🟒 Biopharma Manufacturing Execution Ontology

Maturity: 🟒 Released

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/BiopharmaManufacturingExecution/

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This module contains terms and relations necessary for representing the actual occurrences of manufacturing processes with respect to recipes.

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  • Adlane Rebai, Millipore Sigma
  • Ana Nikolov, OAGi
  • Boonserm Kulvatunyou, NIST
  • Cameron Gibbs, CrownPoint Technologies, LLC
  • Gabriela Henning, NIST
  • Jan Kemper, AstraZeneca
  • Marie-Aude Coutouly, Millipore Sigma
  • Melissa Weller, CrownPoint Technologies, LLC
  • Milos Drobnjakovic, OAGi
  • Stephen J. Granite, CrownPoint Technologies, LLC
  • Stephen Kahmann, CrownPoint Technologies, LLC

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NIIMBL BD-1 Ontology Group

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NIIMBL Manufacturing Execution Ontology

Classes (76)

Class Definition
aeration process material addition process in which an oxygen-containing gas is added to a defined recipient to provide oxygen or support gas excha…
antifoam addition process material addition process in which an antifoam agent is introduced into a defined recipient to suppress, reduce, or prevent foam f…
batch process operating mode process operating mode of a planned process in which a finite quantity of process material is introduced before or at the start of…
biomanufacturing production process manufacturing process in which biological entities such as cells, enzymes, or organisms are used to synthesize, secrete, accumulat…
capture step purification process in which target molecules are selectively and reversibly retained while impurities are allowed to pass throug…
cell banking planned process of preserving and maintaining a cell line for future use
cell bleed process material removal process in which a portion of cell-containing culture material is withdrawn from a cell culture during an ongoing…
cell culture expansion process planned cell culture process during which cultivation is managed primarily to increase the total number of cells through cell prol…
cell culture inoculation process inoculation process in which a cell-containing inoculum is introduced to initiate a cell culture process
cell culture recovery process planned process in which cells that have undergone a stress-inducing process are cultured under controlled conditions to restore o…
cell line development planned process in which a cell line is engineered to produce a therapeutic biomolecule or biologic
cell population proliferation process in which cells reproduce or multiply, resulting in an increase in the number of cells
cell retention process planned process in which material is removed from a cell culture while cells are preferentially kept in or returned to the cell cu…
cell therapy production process biomanufacturing production process that results in a cell population which constitutes the targeted product material
centrifugation process planned process in which particles such as cells, organelles, or molecules are separated based on size or density by applying cent…
chemical synthesis process manufacturing process in which one or more chemical compounds are created through a set of chemical reactions
chemostat culture process operating mode continuous culture process operating mode in which culture medium containing a growth-limiting component is introduced while cultu…
chromatography process planned process that results in the separation of components in a mixture based on their distribution between two phases, one of w…
clone selection process planned process in which an optimal set of cell clones is identified and isolated based on the clones exhibiting desirable charact…
clone stability study planned process composed of one or more measurement or monitoring processes, designed to evaluate whether a selected cell clone ma…
continuous culture process operating mode continuous process operating mode of a culture process in which culture medium or other input material is introduced while culture…
continuous process operating mode process operating mode that characterizes a planned process in which input material is introduced into the process while output ma…
culture feed addition process material addition process in which a nutrient feed is added to a cell culture during a culture process
culture feeding strategy plan specification that prescribes how one or more feeding processes are to be executed during a cell culture process, including s…
culture medium charging process material addition process in which culture medium is added to a culture vessel in preparation for cell culture inoculation
culture medium exchange process planned process in which part or all of the spent culture medium associated with a cell culture is removed and fresh culture mediu…
degassing process planned process during which dissolved, entrained, or adsorbed gas is separated from a liquid or solid material
depth filtration process filtration process in which a fluid is passed through a depth filter
diafiltration process planned process that consists of either multiple cycles of dilution followed by filtration, or of dilution and filtration occurrin…
dilution process solution preparation process in which a solvent is added to a solution to reduce the concentration of one or more solutes
direct flow filtration filtration in which the fluid travels in the direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the filter
drug product formulation process manufacturing process in which various components are combined to create a drug product that is safe, effective, and stable for pa…
fed batch process operating mode process operating mode of a planned process in which a finite quantity of process material is introduced before or at the start of…
filtration process planned process in which suspended solids or dissolved components are separated from a fluid by passing it through a filter
fluid flow orientation process profile that is the orientation of fluid movement in a process with respect to a reference surface or spatial axis
