Easier Stainless-Steel To Single-Use Biopharma Connections New Combination Solution Saves Time And Hassles

CPC (Colder Products Company) announces the expansion of its single-use sterile and Steam-in-Place (SIP) connector product offering to now include AseptiQuik S. The combined genderless AseptiQuik® S sterile connector and Steam-Thru® II SIP connector gives biopharmaceutical manufacturers increased flexibility in process design and plant configuration, simplifying systems integration, lowering overall production costs and reducing time to market.

“This new combination connector solves our customers’ requests to steam-in-place our popular AseptiQuik S connector directly to stainless processing equipment,” said Maria Bollensen, product manager. “The AseptiQuik S portion of the connector enables closedsystem design with tubing as small as 1/8” inner diameter and drives down cost by allowing the same bag system and tubing manifold SKUs to be used on both hybrid and complete single-use systems.”

The AseptiQuik S Steam-Thru II (AQS STC II) series eliminates the need for tubing specification, clamps and barb retainers. Any single-use system manufactured using an AseptiQuik S product can easily connect to stainless-steel processing equipment. The combined product also shortens lead times and streamlines SKUs, inventory and supply management.

AQS STCII connectors can be mounted directly to a stainless-steel vessel by either a 3/4- or 1-1/2-inch sanitary termination on the Steam-Thru portion of the connector. The SIP process can be done in advance of the final connection being made to avoid having to wait 60 minutes for SIP directly prior to feed or harvest. After the SIP cycle, the Aseptic connector facilitates sterile connection to a wide range of single-use systems. AseptiQuik S STCII Connectors are offered in both a standard version for gamma sterilization and a high temperature (HT) version for gamma or autoclave sterilization. The AQS STC II joins the already existing options available with the AseptiQuik G and AseptiQuik C product lines.

AseptiQuik® connectors provide quick and easy sterile connections, even in non-sterile environments—a critical capability for biopharmaceutical manufacturers. The AseptiQuik® family allows easy media transfer with less risk of error.

For more information about the performance and versatility of the AseptiQuik S SteamThru II Series or any of the other 10,000+ innovative connection solutions CPC offers, visit cpcworldwide.com/bio.

About CPC Biopharma
CPC (Colder Products Company) is the leader in single-use connection technology, offering a wide variety of connectors for biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Innovative, flexible designs easily combine multiple components and systems including process containers, tubing manifolds, transfer lines, bioreactors and other bioprocess equipment. Robust single-use connectors maintain media sterility and integrity while improving production yields, decreasing time to market and reducing costs. The company’s well-known AseptiQuik® connectors provide quick and easy sterile connections even in non-sterile environments.