advantages of plant molecular pharming as compared to conventional biomanufacturing
Classical cell culture bioreactor
- High equipment costs
- Need for technically highly qualified personnel
- Expensive reagents
- Highly complex cell culture media
- Sterility essential
- Dependence on external services and global supply chains
Plants as bioreactor
- Low equipment costs
- Personnel experienced in horticulture
- Cheap reagents (soil, fertilizer, water)
- No sterility required for plant growth
- Inherently safe
- Easily scalable
- Local service and supply chains
- “Green” biomanufacturing
- No animal-derived products