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Kemmer A, Cai L, Born S, Cruz Bournazou MN, Neubauer P. Enzyme-Mediated Exponential Glucose Release: A Model-Based Strategy for Continuous Defined Fed-Batch in Small-Scale Cultivations. Bioengineering (Basel) 2024; 11:107. [PMID: 38391593 PMCID: PMC10886149 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11020107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Miniaturized cultivation systems offer the potential to enhance experimental throughput in bioprocess development. However, they usually lack the miniaturized pumps necessary for fed-batch mode, which is commonly employed in industrial bioprocesses. An alternative are enzyme-mediated glucose release systems from starch-derived polymers, facilitating continuous glucose supply. Nevertheless, while the glucose release, and thus the feed rate, is controlled by the enzyme concentration, it also strongly depends on the type of starch derivative, and the culture conditions as well as pH and temperature. So far it was not possible to implement controlled feeding strategies (e.g., exponential feeding). In this context, we propose a model-based approach to achieve precise control over enzyme-mediated glucose release in cultivations. To this aim, an existing mathematical model was integrated into a computational framework to calculate setpoints for enzyme additions. We demonstrate the ability of the tool to maintain different pre-defined exponential growth rates during Escherichia coli cultivations in parallel mini-bioreactors integrated into a robotic facility. Although in this case study, the intermittent additions of enzyme and dextrin were performed by a liquid handler, the approach is adaptable to manual applications. Thus, we present a straightforward and robust approach for implementing defined continuous fed-batch processes in small-scale systems, where continuous feeding was only possible with low accuracy or high technical efforts until now.
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- Annina Kemmer
- Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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A CFD coupled photo-bioreactive transport modelling of tubular photobioreactor mixed by peristaltic pump. Chem Eng Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2023.118525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Tuveri A, Nakama CS, Matias J, Holck HE, Jäschke J, Imsland L, Bar N. A regularized Moving Horizon Estimator for combined state and parameter estimation in a bioprocess experimental application. Comput Chem Eng 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2023.108183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Bayer B, Duerkop M, Pörtner R, Möller J. Comparison of mechanistic and hybrid modeling approaches for characterization of a CHO cultivation process: Requirements, pitfalls and solution paths. Biotechnol J 2023; 18:e2200381. [PMID: 36382343 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202200381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Despite the advantages of mathematical bioprocess modeling, successful model implementation already starts with experimental planning and accordingly can fail at this early stage. For this study, two different modeling approaches (mechanistic and hybrid) based on a four-dimensional antibody-producing CHO fed-batch process are compared. Overall, 33 experiments are performed in the fractional factorial four-dimensional design space and separated into four different complex data partitions subsequently used for model comparison and evaluation. The mechanistic model demonstrates the advantage of prior knowledge (i.e., known equations) to get informative value relatively independently of the utilized data partition. The hybrid approach displayes a higher data dependency but simultaneously yielded a higher accuracy on all data partitions. Furthermore, our results demonstrate that independent of the chosen modeling framework, a smart selection of only four initial experiments can already yield a very good representation of a full design space independent of the chosen modeling structure. Academic and industry researchers are recommended to pay more attention to experimental planning to maximize the process understanding obtained from mathematical modeling.
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
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Kim JW, Krausch N, Aizpuru J, Barz T, Lucia S, Neubauer P, Cruz Bournazou MN. Model predictive control and moving horizon estimation for adaptive optimal bolus feeding in high-throughput cultivation of E. coli. Comput Chem Eng 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2023.108158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Zhao Y, Fan D, Li Y, Yang F. Application of machine learning in predicting the adsorption capacity of organic compounds onto biochar and resin. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 208:112694. [PMID: 35007540 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Detailed prediction of the adsorption amounts of organic pollutants in water is essential to the clean development and management of water resources. In this study, Kriging and polyparameter linear free energy relationship model are coupled to predict adsorption capacity of organic pollutants by biochar and resin. It's based on 1750 adsorption experimental data sets which contains 73 organic compounds on 50 biochars and 30 polymer resins. The Kriging-LFER model shows better accuracy and predictive performance for adsorption (R2 are 0.940 and 0.976) than the published NN-LFER model (R2 are 0.870 and 0.880). Local sensitivity analysis method is adopted to evaluate the influence of each variable on the adsorption coefficient of resin and find out that top sensitive parameters are V and log Ce, to guide parameter optimization. Data's uncertainty analysis is presented by Monte Carlo method. It predicts that the adsorption coefficient will range from 0.062 to 0.189 under the 95% confidence interval. The Kriging-LFER model provides great significance for understanding the importance of various parameters, reducing the number of experiments, adjusting the direction of experimental improvement, and evaluating the fate of organic pollutants in the environment.
