Re-imagining freezing technologies for bulk drug substance management

About the lecture 

- Introduction to the requirement for fast and reliable freezing technologies

- Focus on Sartorius Celsius FFTp Bags

- Explanation of product lifecycle through filling, freezing, storage, shipping and thawing

- Process overview of Celsius FFTp Bags in HOF Freeze-Thaw Unit

- Focus on HOF Freeze-Thaw Unit

- Overview on sustainability in freeze-thaw technologies

About the speakers

Fabian Plaum

Fabian is working in the Sales Management for Freeze-Drying and Freeze-Thaw applications at HOF Sonderanlagenbau GmbH. In 2014 he started his studies for mechanical engineering at HOF and has successfully completed these studies with a Master of Engineering. Additionally, since 2014 he has worked in different areas at HOF, as Mechanical Engineering, Project Management and since 2019 within the sales department at HOF, where he is responsible for the Freeze-Drying and Freeze-Thaw technologies.

Stefan Woodhouse

Stefan earned his doctoral degree in biochemical engineering at University College London. He joined Sartorius in 2016 as an application specialist for fluid management technologies and later focussed on freeze and thaw applications as a product specialist for EMEA. As of 2024 he is the product manager for the Celsius® FFT and FFTp portfolio