Reagents

Reagents such as media and buffer solutions are critical for all stages of biopharmaceutical development. Media and feed optimization sustains living cells and maximizes upstream productivity while buffer solutions play key a role in purifying and stabilizing biological products. When it comes to managing recipes and maintaining traceability of component lot numbers, however, many companies are still relying on Excel files and paper records. Even in 2021 it’s still common to see hand-written reagent labels in laboratories that are otherwise at the cutting edge of research and development. Don’t let simple errors such as accidentally using expired materials or failing to record the right component lot number get in the way of progress.