D, Clone Development Team, Lupin Limited, Pune, India
| | - Susan T Sharfstein
- College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Albany, New York, USA
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
D'ambrosio S, Ventrone M, Alfano A, Schiraldi C, Cimini D. Microbioreactor (micro-Matrix) potential in aerobic and anaerobic conditions with different industrially relevant microbial strains. Biotechnol Prog 2021; 37:e3184. [PMID: 34180150 PMCID: PMC8596446 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Microscale fermentation systems are important high throughput tools in clone selection, and bioprocess set up and optimization, since they provide several parallel experiments in controlled conditions of pH, temperature, agitation, and gas flow rate. In this work we evaluated the performance of biotechnologically relevant strains with different respiratory requirements in the micro‐Matrix microbioreactor. In particular Escherichia coli K4 requires well aerated fermentation conditions to improve its native production of chondroitin‐like capsular polysaccharide, a biomedically attractive polymer. Results from batch and fed‐batch experiments demonstrated high reproducibility with those obtained on 2 L reactors, although highlighting a pronounced volume loss for longer‐term experiments. Basfia succiniciproducens and Actinobacillus succinogenes need CO2 addition for the production of succinic acid, a building block with several industrial applications. Different CO2 supply modes were tested for the two strains in 24 h batch experiments and results well compared with those obtained on lab‐scale bioreactors. Overall, it was demonstrated that the micro‐Matrix is a useful scale‐down tool that is suitable for growing metabolically different strains in simple batch process, however, a series of issues should still be addressed in order to fully exploit its potential.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sergio D'ambrosio
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Biotechnology, Medical Hystology and Molecular Biology, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
| | - Michela Ventrone
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Biotechnology, Medical Hystology and Molecular Biology, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
| | - Alberto Alfano
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Biotechnology, Medical Hystology and Molecular Biology, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
| | - Chiara Schiraldi
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Biotechnology, Medical Hystology and Molecular Biology, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
| | - Donatella Cimini
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Biotechnology, Medical Hystology and Molecular Biology, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.,Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Khanchezar S, Hashemi-Najafabadi S, Shojaosadati SA, Babaeipour V. High cell density culture of recombinant E. coli in the miniaturized bubble columns. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2021; 44:2075-2085. [PMID: 34061248 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-021-02584-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Miniaturized bubble columns (MBCs) can provide mass transfer characteristics similar to stirred tank bioreactors. In this study, a new application was developed for MBCs to investigate the effect of feeding strategy and medium type on the fed-batch culture of recombinant E. coli. The results showed that the exponential feeding strategy and defined M9 medium were more suitable to achieve the high cell density culture (HCDC). The maximum obtained cell concentration in exponential feeding strategy in the defined medium without induction, was at OD600 of 169, while glucose concentration was maintained under 2 g/L. To the best of our knowledge, this cell concentration cannot be achieved in lab or pilot scale bubble columns. At the end of the process, adverse effect of the metabolic burden due to induction and mass transfer limitations decreased the obtained final cell concentration to OD600 of 116. Finally, a comparison of the results for fed-batch culture in the stirred tank bioreactor with those of the MBCs showed that their lower cell concentrations were due to the hydrodynamics limitations of MBCs. Yet, it was found that the MBCs are efficient tools in development of feeding strategies and evaluation of medium components for HCDC of recombinant E. coli.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sirwan Khanchezar
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
| | - Sameereh Hashemi-Najafabadi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
| | - Seyed Abbas Shojaosadati
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
| | - Valiollah Babaeipour
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Towards the development of automated fed-batch cell culture processes at microscale. Biotechniques 2019; 67:238-241. [DOI: 10.2144/btn-2019-0063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Aim: To investigate the impact of various feeding strategies on the growth and productivity of a GS-CHO cell line. Methods: Feed additions were conducted at fixed volumes or linked to a marker such as cell growth or metabolism and added as bolus or near-continuously using the automated feeding module of the micro-Matrix (Applikon). Results: The selected feeding regimens supported maximum viable cell densities of up to 1.9 × 107 cells ml−1 and final titers of up to 1.13 g l−1. Differences in growth and titer between feeding strategies were insignificant, with the exception of one feeding strategy. Conclusion: As the more complex feeding strategies did not create an advantage, the selection of a simple feeding strategy such as bolus or continuous addition of feed medium is preferred.
