The Center of Expertise, as process and equipment owner, sees to it that all preconditions are at hand to allow production. This way, the Fermentation assembly team delivers fermentors to production; the Preculture team grows cells used in Fermentation; and the Column Packing team sees to it that there are always sufficient packed columns for the production process. Furthermore, the Center of Expertise delivers, amongst others, the knowledge for the practical translation of development work to clinical and commercial production, works on a safer and more efficient production and offers support in the area of cGMP regulations.

Within the BTO departments we have several positions – from technician, team leader, engineer, supervisor, manager to director. Together we are responsible for the production, as well as for improvement projects in the area of safety, cGMP and (cost) efficiency. For improvements methods as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Design Excellence are in place.