IDT Biologika collaborates with Exothera to push forward the scale-up of viral vaccines

IDT Biologika collaborates with Exothera to push forward the scale-up of viral vaccines

DESSAU-ROSSLAU, Germany, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — IDT Biologika, a leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specialized in vaccines, gene and immune therapy and oncolytic viruses based in Germany, and Exothera S.A. collaborate to develop a large-scale manufacturing process for viral vector-based vaccines. The feasibility study is focussing on Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) virus as a first example for IDT’s broad range of vector technologies.

Exothera is a leading CDMO specializing in the industrialization of vaccine and gene therapy processes. Exothera has successfully transferred IDT Biologika’s upstream process from small to large scale in the NevoLine™ Upstream platform (Univercells Technologies).

The NevoLine platform incorporates the scale-X™ structured fixed-bed bioreactor system which offers a range of scalable options to smoothly scale viral production from R&D to commercialization. This innovative biomanufacturing technology will help to deliver cost-effective viral production that is unmatched in the industry. The collaboration between IDT and Exothera will demonstrate the application and increased performance of the NevoLine platform at full commercial capacity.

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