Collapse
|
8
|
Li X, Scott K, Kelly WJ, Huang Z. Development of a Computational Fluid Dynamics Model for Scaling-up Ambr Bioreactors. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-018-0063-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
|
9
|
Sandner V, Pybus LP, McCreath G, Glassey J. Scale-Down Model Development in ambr systems: An Industrial Perspective. Biotechnol J 2018; 14:e1700766. [PMID: 30350921 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201700766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
High-Throughput (HT) technologies such as miniature bioreactors (MBRs) are increasingly employed within the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. Traditionally, these technologies have been utilized for discrete screening approaches during pre-clinical development (e.g., cell line selection and process optimization). However, increasing interest is focused towards their use during late clinical phase process characterization studies as a scale-down model (SDM) of the cGMP manufacturing process. In this review, the authors describe a systematic approach toward SDM development in one of the most widely adopted MBRs, the ambr 15 and 250 mL (Sartorius Stedim Biotech) systems. Recent efforts have shown promise in qualifying ambr systems as SDMs to support more efficient, robust and safe biomanufacturing processes. The authors suggest that combinatorial improvements in process understanding (matching of mass transfer and cellular stress between scales through computational fluid dynamics and in vitro analysis), experimental design (advanced risk assessment and statistical design of experiments), and data analysis (combining uni- and multi-variate techniques) will ultimately yield ambr SDMs applicable for future regulatory submissions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Viktor Sandner
- Process Design, Process Development, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Belasis Avenue, Billingham, TS23 1LH, United Kingdom.,School Engineering, Merz Court University of Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
| | - Leon P Pybus
- Mammalian Cell Culture, Process Development, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Belasis Avenue, Billingham, TS23 1LH, United Kingdom
| | - Graham McCreath
- Process Design, Process Development, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Belasis Avenue, Billingham, TS23 1LH, United Kingdom
| | - Jarka Glassey
- School Engineering, Merz Court University of Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Hydrodynamics and mass transfer in miniaturized bubble column bioreactors. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2018; 42:257-266. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-018-2030-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
|
11
|
Velugula-Yellela SR, Kohnhorst C, Powers DN, Trunfio N, Faustino A, Angart P, Berilla E, Faison T, Agarabi C. Use of High-Throughput Automated Microbioreactor System for Production of Model IgG1 in CHO Cells. J Vis Exp 2018. [PMID: 30320757 PMCID: PMC6235343 DOI: 10.3791/58231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Automated microscale bioreactors (15 mL) can be a useful tool for cell culture engineers. They facilitate the simultaneous execution of a wide variety of experimental conditions while minimizing potential process variability. Applications of this approach include: clone screening, temperature and pH shifts, media and supplement optimization. Furthermore, the small reactor volumes are conducive to large Design of Experiments that investigate a wide range of conditions. This allows upstream processes to be significantly optimized before scale-up where experimentation is more limited in scope due to time and economic constraints. Automated microscale bioreactor systems offer various advantages over traditional small scale cell culture units, such as shake flasks or spinner flasks. However, during pilot scale process development significant care must be taken to ensure that these advantages are realized. When run with care, the system can enable high level automation, can be programmed to run DOE's with a higher number of variables and can reduce sampling time when integrated with a nutrient analyzer or cell counter. Integration of the expert-derived heuristics presented here, with current automated microscale bioreactor experiments can minimize common pitfalls that hinder meaningful results. In the extreme, failure to adhere to the principles laid out here can lead to equipment damage that requires expensive repairs. Furthermore, the microbioreactor systems have small culture volumes making characterization of cell culture conditions difficult. The number and amount of samples taken in-process in batch mode culture is limited as operating volumes cannot fall below 10 mL. This method will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of microscale bioreactor systems.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sai Rashmika Velugula-Yellela
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Product Quality, Office of Biotechnology Products, Division of Biotechnology Review and Research II, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
| | - Casey Kohnhorst
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Product Quality, Office of Biotechnology Products, Division of Biotechnology Review and Research II, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
| | - David N Powers
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Product Quality, Office of Biotechnology Products, Division of Biotechnology Review and Research II, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
| | - Nicholas Trunfio
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Product Quality, Office of Biotechnology Products, Division of Biotechnology Review and Research II, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
| | - Anneliese Faustino
