Waters to supply Daiso bulk process chromatography media

Waters and Daiso have announced that they are entering into a collaborative agreement to globally market and supply Daisogel bulk packing materials for process chromatography. The combined purification expertise of both organisations will aid pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies as they move from lab-scale purifications into pilot plant and process-scale manufacturing.

To simplify scaling-up purification methods, Daisogel columns are packed using Waters' patented optimum bed density (OBD) technology. OBD technology enables analytical column performance and industry best lifetime in larger preparative columns. Scientists will save time by eliminating the need for subsequent method redevelopment as they increase in scale.

As drug manufacturers invest significant amounts of money to manufacture new drug substances, they need solid commitments from established, high-quality process bulk suppliers with a long track record for synthesising chromatographic media for drug purification processes.

Waters will now be able to provide bulk media in gram to hundreds of kilogram quantities. Daisogel packing materials and packed HPLC columns will be available from Waters starting 15 February.