SSB develops alliance with Aber Instruments   

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) has entered into a partnership with Aber Instruments, a specialist supplier of sensor technology used by the biopharmaceutical industry for in-line biomass measurement in cell cultivation and fermentation processes.

Based on this cooperation, SSB has secured exclusive global marketing and distribution rights to Aber‘s single-use sensor technology for the biopharmaceutical market. SSB will manufacture the biomass sensorsunder licence, integrate these into its single-use bioreactors and exclusively market these products in a dual-branding arrangement. New single-use sensors will be developed by both companies.

“Single-use sensors make our disposable bags even more intelligent,” commentsStefan Schlack, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SSB. “They deliver real-time information about the progress of cell culture processes and help biopharmaceutical customers to understand their processes even better and further optimise them – a decisive competitive advantage.“

Dr. John Carvell, Sales and Marketing Director at Aber Instruments, is pleased aboutcollaborating with SSB: “Based on SSB’s global sales and distribution network, we can make our technology accessible to an even wider group of customers. SSB has in-depth expertise in single-use technology and is thoroughly versed in bioprocesses.

Together with our profound knowledge of in-line biomass measurement, both companies stand to benefit from the joint development of new sensors.”