Shilpa Medicare Limited
FDA Approved • GMP Certified

Flexible Mammalian & Microbial Drug Substance Manufacturing — Development to Commercial Scale

Life-Changing Medicines

We provide flexible mammalian (CHO/HEK) drug substance development and manufacturing — from early process development through clinical and commercial production — using a combination of single-use and stainless-steel bioreactors up to 2000 L

Biologics Manufacturing Equipment
99.5%
Purity Standard
24/7
Process Control

Our Biologics Process Excellence

Cell Line Development

CHO/HEK cell line development and optimization for high productivity and robust performance.

Upstream Processing

Fed-batch and perfusion processes across multiple scales with 24/7 process monitoring and control.

Downstream Purification

Multistep chromatography, filtration and UF/DF delivering high-purity drug substance.

Fill & Finish

Aseptic fill-finish support through partners and/or internal drug product capabilities.

Overview

Shilpa’s mammalian drug substance facility offers end-to-end solutions using modern single-use and stainless-steel platforms. With dual bioprocess streams up to 2000 L and integrated downstream and viral clearance capabilities, we support early-stage programs through multi-kilo clinical and commercial production.

Mammalian DS Capabilities

Dedicated Facility

~2000 m² facility with two independent, segregated production streams.

Bioreactor Arrays

Flexible bioreactor train covering development to commercial scales (50 L–2000 L).

Downstream Processing

Integrated purification train including depth filtration, chromatography and UF/DF.

Data Integrity

21 CFR Part 11-compliant systems and robust data integrity frameworks.

Mammalian DS Process

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1. Cell Banking & Seed Train

GMP Master & Working Cell Banks; sterile expansion through seed-rack to bioreactor

  • GMP cell banking
  • Sterile expansion
  • Seed train optimization
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2. Upstream (Bioreactors)

Fed-batch or perfusion in single-use/stainless systems (50 L–2000 L)

  • Multiple scale options
  • Fed-batch/perfusion
  • Process optimization
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3. Harvest & Clarification

Depth filtration (~9.6 m² holders) for cell removal

  • High-capacity filtration
  • Efficient cell removal
  • Product recovery
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4. Downstream Processing

Multi-mode columns (up to 1200 mL/min capacity), TFF concentration & buffer exchange (0.5–5 m²)

  • Chromatography purification
  • TFF concentration
  • Buffer exchange
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5. Viral Safety & Quality Controls

Pre-/post-viral segregation, process validation, and QC sampling

  • Viral clearance validation
  • Quality control testing
  • Process validation

Strategic Capacity

Current & Future Capacity:

Our dual-stream architecture and scalable single-use capacity allow us to support multiple client programs in parallel.

  • Currently operates 8 kL single-use mammalian bioreactor capacity
  • Expansion plans to 16 kL to meet growing demand
  • Dual-stream architecture for parallel processing
  • Flexible scheduling for multiple projects

Deliverables

GMP Drug Substance

Clinical and commercial batches

Process Validation

Complete validation documentation

Certificate of Analysis

Full analytical testing results

Technical Package

Process records, batch records, QC reports

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