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Aug 07, 2012

Bioreactors

What type of bioreactor do you use most often?

Single-use

37.5%

Stainless steel

32.8%

Glass

23.4%

Other

6.3%

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Manufacturers of bioreactor and fermentor systems are reporting continued strong growth in the biotech industry. Market performance has generally been stable or on an upswing in both the conventional stainless steel and glass reusable reactor markets and in the evolving single-use sector. A comfortable balance seems to have been reached in which these technologies are concurrent rather than competitive and are jointly spurring growth in the overall market.