Smart container for performing a bioprocess and containing biological material, in particular liquid immune cell cultures

Smart container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the smart container (2) comprises one or more user action sensors (10), that the control unit (7) verifies, based on readings of the one or more user action sensors (10), if the user action has been performed correctly, preferably, that the control unit (7) initiates a deviation routine if the action has not been performed correctly and/or initiates the next step of the workflow if the action has been performed correctly.

Smart container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the smart container (2) comprises one or more biological material sensors (10), that the control unit (7) detects, based on the one or more biological material sensors (10), if one or more biological materials are present, preferably, that the one or more biological material sensors (10) comprise an optical sensor (10) and/or a capacitance sensor (10).

Smart container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control unit (7) comprises a tamperproof element, in particular a trusted platform module, and/or, that the memory (9) is encrypted, and/or, that the control unit (7) comprises a private key for digitally signing data.

Smart container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control unit (7) documents the user action and stores the documentation or sends the documentation for storage to another system, preferably, that the control unit (7) digitally signs the documentation.

Smart container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control unit (7) locally processes readings of one or more sensors (10) and/or data communicated from a unit operation device and the workflow to derive the user output.

Smart container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control unit (7) communicates with a central workflow management system (22), that the control unit (7) receives one or more next steps from the central workflow management system (22) and updates the workflow accordingly, preferably, that the control unit (7) is adapted to output the user output while not having a connection to the central workflow management system (22).

Smart container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control unit (7) is adapted to communicate with a control unit (7) of another smart container (2), preferably, that the control unit (7) is adapted to work with the control unit (7) of the other smart container (2) to output a combined user output, in particular for a user action targeting both smart containers (2).

Smart container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control unit (7) comprises a battery (23), in particular is completely powered by the battery (23) at times, preferably, that the smart container (2) comprises on the base (3) a charging connector, in particular socket or plug, for charging the battery (23), preferably while a unit operation is performed on the biological material, in particular inside the smart container (2).

Smart container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the smart container (2) is a cartridge (16) for an integrated bioprocessing system (1) for performing a bioprocess in liquid immune or naive cell cultures, preferably, that the cartridge (16) is preconfigured with a fluidic structure, and/or, that the integrated bioprocessing system (1) performs at least part of a unit operation in the cartridge (16), in particular in the fluidic structure of the cartridge (16), and/or, that the liquid immune or naive cell cultures are transferred from one smart container (2) to another smart container (2), in particular automatically by the integrated bioprocessing system (1), preferably, that the user action is part of the preconfiguration and/or the transfer.

Smart container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control unit (7) communicates a workflow step to a unit operation device for performing the unit operation with the biological material.

Arrangement of at least two smart containers (2) each configured according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two smart containers (2) are configured to communicate with each other.