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- Ying Zhao
- School of Water Conservancy & Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; Joint Laboratory of Northeast Agricultural University and Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (NEAU-MPICI), Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Water Conservancy & Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; Joint Laboratory of Northeast Agricultural University and Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (NEAU-MPICI), Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Water Conservancy & Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; Joint Laboratory of Northeast Agricultural University and Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (NEAU-MPICI), Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Water Conservancy & Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; Joint Laboratory of Northeast Agricultural University and Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (NEAU-MPICI), Harbin, 150030, China.
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Promoting Sustainability through Next-Generation Biologics Drug Development. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14084401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The fourth industrial revolution in 2011 aimed to transform the traditional manufacturing processes. As part of this revolution, disruptive innovations in drug development and data science approaches have the potential to optimize CMC (chemistry, manufacture, and control). The real-time simulation of processes using “digital twins” can maximize efficiency while improving sustainability. As part of this review, we investigate how the World Health Organization’s 17 sustainability goals can apply toward next-generation drug development. We analyze the state-of-the-art laboratory leadership, inclusive personnel recruiting, the latest therapy approaches, and intelligent process automation. We also outline how modern data science techniques and machine tools for CMC help to shorten drug development time, reduce failure rates, and minimize resource usage. Finally, we systematically analyze and compare existing approaches to our experiences with the high-throughput laboratory KIWI-biolab at the TU Berlin. We describe a sustainable business model that accelerates scientific innovations and supports global action toward a sustainable future.
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Zalai D, Kopp J, Kozma B, Küchler M, Herwig C, Kager J. Microbial technologies for biotherapeutics production: Key tools for advanced biopharmaceutical process development and control. DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY. TECHNOLOGIES 2021; 38:9-24. [PMID: 34895644 DOI: 10.1016/j.ddtec.2021.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Current trends in the biopharmaceutical market such as the diversification of therapies as well as the increasing time-to-market pressure will trigger the rethinking of bioprocess development and production approaches. Thereby, the importance of development time and manufacturing costs will increase, especially for microbial production. In the present review, we investigate three technological approaches which, to our opinion, will play a key role in the future of biopharmaceutical production. The first cornerstone of process development is the generation and effective utilization of platform knowledge. Building processes on well understood microbial and technological platforms allows to accelerate early-stage bioprocess development and to better condense this knowledge into multi-purpose technologies and applicable mathematical models. Second, the application of verified scale down systems and in silico models for process design and characterization will reduce the required number of large scale batches before dossier submission. Third, the broader availability of mathematical process models and the improvement of process analytical technologies will increase the applicability and acceptance of advanced control and process automation in the manufacturing scale. This will reduce process failure rates and subsequently cost of goods. Along these three aspects we give an overview of recently developed key tools and their potential integration into bioprocess development strategies.
