
Artem Zakharov | stock.adobe.com
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a Waltham, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, has built upon its existing Aegis and CX film offerings to launch biobased films for its single-use technology bioprocessing containers (BPCs).
The biobased films have earned an International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus certification.
Biopharma manufacturers can prepurchase Thermo Fisher’s biobased films to incorporate into their upstream or downstream system in early 2025. In addition, Thermo Fisher says it will support customers as they track their carbon reduction quantities and advance towards their sustainability objectives.
“Biopharma manufacturers are focused on maximizing productivity, accelerating time-to-market and generating efficiencies all while improving the overall sustainability of their operations,” says Ray Mercier, president of Thermo Fisher’s single-use technologies business. “Our biobased films allow customers to reduce their environmental impact without having to validate new BPCs, helping them bring treatments to patients faster while also helping to protect the planet.”
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In addition to offering BPCs with biobased film, Thermo Fisher connects customers with recyclers to enable recycling of BPCs after use. This program turns BPCs into plastic lumber and helps biopharma manufacturers divert waste from landfill and incineration. Approximately 400,000 pounds of plastic waste has been diverted since initiation of the program, the company reports.
Thermo Fisher also recently earned an ISCC Plus certification for the manufacturing of biobased resins in its Nunc Cell Factory product line, which is used in producing vaccines and biologics.
“At Thermo Fisher, we pride ourselves on enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer,” says Daniella Cramp, president of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s bioproduction business. “We are reengineering the way we design, produce, package and ship our products to reduce the environmental impacts of our industry, without compromising the quality and performance our customers expect from us. With our biobased solutions, we are taking a step toward a cleaner bioproduction process with less waste and, ultimately, helping enable our customers to achieve their sustainability goals.”
Thermo Fisher says its scientists apply Design for Sustainability principles to product design as part of its Greener by Design portfolio.
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