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May 31st, 2022
New POD facility from KeyPlants shortens lead times for pharma production to weeks
by Marija Mladenovic, May 31, 2022
Press Release, Stockholm, Sweden
A new, portable on-demand (POD) facility will help pharma companies dramatically reduce the time it takes to set up new production, speed the development of cutting-edge therapies, and increase production flexibility. The product, called X-press PODs, was developed by KeyPlants, the Stockholm, Sweden-based provider of modular prefabricated facility solutions.
X-press PODs can be on-site and ready for operations anywhere in the world in as few as five weeks for a single POD, compared to a year or more to build a conventional facility from scratch. It also offers maximum flexibility in production. “X-press PODs give manufacturers the flexibility to start small-scale production immediately and then scale out as needed,” says Fredrik Eneqvist, Director Product Development, at KeyPlants. “You just add X-press PODs instead of rebuilding. It’s the fastest way to start or expand production.”
X-press PODs also offer the advantages of a fixed price and time schedule, with a turnkey, integrated approach instead of pieces of a facility/process engineering puzzle. “With X-press PODs, we’re selling a product, not a project,” says KeyPlants’ Head of Sales, David Lindholm. “Pharmaceutical companies can eliminate the time and complexity of specification, bidding, procurement and permitting – to say nothing of supervising construction. This will result in innovative, cost-effective solutions from clinical development to commercialization since total cost of ownership will be reduced.”
With a standardized design, KeyPlants’ X-press solution allows for rapid lead times as short as five weeks when procuring a single X-press POD. X-press also ensures a facility that meets project timelines, without compromising on quality.
“The demand for capacity has increased, and the demand for flexible manufacturing has increased,” Lindholm says. “The demand for local manufacturing has also increased as pandemic-related supply-chain issues have created havoc in many industries around the world. Pharmaceuticals are no exception.”
X-press PODs offer manufacturers the flexibility to choose their own equipment or take advantage of KeyPlants’ capabilities. These capabilities include process design and equipment integration, as well as services to support with automation, design, qualification and process validation.
“X-press PODs are technology agnostic,” Eneqvist adds. “Companies can change functionality by adding or removing walls or ramp up production by connecting additional PODs.”
Versatile, scalable, and always up to dateEneqvist says that X-press PODs can house many different processes across the whole pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing industries. “The speed with which new drugs and therapies are emerging in universities and research facilities all over the world means that a facility designed today might be obsolete a short time after it starts production,” he notes.
The pharmaceutical industry’s trend towards more personalized medicines such as ATMPs (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products) also impacts the construction of plants.
“Traditional pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing companies typically have a large amount of experience and expertise in high-requirement production, such as aseptic conditions,” he explains. “ATMPs, on the other hand, are often at clinical stage and in the hands of researchers without the same experience in building and running production facilities.”
As these products move from the clinical stage to commercial, the owners face new challenges, but Lindholm says that KeyPlants, as a company that has built pharmaceutical manufacturing plants all over the world, has a thorough understanding of the technical and regulatory requirements, so the facilities will be set up for safe delivery of medicines to patients.
“With X-press PODs, pharma companies can be confident that they will receive a facility that meets their project timelines, without compromising on quality.”
No limitation on scale
As a facility that can be up-sized by adding PODs, X-press PODs has no obvious limitations on its scale-up or scale-out capacity, opening up opportunities for future expansion. At the same time, X-press PODs are also a solution for small-scale production of cell and gene therapies, for example.
“A large, conventional plant would not be cost-effective, given the small number of patients for some of these products,” Lindholm points out. “But X-press PODs make it easy to right-size a facility.”
The portable nature of X-press PODs also means they have the capacity to move from one location to another when required. “This ensures PODs can adapt to evolving needs, which is crucial when keeping up with the fast-moving biomanufacturing landscape,” he adds.
About KeyPlants
KeyPlants, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is a leader in the clean room manufacturing space for the life science industry, having executed 100+ projects globally. Our customers benefit from KeyPlants’ vast experience and expertise, resulting in 30-50% shorter timelines and increased predictability with regards to schedule, cost, and quality. KeyPlants deliver PODs and turnkey facilities including process equipment, utilities, and digital solutions. KeyPlants is part of Masco Group.
www.KeyPlants.com
www.KeyPlants.com/x-presspods/
About Masco Group
Masco Group is an integrated solutions provider, partner to top-tier pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies. Its companies Stilmas, Olsa, BCD, DOC, and KeyPlants, are leaders in clean utilities, process technologies, services and facilities. Headquartered in Milan, Italy, the Masco Group has production sites and subsidiaries in Europe, The U.S., and Asia, serving more than 6,000 clients globally and delivering around 300 projects per year.