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- Denes Zalai
- Richter-Helm BioLogics GmbH & Co. KG, Suhrenkamp 59, 22335 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Research Division Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Research Division Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Richter-Helm BioLogics GmbH & Co. KG, Suhrenkamp 59, 22335 Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Division Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria; Competence Center CHASE GmbH, Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
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- Research Division Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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Philus CD, Mahanty B. Dynamic modelling of tetrazolium-based microbial toxicity assay-a parametric proxy of traditional dose-response relationship. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:45390-45401. [PMID: 33866499 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13870-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Microbial toxicity of test substances in tetrazolium assay is often quantified while referring to their IC50 values. However, the implication of such an estimate is very limited and can differ across studies depending on prevailing test conditions. In this work, a factorial design-based end-point microbial toxicity assay was performed, which suggests a significant interaction (P= 0.041) between inoculum and tetrazolium dose on formazan production. Subsequently, a dynamic model framework was utilized to capture the nonlinearities in biomass, substrate, formazan profiles and to project the toxicant inhibition parameter as a robust alternative to IC50 value. Microbial growth, glucose uptake and formazan production in the presence or absence of toxicant (Cu2+) from designed batch experiments were used for sequential estimation of model parameters, and their confidence intervals. A logistic growth model with multiplicative inhibition terms for formazan content and toxicant concentration fits the experimental data reasonably well (R2>0.96). Dynamic relative sensitivity analysis revealed that both microbial growth and formazan production profiles were sensitive to toxicant inhibition parameter. The modelling framework not only provides a better insight into the underlying toxic effect but also offers a stable toxicity index for the test substances that can be extended to design a versatile, robust in vitro assay system.
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- Chris Daniel Philus
- Department of Biotechnology, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641114, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641114, India.
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In bioprocess engineering the Qualtiy by Design (QbD) initiative encourages the use of models to define design spaces. However, clear guidelines on how models for QbD are validated are still missing. In this review we provide a comprehensive overview of the validation methods, mathematical approaches, and metrics currently applied in bioprocess modeling. The methods cover analytics for data used for modeling, model training and selection, measures for predictiveness, and model uncertainties. We point out the general issues in model validation and calibration for different types of models and put this into the context of existing health authority recommendations. This review provides a starting point for developing a guide for model validation approaches. There is no one-fits-all approach, but this review should help to identify the best fitting validation method, or combination of methods, for the specific task and the type of bioprocess model that is being developed.
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Potential of Integrating Model-Based Design of Experiments Approaches and Process Analytical Technologies for Bioprocess Scale-Down. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2021. [PMID: 33381857 DOI: 10.1007/10_2020_154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Typically, bioprocesses on an industrial scale are dynamic systems with a certain degree of variability, system inhomogeneities, and even population heterogeneities. Therefore, the scaling of such processes from laboratory to industrial scale and vice versa is not a trivial task. Traditional scale-down methodologies consider several technical parameters, so that systems on the laboratory scale tend to qualitatively reflect large-scale effects, but not the dynamic situation in an industrial bioreactor over the entire process, from the perspective of a cell. Supported by the enormous increase in computing power, the latest scientific focus is on the application of dynamic models, in combination with computational fluid dynamics to quantitatively describe cell behavior. These models allow the description of possible cellular lifelines which in turn can be used to derive a regime analysis for scale-down experiments. However, the approaches described so far, which were for a very few process examples, are very labor- and time-intensive and cannot be validated easily. In parallel, alternatives have been developed based on the description of the industrial process with hybrid process models, which describe a process mechanistically as far as possible in order to determine the essential process parameters with their respective variances. On-line analytical methods allow the characterization of population heterogeneity directly in the process. This detailed information from the industrial process can be used in laboratory screening systems to select relevant conditions in which the cell and process related parameters reflect the situation in the industrial scale. In our opinion, these technologies, which are available in research for modeling biological systems, in combination with process analytical techniques are so far developed that they can be implemented in industrial routines for faster development of new processes and optimization of existing ones.
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Hernández Rodríguez T, Posch C, Pörtner R, Frahm B. Dynamic parameter estimation and prediction over consecutive scales, based on moving horizon estimation: applied to an industrial cell culture seed train. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2020; 44:793-808. [PMID: 33373034 PMCID: PMC7997845 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-020-02488-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Bioprocess modeling has become a useful tool for prediction of the process future with the aim to deduce operating decisions (e.g. transfer or feeds). Due to variabilities, which often occur between and within batches, updating (re-estimation) of model parameters is required at certain time intervals (dynamic parameter estimation) to obtain reliable predictions. This can be challenging in the presence of low sampling frequencies (e.g. every 24 h), different consecutive scales and large measurement errors, as in the case of cell culture seed trains. This contribution presents an iterative learning workflow which generates and incorporates knowledge concerning cell growth during the process by using a moving horizon estimation (MHE) approach for updating of model parameters. This estimation technique is compared to a classical weighted least squares estimation (WLSE) approach in the context of model updating over three consecutive cultivation scales (40–2160 L) of an industrial cell culture seed train. Both techniques were investigated regarding robustness concerning the aforementioned challenges and the required amount of experimental data (estimation horizon). It is shown how the proposed MHE can deal with the aforementioned difficulties by the integration of prior knowledge, even if only data at two sampling points are available, outperforming the classical WLSE approach. This workflow allows to adequately integrate current process behavior into the model and can therefore be a suitable component of a digital twin.