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Product Quality, Office of Biotechnology Products, Division of Biotechnology Review and Research II, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
| | - Phillip Angart
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Product Quality, Office of Biotechnology Products, Division of Biotechnology Review and Research II, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
| | - Erica Berilla
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Product Quality, Office of Biotechnology Products, Division of Biotechnology Review and Research II, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
| | - Talia Faison
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Product Quality, Office of Biotechnology Products, Division of Biotechnology Review and Research II, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
| | - Cyrus Agarabi
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Product Quality, Office of Biotechnology Products, Division of Biotechnology Review and Research II, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
Vital-Jacome M, Dochain D, Thalasso F. Microrespirometric model calibration applied to wastewater processes. Biochem Eng J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
|
13
|
High-throughput strategies for the discovery and engineering of enzymes for biocatalysis. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2016; 40:161-180. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-016-1690-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
|
14
|
Rouiller Y, Bielser JM, Brühlmann D, Jordan M, Broly H, Stettler M. Screening and assessment of performance and molecule quality attributes of industrial cell lines across different fed-batch systems. Biotechnol Prog 2015; 32:160-70. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Revised: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yolande Rouiller
- Merck Serono SA; Route De Fenil 25, ZI B Corsier-sur-Vevey 1804 Switzerland
| | - Jean-Marc Bielser
- Merck Serono SA; Route De Fenil 25, ZI B Corsier-sur-Vevey 1804 Switzerland
| | - David Brühlmann
- Merck Serono SA; Route De Fenil 25, ZI B Corsier-sur-Vevey 1804 Switzerland
| | - Martin Jordan
- Merck Serono SA; Route De Fenil 25, ZI B Corsier-sur-Vevey 1804 Switzerland
| | - Hervé Broly
- Merck Serono SA; Route De Fenil 25, ZI B Corsier-sur-Vevey 1804 Switzerland
| | - Matthieu Stettler
- Merck Serono SA; Route De Fenil 25, ZI B Corsier-sur-Vevey 1804 Switzerland
| |
Collapse
|
15
|
Kim BJ, Richter LV, Hatter N, Tung CK, Ahner BA, Wu M. An array microhabitat system for high throughput studies of microalgal growth under controlled nutrient gradients. LAB ON A CHIP 2015; 15:3687-3694. [PMID: 26248065 DOI: 10.1039/c5lc00727e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Microalgae have been increasingly recognized in the fields of environmental and biomedical engineering because of its use as base materials for biofuels or biomedical products, and also the urgent needs to control harmful algal blooms protecting water resources worldwide. Central to the theme is the growth rate of microalgae under the influences of various environmental cues including nutrients, pH, oxygen tension and light intensity. Current microalgal culture systems, e.g. raceway ponds or chemostats, are not designed for system parameter optimizations of cell growth. In this article, we present the development of an array microfluidic system for high throughput studies of microalgal growth under well defined environmental conditions. The microfluidic platform consists of an array of microhabitats flanked by two parallel side channels, all of which are patterned in a thin agarose gel membrane. The unique feature of the device is that each microhabitat is physically confined suitable for both motile and non-motile cell culture, and at the same time, the device is transparent and can be perfused through the two side channels amendable for precise environmental control of photosynthetic microorganisms. This microfluidic system is used to study the growth kinetics of a model microalgal strain, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (C. reinhardtii), under ammonium (NH4Cl) concentration gradients. Experimental results show that C. reinhardtii follows Monod growth kinetics with a half-saturation constant of 1.2 ± 0.3 μM. This microfluidic platform provides a fast (~50 fold speed increase), cost effective (less reagents and human intervention) and quantitative technique for microalgal growth studies, in contrast to the current chemostat or batch cell culture system. It can be easily extended to investigate growth kinetics of other microorganisms under either single or co-culture setting.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Beum Jun Kim
- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
16
|
Microscale and miniscale fermentation and screening. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2014; 35:1-6. [PMID: 25544012 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 12/07/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Small-scale bioreactors in the microliter and milliliter range gained more importance in recent years. For the characterization of mass transfer, the volumetric mass transfer coefficient kLa and the oxygen transfer rate OTRmax are considered. kLa values up to 1440 hour(-1) are reported for small-scale bioreactors. The OTRmax is strongly influenced by the liquid film thickness and, finally, by the liquid viscosity. Optical on-line methods, such as fluorescence and scattered light measurements, are applied to monitor pH, dissolved oxygen tension (DOT), product formation and biomass. Recently, single cell microfluidics are used to obtain new insights into microbial behavior at changing operating conditions. Finally, novel fed-batch techniques are applied to assimilate the cultivation conditions between screening and production scale.
