Germfree was awarded the opportunity to collaborate with AST in designing this ground-breaking new isolator and oRABS system. Finding a robust fill-finish solution in the United States has proven to be a challenge with extremely long lead times. In addition to long lead times, ensuring thorough inspection of these isolators has proven difficult.

Germfree’s collaboration with AST has been crucial in addressing these challenges effectively. By pooling Germfree’s expertise in isolator technology with AST’s advanced Aseptic Fill-Finish Processing knowledge, the team has successfully designed a versatile series of isolators in various sizes and throughputs. This collaboration has enabled the creation and delivery of high-quality isolators within approximately 12 months, a significant improvement over the previous 18 to 24-month timeline.

This project not only reduces wait times but also ensures that the isolators are designed and manufactured in accordance with the highest industry standards. The result is an innovative design that has garnered notable recognition, winning Best in Show at the Interphex 2024 tradeshow and serving as a benchmark for future isolator designs currently in development.

These systems were designed and built using Germfree’s proven High Containment manufacturing, click here to learn more about our equipment.