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- Tanja Hernández Rodríguez
- Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Lemgo, Germany
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- Novartis Technical Research and Development, Sandoz GmbH, Langkampfen, Austria
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Lemgo, Germany.
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Usage of Digital Twins Along a Typical Process Development Cycle. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2020. [PMID: 33346864 DOI: 10.1007/10_2020_149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Digital methods for process design, monitoring, and control can convert classical trial-and-error bioprocess development to a quantitative engineering approach. By interconnecting hardware, software, data, and humans currently untapped process optimization potential can be accessed. The key component within such a framework is a digital twin interacting with its physical process counterpart. In this chapter, we show how digital twin guided process development can be applied on an exemplary microbial cultivation process. The usage of digital twins is described along a typical process development cycle, ranging from early strain characterization to real-time control applications. Along an illustrative case study on microbial upstream bioprocessing, we emphasize that digital twins can integrate entire process development cycles if the digital twin itself and the underlying models are continuously adapted to newly available data. Therefore, the digital twin can be regarded as a powerful knowledge management tool and a decision support system for efficient process development. Its full potential can be deployed in a real-time environment where targeted control actions can further improve process performance.
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Automated Conditional Screening of Multiple Escherichia coli Strains in Parallel Adaptive Fed-Batch Cultivations. Bioengineering (Basel) 2020; 7:bioengineering7040145. [PMID: 33187191 PMCID: PMC7711848 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering7040145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In bioprocess development, the host and the genetic construct for a new biomanufacturing process are selected in the early developmental stages. This decision, made at the screening scale with very limited information about the performance in larger reactors, has a major influence on the efficiency of the final process. To overcome this, scale-down approaches during screenings that show the real cell factory performance at industrial-like conditions are essential. We present a fully automated robotic facility with 24 parallel mini-bioreactors that is operated by a model-based adaptive input design framework for the characterization of clone libraries under scale-down conditions. The cultivation operation strategies are computed and continuously refined based on a macro-kinetic growth model that is continuously re-fitted to the available experimental data. The added value of the approach is demonstrated with 24 parallel fed-batch cultivations in a mini-bioreactor system with eight different Escherichia coli strains in triplicate. The 24 fed-batch cultivations were run under the desired conditions, generating sufficient information to define the fastest-growing strain in an environment with oscillating glucose concentrations similar to industrial-scale bioreactors.
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Rodman AD, Gerogiorgis DI. Parameter estimation and sensitivity analysis for dynamic modelling and simulation of beer fermentation. Comput Chem Eng 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2019.106665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Möller J, Hernández Rodríguez T, Müller J, Arndt L, Kuchemüller KB, Frahm B, Eibl R, Eibl D, Pörtner R. Model uncertainty-based evaluation of process strategies during scale-up of biopharmaceutical processes. Comput Chem Eng 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2019.106693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sadino-Riquelme MC, Rivas J, Jeison D, Hayes RE, Donoso-Bravo A. Making sense of parameter estimation and model simulation in bioprocesses. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 117:1357-1366. [PMID: 32017025 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Most articles that report fitted parameters for kinetic models do not include meaningful statistical information. This study demonstrates the importance of reporting a complete statistical analysis and shows a methodology to perform it, using functionalities implemented in computational tools. As an example, alginate production is studied in a batch stirred-tank fermenter and modeled using the kinetic model proposed by Klimek and Ollis (1980). The model parameters and their 95% confidence intervals are estimated by nonlinear regression. The significance of the parameters value is checked using a hypothesis test. The uncertainty of the parameters is propagated to the output model variables through prediction intervals, showing that the kinetic model of Klimek and Ollis (1980) can simulate with high certainty the dynamic of the alginate production process. Finally, the results obtained in other studies are compared to show how the lack of statistical analysis can hold back a deeper understanding about bioprocesses.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Santiago, Chile
