Early experimentation · 60 – 100 mL

BioPure Mini 0.1

Where every cell line begins.

A benchtop Vertical Wheel system engineered for early-stage cell line screening, media optimization, and process discovery — with the same fluid dynamics that scale linearly to commercial volumes.

60–100 mL working vol20–100 RPMSingle-use vesselpH · DO · Temp
BioPure Mini 0.1 bioreactor — product photograph
0.1L · product photograph
0.1L · benchtop
Working volume60 – 100 mL
Mixing range20 – 100 RPM
Footprint30 × 32 cm
SensorspH, DO, temp
Higher cell yield
PSC growth with DO control vs. PBS-Mini 0.5L
24
Parallel vessels
From one centralized controller
60 mL → 80 L
Linear scale-up
Same Vertical Wheel geometry, every scale
Why this system

Built for the early experimentation stage.

01

Run up to 24 vessels in parallel for rapid screening

02

Closed single-use vessel — no cleaning, no cross-contamination

03

Same Vertical Wheel hydrodynamics as the 80L commercial system

04

Polycarbonate impeller, USP Class VI / ISO 10993 contact materials

Why teams choose this platform

Five reasons it beats incubation-based minis.

Higher yield, lower cost

Precise DO control overcomes the gas-exchange limits of incubation-based culture — extending the growth phase and doubling viable cell yield per batch.

2× cell yield

Full automation at mini scale

Large-scale automation packaged for development: real-time pH, integrated gassing, recipe building, and remote monitoring from day one.

Recipe + remote

Closed-system operation

Closed sampling, supplementation, and perfusion-based medium exchange — sterility preserved, operator variability eliminated.

Closed sterile

Seamless path to scale

True scale-down model. The same Vertical Wheel hydrodynamics carry through 3L, 15L, and 80L GMP production with no re-engineering.

60 mL → 80 L

Purpose-built for cell therapy

Engineered for shear-sensitive cells: PSC aggregate homogeneity, MSC viability, CAR-T phenotype — preserved from PD through GMP.

Phenotype safe
Operating workflow

From unboxing to inoculation in five steps.

  1. Step 01
    Calibrate

    Enter vessel calibration data and prime sensors.

    Ch. 6 · p. 63
  2. Step 02
    Install vessel

    Mount single-use vessel; level adjust to 0 mL.

    Ch. 6 · p. 66
  3. Step 03
    Prime & fill

    Load tubing, prime pumps, dispense medium.

    Ch. 6 · p. 76
  4. Step 04
    Ramp & inoculate

    Set alarms to ramp, equilibrate, inoculate.

    Ch. 6 · p. 87
  5. Step 05
    Sample / harvest

    Sterile sampling, perfusion or harvest line.

    Ch. 6 · p. 95
Control envelope

Every parameter you'll close-loop on day one.

Agitation
20 – 100 RPM
Hall-effect encoder
Temperature
Ambient + 5 °C to 45 °C
Pt-100 RTD
Dissolved O₂
0 – 100% air sat.
Single-use optical patch
pH
5.5 – 8.5
Single-use optical patch
Level
60 – 100 mL
Load cell
Gassing
Split-range air / N₂ / O₂ / CO₂
MFC array
Anatomy

Every part. Engineered for living cells.

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Specifications

Engineered for the room you'll put it in.

Vessel format
Single-use, gamma irradiated
Working volume
60 – 100 mL
Mixing range
20 – 100 RPM
Sensors
pH, DO, temp
Footprint
30 × 32 cm
Power
100 – 240V
Head to head

BioPure Mini 0.1 vs. incubation-based mini bioreactors.

Feature comparison between BioPure Mini 0.1 and incubation-based mini bioreactors.
CapabilityBioPure Mini 0.1Incubation-based minis
Real-time DO controlClosed-loop split-rangeNot supported
Inline pH monitoringCompendial-alignedOffline only
Closed sampling & perfusionIntegratedNot supported
Parallel cultures from one controllerUp to 24 vesselsManual setup
Scale-down fidelity to GMPIdentical Vertical Wheel hydrodynamicsGeometry change required
Recipe automation & remote monitoringBuilt-inNot supported
Compliance & regulatory

Audit-ready out of the crate.

USP Class VI / ISO 10993 contact materials

Gamma-irradiated single-use vessel (SAL 10⁻⁶)

BioLogic™ software — 21 CFR Part 11 audit trails

IQ / OQ documentation packages available

Clinical applications

Validated for the modalities you're building.

01
Process discovery
02
Media screening
03
Cell line selection
The cost of the old way

Every day a cell therapy batch is delayed, a patient's window closes.

$0
Per day in COGS, per delayed batch
0%
Of cell therapy programs fail at scale-up
0 mo
Average delay to re-engineer a stirred-tank process

Industry averages compiled from BioProcess International, Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, and PBS Biotech case studies. The Vertical-Wheel® is engineered so a process locked at PBS-3 transfers to PBS-80 without re-validation.

ROI Calculator

Model your manufacturing economics.

Adjust throughput, capex, and per-batch consumables to estimate cost per dose, annual savings, and payback period vs. your current process.

Throughput
Economics
Annual throughput
16 doses
3.2 B cells / yr
Modeled cost / dose
$2,100
vs $18,000 baseline
Annual savings
$254K
$15,900 / dose saved
Payback period
6 mo
Capex ÷ annual savings
Indicative model · capex amortized over 5 years · excludes labor & facility
Frequently asked

What buyers ask before they sign.