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Bend Delves Into Biotherapeutics

by Ann M. Thayer
March 26, 2012 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 90, Issue 13

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Credit: Bend Research
A bioreactor at Bend’s Oregon labs.
A photo of a Bend Research Lab.
Credit: Bend Research
A bioreactor at Bend’s Oregon labs.

Bend Research, an Oregon-based drug formulation development firm, is expanding its process engineering capabilities into biotherapeutics production. As part of a long-term collaboration, Bend and Pfizer have been developing bioprocessing tools and models, along with process analytics, to advance Pfizer’s biopharmaceutical and vaccine candidates. The partners are also designing a “plant of the future” that reduces capital investment by one-half and operating costs by two-thirds.

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