**1. Introduction: The Customer Pain**
GSK, A leading biopharma company’s R&D department faced a significant challenge in developing a process with extremely low flow rates below 1 ml/min. Using a simple T-mixer design, they struggled with low mixing efficiency. This affected significantly the performances of the process and slowed their development. With tight project timelines, they needed a fast and reliable solution to optimise their mixing process without delaying their progress.
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**2. Description of Work Done by Manetco and the R&D Teams of the customer**
The biopharma team reached out to Manetco for assistance in solving their mixing inefficiencies. Within just a month and a half, we collaborated closely with their team to identify potential solutions. Here’s how we tackled the problem:
- **Literature Review:** Our team researched advanced micromixer designs from scientific literature that could address their specific flow rate requirements and improve mixing efficiency.
- **CFD Simulations:** The customer’s team performed computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations based on the proposed designs to evaluate mixing performance virtually before prototyping.
- **Rapid Prototyping:** Using our additive manufacturing capabilities, we quickly fabricated multiple versions of micromixers tailored to their process requirements.
- **Testing:** The prototypes were tested directly in their lab, allowing them to compare performance against their existing setup.
Through this iterative process, we provided them with custom-designed mixers that significantly improved mixing efficiency.
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**3. Conclusion: Results Achieved**
Thanks to Manetco’s expertise and rapid response:
- The biopharma team achieved much better mixing results with the custom-designed micromixers.
- Their process became efficient and robust.
- The problem was solved efficiently without delaying their project timeline.
This collaboration highlights how Manetco’s tailored solutions can address even the most challenging microfluidic applications with precision and speed.
Many thanks to Sandrine Dessoy at GSK and her team for this amazing collaboration ! Thanks also to Clara Langue for the great work :)
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**4. Call to Action**
Does your team face
challenges in optimising microfluidic processes? Whether it’s improving
mixing efficiency or designing custom components, Manetco is here to
help! Contact us today to discuss how we can accelerate your innovation
with tailored solutions.
**Case Study: Solving Mixing Efficiency Challenges for a Biopharma R&D Team from GSK**