Facility Requirements

A typical FlexFactory configuration requires only 25,000 square feet of floor space, versus approximately 40,000 sq. ft. for a conventional biomanufacturing operation of the same scale. The comparative schematics below illustrate the floorplan differences.

Because the controlled environment modules (CEM) isolate each process step in an appropriate environment, the FlexFactory facility requires room classifications of only 300,000 in an open hall with minimal airlocks and minimal gowning. A conventional facility would require multiple clean rooms of Classification 10,000 (downstream operations) and 100,000 (upstream and support operations), with multiple airlocks and dedicated gowning/de-gowning rooms.

FlexFactory vs. Conventional Biomanufacturing

A comparison of additional facility requirements and operational considerations are provided in the table below.