For further information, please visit our website or contact:
Marija Mladenovic,
Marketing & Communications
marija.mladenovic@keyplants.com
New POD facility from KeyPlants shortens lead times for pharma production to weeks
by Marija Mladenovic, May 31, 2022
Press Release, Stockholm, Sweden
A new, portable on-demand (POD) facility will help pharma companies dramatically reduce the time it takes to set up new production, speed the development of cutting-edge therapies, and increase production flexibility. The product, called X-press PODs, was developed by KeyPlants, the Stockholm, Sweden-based provider of modular prefabricated facility solutions.
X-press PODs can be on-site and ready for operations anywhere in the world in as few as five weeks for a single POD, compared to a year or more to build a conventional facility from scratch. It also offers maximum flexibility in production. “X-press PODs give manufacturers the flexibility to start small-scale production immediately and then scale out as needed,” says Fredrik Eneqvist, Director Product Development, at KeyPlants. “You just add X-press PODs instead of rebuilding. It’s the fastest way to start or expand production.”
X-press PODs also offer the advantages of a fixed price and time schedule, with a turnkey, integrated approach instead of pieces of a facility/process engineering puzzle. “With X-press PODs, we’re selling a product, not a project,” says KeyPlants’ Head of Sales, David Lindholm. “Pharmaceutical companies can eliminate the time and complexity of specification, bidding, procurement and permitting – to say nothing of supervising construction. This will result in innovative, cost-effective solutions from clinical development to commercialization since total cost of ownership will be reduced.”
With a standardized design, KeyPlants’ X-press solution allows for rapid lead times as short as five weeks when procuring a single X-press POD. X-press also ensures a facility that meets project timelines, without compromising on quality.
“The demand for capacity has increased, and the demand for flexible manufacturing has increased,” Lindholm says. “The demand for local manufacturing has also increased as pandemic-related supply-chain issues have created havoc in many industries around the world. Pharmaceuticals are no exception.”
X-press PODs offer manufacturers the flexibility to choose their own equipment or take advantage of KeyPlants’ capabilities. These capabilities include process design and equipment integration, as well as services to support with automation, design, qualification and process validation.
“X-press PODs are technology agnostic,” Eneqvist adds. “Companies can change functionality by adding or removing walls or ramp up production by connecting additional PODs.”
Versatile, scalable, and always up to dateEneqvist says that X-press PODs can house many different processes across the whole pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing industries. “The speed with which new drugs and therapies are emerging in universities and research facilities all over the world means that a facility designed today might be obsolete a short time after it starts production,” he notes.
The pharmaceutical industry’s trend towards more personalized medicines such as ATMPs (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products) also impacts the construction of plants.
“Traditional pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing companies typically have a large amount of experience and expertise in high-requirement production, such as aseptic conditions,” he explains. “ATMPs, on the other hand, are often at clinical stage and in the hands of researchers without the same experience in building and running production facilities.”
As these products move from the clinical stage to commercial, the owners face new challenges, but Lindholm says that KeyPlants, as a company that has built pharmaceutical manufacturing plants all over the world, has a thorough understanding of the technical and regulatory requirements, so the facilities will be set up for safe delivery of medicines to patients.
“With X-press PODs, pharma companies can be confident that they will receive a facility that meets their project timelines, without compromising on quality.”
No limitation on scale
As a facility that can be up-sized by adding PODs, X-press PODs has no obvious limitations on its scale-up or scale-out capacity, opening up opportunities for future expansion. At the same time, X-press PODs are also a solution for small-scale production of cell and gene therapies, for example.
“A large, conventional plant would not be cost-effective, given the small number of patients for some of these products,” Lindholm points out. “But X-press PODs make it easy to right-size a facility.”
The portable nature of X-press PODs also means they have the capacity to move from one location to another when required. “This ensures PODs can adapt to evolving needs, which is crucial when keeping up with the fast-moving biomanufacturing landscape,” he adds.
About KeyPlants
KeyPlants, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is a leader in the clean room manufacturing space for the life science industry, having executed 100+ projects globally. Our customers benefit from KeyPlants’ vast experience and expertise, resulting in 30-50% shorter timelines and increased predictability with regards to schedule, cost, and quality. KeyPlants deliver PODs and turnkey facilities including process equipment, utilities, and digital solutions. KeyPlants is part of Masco Group.
www.KeyPlants.com
www.KeyPlants.com/x-presspods/
About Masco Group
Masco Group is an integrated solutions provider, partner to top-tier pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies. Its companies Stilmas, Olsa, BCD, DOC, and KeyPlants, are leaders in clean utilities, process technologies, services and facilities. Headquartered in Milan, Italy, the Masco Group has production sites and subsidiaries in Europe, The U.S., and Asia, serving more than 6,000 clients globally and delivering around 300 projects per year.