Collapse
|
17
|
Piccinini F, Tesei A, Paganelli G, Zoli W, Bevilacqua A. Improving reliability of live/dead cell counting through automated image mosaicing. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2014; 117:448-463. [PMID: 25438936 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2014.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Cell counting is one of the basic needs of most biological experiments. Numerous methods and systems have been studied to improve the reliability of counting. However, at present, manual cell counting performed with a hemocytometer still represents the gold standard, despite several problems limiting reproducibility and repeatability of the counts and, at the end, jeopardizing their reliability in general. We present our own approach based on image processing techniques to improve counting reliability. It works in two stages: first building a high-resolution image of the hemocytometer's grid, then counting the live and dead cells by tagging the image with flags of different colours. In particular, we introduce GridMos (http://sourceforge.net/p/gridmos), a fully-automated mosaicing method to obtain a mosaic representing the whole hemocytometer's grid. In addition to offering more significant statistics, the mosaic "freezes" the culture status, thus permitting analysis by more than one operator. Finally, the mosaic achieved can thus be tagged by using an image editor, thus markedly improving counting reliability. The experiments performed confirm the improvements brought about by the proposed counting approach in terms of both reproducibility and repeatability, also suggesting the use of a mosaic of an entire hemocytometer's grid, then labelled trough an image editor, as the best likely candidate for the new gold standard method in cell counting.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Filippo Piccinini
- Advanced Research Center on Electronic Systems (ARCES) for Information and Communication Technologies "E. De Castro", University of Bologna, Italy.
| | - Anna Tesei
- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy.
| | - Giulia Paganelli
- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy.
| | - Wainer Zoli
- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy.
| | - Alessandro Bevilacqua
- Advanced Research Center on Electronic Systems (ARCES) for Information and Communication Technologies "E. De Castro", University of Bologna, Italy; Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DISI), University of Bologna, Italy.
| |
Collapse
|
18
|
Microscale acoustic disruption of mammalian cells for intracellular product release. J Biotechnol 2014; 184:146-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
|
19
|
Long Q, Liu X, Yang Y, Li L, Harvey L, McNeil B, Bai Z. The development and application of high throughput cultivation technology in bioprocess development. J Biotechnol 2014; 192 Pt B:323-38. [PMID: 24698846 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Revised: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
This review focuses on recent progress in the technology of high throughput (HTP) cultivation and its increasing application in quality by design (QbD) -driven bioprocess development. Several practical HTP strategies aimed at shortening process development (PD) timelines from DNA to large scale processes involving commercially available HTP technology platforms, including microtiter plate (MTP) culture, micro-scale bioreactors, and in parallel fermentation systems, etc., are critically reviewed in detail. This discussion focuses upon the relative strengths and weaknesses or limitations of each of these platforms in this context. Emerging prototypes of micro-bioreactors reported recently, such as milliliter (mL) scale stirred tank bioreactors, and microfludics integrated micro-scale bioreactors, and their potential for practical application in QbD-driven HTP process development are also critically appraised. The overall aim of such technology is to rapidly gain process insights, and since the analytical technology deployed in HTP systems is critically important to the achievement of this aim, this rapidly developing area is discussed. Finally, general future trends are critically reviewed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Quan Long
- Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, Wuxi, 214122, PR China
| | - Xiuxia Liu
- Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, Wuxi, 214122, PR China
| | - Yankun Yang
- Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, Wuxi, 214122, PR China
| | - Lu Li
- Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, Wuxi, 214122, PR China
| | | | | | - Zhonghu Bai
- Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, Wuxi, 214122, PR China.
| |
Collapse
|
20
|
Abstract
Lab-scale stirred-tank bioreactors (0.2-20 l) are used for fundamental research on animal cells and in process development and troubleshooting for large-scale production. In this chapter, different configurations of bioreactor systems are shortly discussed and setting up these different configurations is described. In addition, online measurement and control of bioreactor parameters is described, with special attention to controller settings (PID) and online measurement of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production. Finally, methods for determining the oxygen transfer coefficient are described.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Dirk E Martens
- Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands,
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
21
|
Warr SRC. Microbioreactors and scale-down models: growth of CHO cells using the Pall Micro24 MicroReactor system. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1104:149-165. [PMID: 24297415 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-733-4_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
Microbioreactors are increasingly used within animal cell biotechnology to grow mammalian cells for cell line screening and to facilitate process development. Many such devices have been reported in the literature, but only a small number are available commercially. Microbioreactors range in complexity from simple plate-based systems to complex automated parallel bioreactors designed to enable the meaningful scale-down of conventional bioprocesses. The Micro24 MicroReactor system (Pall Life Sciences) fits between these extremes providing 24× 7 mL parallel "bioreactors" with individual monitoring and control of temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen. Inoculation, sampling, and feed additions are carried out manually in a Biological Safety Cabinet. In this chapter we describe the use of the Micro24 system to carry out screening or process development experiments with CHO cells.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Steve R C Warr
- Biopharm Process Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, UK
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Zang R, Zhang X, Li M, Yang ST. Microwell bioreactor system for cell-based high throughput proliferation and cytotoxicity assays. Process Biochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2012.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
|