Innovations in cell culture-based influenza vaccine manufacturing – from static cultures to high cell density cultivations

Influenza remains a serious global health concern, causing significant morbidity and mortality each year. Vaccination is crucial to mitigate its impact, but requires rapid and efficient manufacturing strategies to handle timing and supply. Traditionally relying on egg-based production, the field has...

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Main Authors: Tilia Zinnecker, Udo Reichl, Yvonne Genzel
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2024.2373521
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description Influenza remains a serious global health concern, causing significant morbidity and mortality each year. Vaccination is crucial to mitigate its impact, but requires rapid and efficient manufacturing strategies to handle timing and supply. Traditionally relying on egg-based production, the field has witnessed a paradigm shift toward cell culture-based methods offering enhanced flexibility, scalability, and process safety. This review provides a concise overview of available cell substrates and technological advancements. We summarize crucial steps toward process intensification – from roller bottle production to dynamic cultures on carriers and from suspension cultures in batch mode to high cell density perfusion using various cell retention devices. Moreover, we compare single-use and conventional systems and address challenges including defective interfering particles. Taken together, we describe the current state-of-the-art in cell culture-based influenza virus production to sustainably meet vaccine demands, guarantee a timely supply, and keep up with the challenges of seasonal epidemics and global pandemics.
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spelling doaj-art-213ffb655321467696ef2e5d66c3f39b2025-08-20T03:12:41ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2024-12-0120110.1080/21645515.2024.2373521Innovations in cell culture-based influenza vaccine manufacturing – from static cultures to high cell density cultivationsTilia Zinnecker0Udo Reichl1Yvonne Genzel2Bioprocess Engineering, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, GermanyBioprocess Engineering, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, GermanyBioprocess Engineering, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, GermanyInfluenza remains a serious global health concern, causing significant morbidity and mortality each year. Vaccination is crucial to mitigate its impact, but requires rapid and efficient manufacturing strategies to handle timing and supply. Traditionally relying on egg-based production, the field has witnessed a paradigm shift toward cell culture-based methods offering enhanced flexibility, scalability, and process safety. This review provides a concise overview of available cell substrates and technological advancements. We summarize crucial steps toward process intensification – from roller bottle production to dynamic cultures on carriers and from suspension cultures in batch mode to high cell density perfusion using various cell retention devices. Moreover, we compare single-use and conventional systems and address challenges including defective interfering particles. Taken together, we describe the current state-of-the-art in cell culture-based influenza virus production to sustainably meet vaccine demands, guarantee a timely supply, and keep up with the challenges of seasonal epidemics and global pandemics.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2024.2373521Influenza virus productionprocess developmentcell culture-based viral vaccine manufacturingprocess intensificationhigh cell densityperfusion cultivations
spellingShingle Tilia Zinnecker
Udo Reichl
Yvonne Genzel
Innovations in cell culture-based influenza vaccine manufacturing – from static cultures to high cell density cultivations
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Influenza virus production
process development
cell culture-based viral vaccine manufacturing
process intensification
high cell density
perfusion cultivations
title Innovations in cell culture-based influenza vaccine manufacturing – from static cultures to high cell density cultivations
title_full Innovations in cell culture-based influenza vaccine manufacturing – from static cultures to high cell density cultivations
title_fullStr Innovations in cell culture-based influenza vaccine manufacturing – from static cultures to high cell density cultivations
title_full_unstemmed Innovations in cell culture-based influenza vaccine manufacturing – from static cultures to high cell density cultivations
title_short Innovations in cell culture-based influenza vaccine manufacturing – from static cultures to high cell density cultivations
title_sort innovations in cell culture based influenza vaccine manufacturing from static cultures to high cell density cultivations
topic Influenza virus production
process development
cell culture-based viral vaccine manufacturing
process intensification
high cell density
perfusion cultivations
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2024.2373521
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