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- Escuela de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Santiago, Chile.,CETAQUA, Las Condes, Chile
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Wang G, Haringa C, Tang W, Noorman H, Chu J, Zhuang Y, Zhang S. Coupled metabolic-hydrodynamic modeling enabling rational scale-up of industrial bioprocesses. Biotechnol Bioeng 2019; 117:844-867. [PMID: 31814101 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Metabolomics aims to address what and how regulatory mechanisms are coordinated to achieve flux optimality, different metabolic objectives as well as appropriate adaptations to dynamic nutrient availability. Recent decades have witnessed that the integration of metabolomics and fluxomics within the goal of synthetic biology has arrived at generating the desired bioproducts with improved bioconversion efficiency. Absolute metabolite quantification by isotope dilution mass spectrometry represents a functional readout of cellular biochemistry and contributes to the establishment of metabolic (structured) models required in systems metabolic engineering. In industrial practices, population heterogeneity arising from fluctuating nutrient availability frequently leads to performance losses, that is reduced commercial metrics (titer, rate, and yield). Hence, the development of more stable producers and more predictable bioprocesses can benefit from a quantitative understanding of spatial and temporal cell-to-cell heterogeneity within industrial bioprocesses. Quantitative metabolomics analysis and metabolic modeling applied in computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-assisted scale-down simulators that mimic industrial heterogeneity such as fluctuations in nutrients, dissolved gases, and other stresses can procure informative clues for coping with issues during bioprocessing scale-up. In previous studies, only limited insights into the hydrodynamic conditions inside the industrial-scale bioreactor have been obtained, which makes case-by-case scale-up far from straightforward. Tracking the flow paths of cells circulating in large-scale bioreactors is a highly valuable tool for evaluating cellular performance in production tanks. The "lifelines" or "trajectories" of cells in industrial-scale bioreactors can be captured using Euler-Lagrange CFD simulation. This novel methodology can be further coupled with metabolic (structured) models to provide not only a statistical analysis of cell lifelines triggered by the environmental fluctuations but also a global assessment of the metabolic response to heterogeneity inside an industrial bioreactor. For the future, the industrial design should be dependent on the computational framework, and this integration work will allow bioprocess scale-up to the industrial scale with an end in mind.
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- Guan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Transport Phenomena, Chemical Engineering Department, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.,DSM Biotechnology Center, Delft, The Netherlands
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- DSM Biotechnology Center, Delft, The Netherlands
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- DSM Biotechnology Center, Delft, The Netherlands.,Bioprocess Engineering, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Anane E, García ÁC, Haby B, Hans S, Krausch N, Krewinkel M, Hauptmann P, Neubauer P, Cruz Bournazou MN. A model‐based framework for parallel scale‐down fed‐batch cultivations in mini‐bioreactors for accelerated phenotyping. Biotechnol Bioeng 2019; 116:2906-2918. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.27116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Emmanuel Anane
- Department of Bioprocess EngineeringInstitute of BiotechnologyTechnische Universität Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Biologics Development: Microbial Dev'tSanofi‐Aventis Deutschland GmbH Frankfurt Germany
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- Department of Bioprocess EngineeringInstitute of BiotechnologyTechnische Universität Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Department of Bioprocess EngineeringInstitute of BiotechnologyTechnische Universität Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Department of Bioprocess EngineeringInstitute of BiotechnologyTechnische Universität Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Biologics Development: Microbial Dev'tSanofi‐Aventis Deutschland GmbH Frankfurt Germany
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- Biologics Development: Microbial Dev'tSanofi‐Aventis Deutschland GmbH Frankfurt Germany
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- Department of Bioprocess EngineeringInstitute of BiotechnologyTechnische Universität Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Department of Bioprocess EngineeringInstitute of BiotechnologyTechnische Universität Berlin Berlin Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Applied BiosciencesETH Zurich‐Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Zurich Switzerland
- DataHow AG Zurich Switzerland
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