(204d) Membrane chromatography: A Story from Conceptualization to Commercialization
AIChE Annual Meeting
2023
2023 AIChE Annual Meeting
Separations Division
University/Industry Partnerships in Bioseparations (Invited Talks)
Monday, November 6, 2023 - 5:00pm to 5:30pm
In this presentation, I will tell the story of our journey to overcome this technology challenge and fully unlock the potential of membrane chromatography to enable unrivaled, fast and cost-efficient purification of proteins, nucleic acids, and other biological products. In chapter one of this story, I will tell you about the central innovation that enabled the synthesis of membranes that could rapidly purify biologics with capacities as high as resin columns. In chapter two, I will share how that innovation inspired a start-up company and offer a few words-of-âwisdomâ for the entrepreneurs in the room. Finally, in the closing chapter, I will speak about the fortunes of good timing, the successful exit, and how that original idea from a university laboratory sparked the development of a portfolio of commercial products that I believe will revolutionize how biological products are purified.