Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) has announced its second major equipment purchase this year: a state-of-the-art Bausch+Ströbel fully integrated high-speed filling line with SKAN isolator.
The Bausch+Ströbel filler can fill 200 vials per minute and will more than triple GRAM’s manufacturing capacity, maximizing flexibility in manufacturing solutions, increasing process efficiency and ensuring the highest level of sterility. The fully integrated fill line includes a vial washer, depyrogenation tunnel and filling machine and will fill vials ranging from 2mL to 50mL with 100% weight checks.
“GRAM continues to build our flexibility in the highly competitive CDMO market,” said Nick Bykerk, GRAM’s vice president of business development and finance. “Simultaneously, we are reinvesting in the development of our clinical-scale manufacturing. The combination of specialized clinical and commercial production with our analytical and development services offers a powerful solution to better meet the evolving needs of our clients.”
GRAM’s expansion plans also include the recent completion of a major land purchase agreement and the purchase of a new syringe filler.