ATMI: Single-Use Could Replace Multi-Use, as Potency Increases

In-Pharmatechnologist.com spoke with Eric Isberg, Global Product Manager at ATMI, about the company’s single-use technology and the future for the industry at this year’s Interphex in New York.

Regarding uptake of single-use systems, Isberg told us ATMI is “relying on the industry itself to change the way they are producing their product in order to adapt to single-use systems.”​

He continued: “Why the multi-use system still exists is a volume dependent argument so customers need large volumes to be able to produce large volumes of products.​

“But products are becoming more potent, more concentrated and because of that they are able to process in lower volumes. And when they get to that certain point, single-use systems will be a much better system for operating than a multi system.”​

Amongst the products ATMI were showcasing at this year’s show were the ‘Mix and Ship’ system for intermediate bulk product – enabling customers to ship products between sites – and the SmartMixer, a fully integrated mixing process, to measure pH, conductivity and temperature.