Asahi Kasei opens new Bioprocess Technical Center in China
December 20, 2023
Asahi Kasei Corp.
Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd.
Asahi Kasei and Asahi Kasei Medical announce the opening of the Asahi Kasei (China) Bioprocess Technical Center (CBTC) in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, on November 23, 2023.
The bioprocess business of Asahi Kasei Medical, comprising bioprocess-related products used in the manufacture of biotherapeutics, biosafety testing services, and biopharmaceutical CDMO business, is one of the Asahi Kasei Group's "10 Growth Gears" (GG10) businesses to drive future growth.
As an affiliate of Asahi Kasei Medical, Asahi Kasei Bioprocess (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (AKBC) performs the import and sale of Planova™ virus removal filters, BioOptimal™ microfilters, and related equipment, to pharmaceutical companies in China. As an affiliate of Asahi Kasei, Asahi Kasei Microza (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. (AKMH) performs marketing in China for Microza™ modules based on hollow-fiber filtration, which is a core technology of the Asahi Kasei Group.
Asahi Kasei and Asahi Kasei Medical established CBTC in order to provide greater value to customers in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry by performing practical tests and technical support with both bioprocess products and Microza™ products, combining the strengths of the two businesses to meet customer needs.
The bioprocess business will continue to pioneer contributions to safety and productivity in the manufacture of biotherapeutics, while further leveraging Asahi Kasei's high-level technology for ultrafiltration and microfiltration.
Profile of Asahi Kasei (China) Bioprocess Technical Center
- Location
- Suzhou, China
- Representative
- Shogo Yoshiara
- Operations
- •Bioprocess product technical support for pharmaceutical companies
•Practical tests with bioprocess products - Opening
- November 23, 2023
- Ownership
- AKBC 70%, AKMH 30%
CBTC Opening Ceremony
Filtration test at the CBTC lab
Profile of Asahi Kasei Bioprocess (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Location
- Shanghai, China
- President
- Shogo Yoshiara
- Operations
- •Import and sale of Planova™ virus removal filters and bioprocess related products, and provision of related technical support
•Provision of technical support related to bioprocess equipment
- Establishment
- August 2020 (operation started in April 2021)
- Shareholder
- Asahi Kasei (China) Co., Ltd. 100%
Profile of Asahi Kasei Microza (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Location
- Hangzhou, China
- President
- Junichi Maruyama
- Operations
- •Assembly of Microza™ hollow-fiber membrane filtration modules
•Marketing of filtration modules for water treatment and industrial process applications
- Establishment
- September 2005
- Shareholder
- Asahi Kasei (China) Co., Ltd. 100%