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Multiuse Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

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Why it may no longer be necessary for companies to commission dedicated facilities

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Hamers, M. Multiuse Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing. Nat Biotechnol 11, 561–570 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0593-561

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