gas chromatography process chromatography process in which the phase moving in a definite direction (mobile phase) is a gas
genetic transformation process planned process that results in the introduction, alteration, or integration of genetic material into a cell or organism
harvesting process purification process that has as input the specified output of a biomanufacturing production process and that results in the separ…
induction process planned process that is a part of a cultivation or production process and triggers a defined change in cellular function, pathway …
inoculation process material addition process in which cells, microorganisms, viruses, or biological preparations are deliberately introduced into a d…
liquid chromatography process chromatography process in which the phase moving in a definite direction (mobile phase) is a liquid
media solution preparation solution preparation process in which a media powder, an input media solution, or individual media components are dissolved or dil…
membrane filtration process filtration process in which a fluid is passed through a membrane
mixing process planned process that combines material entities or redistributes parts of a material entity to increase or maintain the homogeneit…
nanofiltration process filtration process in which a membrane filter that is used has pore size in the range of 0.001 to 0.01 ΞΌm
normal phase chromatography process liquid chromatography process in which the stationary phase is polar and the mobile phase is nonpolar, resulting in the separation…
perfusion culture process operating mode continuous culture process operating mode in which culture medium or other input material is introduced while spent medium or prod…
perfusion medium exchange process culture medium exchange process in which fresh culture medium is added to a cell culture while material is continuously or quasi-c…
perpendicular flow orientation fluid flow orientation that is the perpendicular (normal) orientation of fluid movement in a process with respect to a defined sur…
pH adjustment addition process material addition process in which an acidifying or alkalizing material is introduced into a defined recipient to modify pH
planned cell infection process planned process in which a cell culture is exposed to a virus inoculum under defined conditions in order to generate a population …
planned process operating mode process characteristic of a planned process that characterizes the overall pattern by which process material is introduced into, r…
planned transduction process genetic transformation process of introducing DNA or RNA into cells by a virus or viral vector to modify the cell’s genetic materi…
polishing process purification process in which minute amounts of impurities are removed and that occurs as one of the final processes of a drug sub…
pooling process manufacturing process in which two or more batches of a product or intermediate are combined to produce a single, larger volume th…
production culture growth phase cell culture expansion process that is a temporal part of a production culture process
production culture process biomanufacturing production process during which a cell culture synthesizes, secretes, or accumulates the target product in a cont…
production culture production phase manufacturing process that is a temporal part of a production culture process and during which process conditions are managed prim…
purification process manufacturing process in which an input material is separated into multiple output fractions, such that one or more fractions are …
reverse phase chromatography process liquid chromatography process in which the stationary phase is nonpolar and the mobile phase is polar, resulting in the separation…
seed train manufacturing process composed of a sequence of cell culture expansion processes occurring at increasing scales and that has as it…
solution preparation process planned process in which a homogeneous mixture is created by dissolving one or more solutes in a solvent, or by diluting an existi…
splitting process manufacturing process in which a batch or lot of a product or intermediate is divided into two or more separately managed portions…
sterile material state material state in which a participating material entity is free of viable microorganisms
sterilization process planned process in which a material entity is rendered free of all viable microorganisms
tangential flow filtration filtration process in which the liquid travels tangentially across the surface of the membrane or bed filter
tangential flow orientation fluid flow orientation that is the tangential orientation of fluid movement in a process with respect to a defined surface
thawing process planned process in which the temperature of a material entity is raised in a controlled manner to a specified setpoint, typically …
transfection process genetic transformation process of introducing DNA or RNA into eukaryotic cells by non-viral methods to modify the cell’s genetic m…
ultrafiltration process filtration process in which a membrane filter that is used has pore size in the range of 0.01 to 0.1 ΞΌm
upstream biomanufacturing process manufacturing process that includes preparation, expansion, cultivation, or propagation of biological material under controlled co…
viral clearance manufacturing process that results in the elimination of a target virus by either removing viral particles or by inactivating its …
viral filtration viral removal process in which viral particles are physically separated from the input material through a nanofiltration process
viral inactivation viral clearance during which viral infectivity is reduced by physically or chemically modifying the input material
viral removal process viral clearance during which viral particles are physically separated from the input material based on differences in physical pro…
virus inoculation process inoculation process in which a virus seed or infected host-cell-containing material is deliberately introduced into a cell culture…

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