NHS Blood & Transplant · Awarded contract
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Supply of Custom Single-Use Gamma-Irradiated Bioreactor for GMP Production to NHS Blood & Transplant

Awarded 31 May 2021

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Awarded31 May 2021
Value£595,650.00
SupplierCerCell A/S
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 6mo ago4y 11mo term
Awarded 31 May 2021Expired 29 Apr 2026

NHS Blood & Transplant awarded a contract to CerCell A/S for the supply of a custom-made, single-use, disposable, gamma-irradiated bioreactor (SUB) for GMP production within classified clean rooms.

The Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) holds an MHRA licence for the manufacture of sterile investigational medicinal gene therapy and recombinant protein products for clinical trials, and the consumables are intended for use in both upstream and downstream manufacturing processes.

The contract value is £595,650.

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