Smart Freeze Dryer technology from SP Scientific is a control software tool designed to enable development scientists to accelerate the task of creating optimised freeze-drying cycles.
Based upon control algorithms developed by lyophilisation experts - Smart Freeze Dryer technology is available exclusively for the SP Scientific Lyostar and Process Development freeze dryer ranges.
Smart Freeze Dryer technology is claimed to enable the developer to generate the right cycle on the first attempt.
Due to the trial-and-error approach used in conventional freeze-dry cycle development, it is common practice for scientists to build-in 'safety factors' in their cycles to ensure product integrity.
By adding this safety margin, it is estimated that most production lyophilisation cycles are excessively long, often by several days.
Smart Freeze Dryer technology allows the development scientist to create a streamlined yet safe cycle that can take days off the production cycle.
This efficiency gain can eliminate production bottlenecks, expand capacity and reduce production costs.
Data analysis on traditional freeze-drying cycles requires careful sampling and hours of detailed calculations by an experienced freeze-drying scientist.
Smart technology features a feedback loop that provides detailed data on the pharmaceutical product and the freeze-drying process, including product resistance, heat flow and product thickness.
Ready access to such data can enhance scale-up efforts and provides a data trail for regulatory compliance, as well as free up time for other tasks.
