BioProcess International™ Conference & Exhibition

Confirmed Sponsors
Updated: July 14, 2008

Executive Sponsor

SAFC Biosciences is the world's leading supplier of critical raw materials and specialized cell culture reagents to producers of marketed biological products. Fully dedicated to the needs of customers at every stage of the clinical pipeline, SAFC Biosciences has the expertise, manufacturing capabilities, quality systems and technical support necessary to accelerate customer success. SAFC Biosciences is not just a supplier, but an extension of our customers' capabilities. A global organization with multiple cGMP facilities for cell culture applications in the United States, Europe and Australia, we supply the broadest range of highly customized services and products to companies involved in cell culture-based manufacturing. We have unique offers for those involved with industrial-scale biopharmaceutical research; process development, materials management; quality assurance; and manufacturing. We focus on tailored solutions and manufacturing processes designed to meet the specific needs of our customers. Visit www.safcbiosciences.com to view our unique Cell Culture Capabilities Cube.

Corporate Sponsors
	GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences provides a broad range of products and services for protein separation, medical diagnostics and drug discovery. For bioprocess protein separation a wide range of products and services for chromatography and membrane separations, from lab to production scales are offered. Our products are used in the manufacture of the majority of all FDA-approved biopharmaceuticals on the market. Chief products include: · Chromatography systems and media · Filtration systems and devices · Disposable bioreactors and mixers · Cell separation for isolating and purifying cells, viruses, and sub-cellular particles · Fast Trak™ BioPharma Services. GE Healthcare Biosciences is a part of GE Healthcare, a General Electric company with more than 42,000 employees, providing transformational medical technologies that are shaping a new age of patient care.
	Novozymes is the world leader in bioinnovation. Together with customers across a broad array of industries, we create tomorrow's industrial biosolutions, improving our customers' business and the use of our planet's resources. With over 700 products used in 130 countries, Novozymes' bioinnovations improve industrial performance and safeguard the world's resources by offering superior and sustainable solutions for tomorrow's ever-changing marketplace. Read more at: www.biopharma.novozymes.com
	We are a leading supplier of equipment and services for the biopharmaceutical industry offers Bioreactors, Fermenters, Crossflow, Integrity Test equipment, Housings, Single-Use Fluid Handing and Mixing Technology. Consumables include crossflow cassettes, membrane adsorbers, depth filters, sterilizing and prefilter cartridges and capsules, mycoplasma and viral filtration. A comprehensive Validation & Training services support our products.

Track Sponsor

Backed by the long-standing expertise of Difco™ and BBL™ brand supplements and media, BD Biosciences - Advanced Bioprocessing's novel portfolio of hydrolysates, cell culture media supplements and services is the optimal choice for your mammalian cell culture and bacterial fermentation bioprocessing needs. As a strategic platform of BD Biosciences - Advanced Bioprocessing products are currently being used as critical components in the production of some of the most widely used drugs and vaccines on the global market today.

Associate Sponsor

Tarpon Biosystems is the leading innovator of BioSMB™ continuous downstream processing technology. BioSMB brings the power of simulated moving bed chromatography to the Biomanufacturing environment. Disposable fluid contact elements and modular, flexible system designs are combined to bring convenience and economy to this tested multi column approach. BioSMB yields significant overall DSP cost reduction, along with decreased chromatographic media, buffer and water use.