Stratophase is presenting its Spectrosens technology for the real-time, in-line process profiling of industrial bioprocesses at the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology (EFIB 2010).
Spectrosens brings together technology from the telecoms, optics and biotech industries, and uses refractive index and temperature measurements to provide real-time, in-line monitoring of complex and time-dependent processes.
This gives increased understanding and control of the manufacturing process, offering potential economical and environmental benefits associated with improved yields, and reduced waste and energy consumption.
The high sampling rate of the Spectrosens system allows for kinematic data to be captured in addition to the overall refractive index and temperature profiles, thereby enabling key points within the manufacturing process to be easily identified.
This means that any deviation in the production process is almost instantly noticeable, enabling any problems to be corrected or the production process stopped.
Being an optical sensing system, the Spectrosens technology is passive and spark-free, and so is also intrinsically safe.
EFIB 2010 will be held on 19-21 October in Edinburgh, UK.
