Shilpa Medicare Limited
FDA Approved • GMP Certified

Drug Substance - Mammalian

Life-Changing Medicines

We provide flexible mammalian (CHO/HEK) drug substance development and manufacturing — from early process development through clinical and commercial production — using a combination of single-use and stainless-steel bioreactors up to 2000 L

Biologics Manufacturing Equipment
99.5%
Purity Standard
24/7
Process Control

Our Biologics Process Excellence

Cell Line Development

CHO/HEK cell line development and optimization for high productivity and robust performance.

Upstream Processing

Fed-batch and perfusion processes across multiple scales with 24/7 process monitoring and control.

Downstream Purification

Multistep chromatography, filtration and UF/DF delivering high-purity drug substance.

Fill & Finish

Aseptic fill-finish support through partners and/or internal drug product capabilities.

Overview

Shilpa’s mammalian drug substance facility offers end-to-end solutions using modern single-use and stainless-steel platforms. With dual bioprocess streams up to 2000 L and integrated downstream and viral clearance capabilities, we support early-stage programs through multi-kilo clinical and commercial production.

Mammalian DS Capabilities

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Dedicated Facility

~2000 m² facility with two independent, segregated production streams.

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Bioreactor Arrays

Flexible bioreactor train covering development to commercial scales (50 L–2000 L).

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Downstream Processing

Integrated purification train including depth filtration, chromatography and UF/DF.

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Data Integrity

21 CFR Part 11-compliant systems and robust data integrity frameworks.

Mammalian DS Process

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1. Cell Banking & Seed Train

GMP Master & Working Cell Banks; sterile expansion through seed-rack to bioreactor

  • GMP cell banking
  • Sterile expansion
  • Seed train optimization
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2. Upstream (Bioreactors)

Fed-batch or perfusion in single-use/stainless systems (50 L–2000 L)

  • Multiple scale options
  • Fed-batch/perfusion
  • Process optimization
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3. Harvest & Clarification

Depth filtration (~9.6 m² holders) for cell removal

  • High-capacity filtration
  • Efficient cell removal
  • Product recovery
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4. Downstream Processing

Multi-mode columns (up to 1200 mL/min capacity), TFF concentration & buffer exchange (0.5–5 m²)

  • Chromatography purification
  • TFF concentration
  • Buffer exchange
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5. Viral Safety & Quality Controls

Pre-/post-viral segregation, process validation, and QC sampling

  • Viral clearance validation
  • Quality control testing
  • Process validation

Strategic Capacity

Current & Future Capacity:

Our dual-stream architecture and scalable single-use capacity allow us to support multiple client programs in parallel.

  • Currently operates 8 kL single-use mammalian bioreactor capacity
  • Expansion plans to 16 kL to meet growing demand
  • Dual-stream architecture for parallel processing
  • Flexible scheduling for multiple projects

Deliverables

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GMP Drug Substance

Clinical and commercial batches

Process Validation

Complete validation documentation

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Certificate of Analysis

Full analytical testing results

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Technical Package

Process records, batch records, QC reports

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