For further information, please visit our website or contact:
Marija Mladenovic,
Marketing & Communications
marija.mladenovic@keyplants.com
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April 12-13 2022
Join us at Supply Side East, with Hecht and Lödige (Booth 606) Meadowlands Exposition Center - Secaucus, NJ We will be demonstrating powder handling systems, including Hecht's ProClean Conveyor, the ideal vacuum conveyor for GMP applications, and the Lödige Ploughshare Mixer - the ideal mixer for complex supplement blends. |
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October 27-28 2021
Join us at Supply Side West, with Hecht and Lödige (Booth 3922) Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV We will be demonstrating Hecht's ProClean Conveyor, the ideal vacuum conveyor for GMP applications, and a Lödige Ploughshare Mixer. Click here for a discounted registration |
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October 12 2021
KeyPlants Acquires Workshop for Manufacturing of Modular Facilities
KeyPlants to extend leadership in offsite construction for the life science industry with the acquisition of the assets in Swedish Modules, our modular workshop partner with more than 45 years of experience delivering more than 3,500 modules to over 30 countries. Se also:
https://keyplants.com/keyplants-acquires-swedish-modules/
https://youtu.be/WUMHm-HVVQU
KeyPlants Acquires Workshop for Manufacturing of Modular Facilities
KeyPlants to extend leadership in offsite construction for the life science industry with the acquisition of the assets in Swedish Modules, our modular workshop partner with more than 45 years of experience delivering more than 3,500 modules to over 30 countries. Se also:
https://keyplants.com/keyplants-acquires-swedish-modules/
https://youtu.be/WUMHm-HVVQU
May 17 2021
Lödige Process Technology at Achema Pulse
Visit Lödige Process Technology at Achema Pulse, they will take part with 3 live events:
15.06.2021 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Process technology for cocoa manufacturing
16.06.2021 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Lödige – Your solution provider for the process technology
16.06.2021 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Washing in Place (WIP) in horizontal mixing systems
Get your free ticket for Achema Pulse at
https://tickets.achema.de/DECHEMA/ACHEMAPulse2021/Register/Z2p47
Lödige Process Technology at Achema Pulse
Visit Lödige Process Technology at Achema Pulse, they will take part with 3 live events:
15.06.2021 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Process technology for cocoa manufacturing
16.06.2021 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Lödige – Your solution provider for the process technology
16.06.2021 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Washing in Place (WIP) in horizontal mixing systems
Get your free ticket for Achema Pulse at
https://tickets.achema.de/DECHEMA/ACHEMAPulse2021/Register/Z2p47
December 22 2020
KeyPlants releases video illustrating execution of an ongoing project:
keyplants.com/execution-of-modular-facility-projects/
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KeyPlants releases video illustrating execution of an ongoing project:
keyplants.com/execution-of-modular-facility-projects/
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May 26 2020
ModWave and Partners Covid-19 Update
ModWave and our Partners are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation as it continues to evolve. The health and safety of our people and our ability to support to our clients is our top priority.
Operations at our Partners’ sites are working well, and projects are executed according to plan. Please reach out if we can support you in any way.
ModWave and Partners Covid-19 Update
ModWave and our Partners are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation as it continues to evolve. The health and safety of our people and our ability to support to our clients is our top priority.
Operations at our Partners’ sites are working well, and projects are executed according to plan. Please reach out if we can support you in any way.
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October 17-18 2019
Join us at Supply Side West, with Hecht and Lödige (Booth 3922) Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV We will be demonstrating Hecht's ProClean Conveyor, the ideal vacuum conveyor for GMP applications. Click here for a discounted registration |
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October 01-02 2019
Join us for the joint Lödige and Alexanderwerk
GRANULATION SEMINAR 2019
at Alexanderwerk Inc in Montgomery, PA
For more information and to register, please see: www.alexanderwerkinc.com/2019/04/17/granulation_seminar_2019/
Join us for the joint Lödige and Alexanderwerk
GRANULATION SEMINAR 2019
at Alexanderwerk Inc in Montgomery, PA
For more information and to register, please see: www.alexanderwerkinc.com/2019/04/17/granulation_seminar_2019/
April 30-May 2 2019
Join us at CpHI, with Hecht and Lödige (Booth 2118)
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Use Promo Code: INVITE19HECHT for your free exhibit pass or 20% off conference passes
Join us at CpHI, with Hecht and Lödige (Booth 2118)
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Use Promo Code: INVITE19HECHT for your free exhibit pass or 20% off conference passes
March 26-28 2019
Join us at ProFood Tech, with Hecht and Lödige (Booth 775)
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Register for free with Code 18V75, or simply using this link:
https://www.xpressreg.net/register/PROF0319/start.asp?sc=18V75
Join us at ProFood Tech, with Hecht and Lödige (Booth 775)
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Register for free with Code 18V75, or simply using this link:
https://www.xpressreg.net/register/PROF0319/start.asp?sc=18V75
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NOVEMBER 8-9 2018
Join us at Supply Side West, with Hecht and Lödige (Booth 5734) Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV |
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NOVEMBER 4-6 2018
Join us at ISPE Annual Meeting, with Hecht and Lödige (Booth 724) Philadelphia, PA |
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APRIL 24-26 2018
Visit us at the Powder & Bulk Solids Conference & Exhibition Rosemont, IL |
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MARCH 6-7 2018
Meet us at the ISPE 2018 Aseptic Conference Reston, VA |
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