Parallel Cell Processing Method and Facility
AssigneeGlobal Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC
InventorsFirman Ghouze, Philip Vanek
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Abstract
The present invention provides improved methods, facilities and systems for parallel processing of biological cellular samples in an efficient and scalable manner. The invention enables parallel processing of biological cellular samples, such as patient samples, in a space and time efficient fashion. The methods, facilities and systems of the invention find particular utility in processing patient samples for use in cell therapy.
Claims15
A method for parallel processing of a plurality of biological cellular samples comprising:
- i) transferring a plurality of cellular samples (S1 to Sn) to a first processing unit (U1) comprising a plurality of processing stations (P1/1 to P1/n);
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- ii) processing in parallel said plurality of the cellular samples (S1 to Sn) on the processing stations (P1/1 to Pl/n) to produce a first plurality of processed cellular samples (S1/1 to Sn/1);
- iii) transferring said first plurality of processed cellular samples (S1/1 to Sn/1) to a second processing unit (U2) containing a plurality of processing stations (P2/1 to P2/n);
- wherein in step ii) the processing of the plurality of cellular samples (S1 to Sn) on the processing stations (P1/1 to P1/n) of the first processing unit (U1) comprises varying at least one processing instruction between at least two of the processing stations (P1/1 to P1/n).
A system for parallel processing of a plurality of biological cellular samples comprising:
- a first processing unit (U1) comprising a plurality of processing stations (P1/1 to P1/n), wherein the first processing unit (U1) is configured for processing in parallel a plurality of cellular samples (S1 to Sn) on the processing stations (P1/1 to Pl/n) to produce a first plurality of processed cellular samples (S1/1 to Sn/1);
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- a second processing unit (U2) containing a plurality of processing stations (P2/1 to P2/n), and configured to produce a second plurality of processed samples (S1/2 to S1/n) ;
- wherein the system is configured to vary at least one processing instruction between at least two of the processing stations (P1/1 to P1/n) of the first processing unit (U1) and/or vary at least one processing instruction between at least two of the processing stations (P2/1 to P2/n) of the second processing unit (U2).
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