For problem-free virus filtration, our newly updated Planova VFC automates your virus filtration unit operation. With a wider operating range, 21CFR Part 11 compliant automation platform, and integrated visual leakage testing, the Planova VFC enables reliable virus filtration for Planova 15N, 20N, 35N and BioEX filters in a small format that is ideal for both clinical and commercial cGMP manufacturing areas.
De-risk Your Clinical and Commercial Scale Virus Filtration
The Planova VFC includes several risk-mitigating features and design elements to ensure that your high-value biotherapeutic is safely, reproducibly and reliably filtered batch after batch. Transfer seamlessly between product and buffer chase.
Modest Size, Bold Functionality
The Planova VFC is the most compact, fully automated virus filtration system on the market. With a footprint of a modest 660 mm x 1219 mm (26 in. x 48 in.), the Planova VFC can be installed in almost any downstream processing area. By incorporating the capability to perform integrity testing, the Planova VFC permits simplified implementation of Planova filters in your process.
Steps performed on the VFC:
Pre-use visual leakage test
Pre-use flush
Product filtration
Product recovery flush
Post-use visual leakage test
CIP
Automation For Today
Our robust Planova VFC automation platform permits intuitive configuration of all virus filtration process steps. Barcode scanning allows error-free filter identification.
Other features include:
Recipe generation and storage
Live and historical trending of all analog signals
Alarming
Audit trail
Electronic signature option
Batch report generation
Data export