Deciding Whether to Partner with Contract Manufacturing Facilities or Set Up a Pilot Plant for Commercial Longevity
Time: 2:30 pm
day: Pre-Conference Day
Details:
Scale-up reaches a critical point where either long-term investment into a external manufacturer is needed, or a pilot plant needs to be built – but what should guide this decision making process?
Dive deep into:
- Discussing the pilot process economics required by contract manufacturing companies to demonstrate a process’ commercial viability
- Determining the return on investment for building a pilot plant versus outsourcing bioprocessing
- Identifying the current and future supply chain ecosystem between alternative food developers, contract manufacturers, and equipment providers to overcome long waitlists
