The Kbiotech CIP/SIP Skid is an automated cleaning-in-place and sterilisation-in-place system designed to maintain the highest hygiene standards in cultivated meat production. By eliminating manual disassembly and cleaning of bioreactors, fermenters, and buffer tanks, it ensures validated sterility and significantly reduces batch turnaround times.
Maintaining a sterile environment is a critical challenge in cellular agriculture. This platform addresses this by providing programmable cleaning cycles with automated detergent circulation, temperature control, and rinse sequencing. Available in configurations supporting single vessels from 1 L to multi-tank facilities up to 5,000 L, it ensures that every surface is consistently cleaned and sterilised according to reproducible, validated protocols.
The system is powered by an industrial PLC and SmartBioFlex™ SCADA software, which is 21 CFR Part 11 compliant. This allows for the precise monitoring and recording of flow rates, detergent concentrations, and steam temperatures—data that is essential for regulatory food safety audits. Automated endpoint detection based on conductivity ensures that all detergents are completely removed before the next production run begins.
Constructed from pharmaceutical-grade stainless steel, the skid features a 15.6-inch touchscreen HMI for intuitive recipe management and real-time process visualisation. Safety is prioritised with integrated overpressure relief valves, vacuum breakers, and fail-safe interlocks, making it a reliable utility for high-throughput commercial facilities.
Suitable for validated batch changeovers, media preparation tank sterilisation, and the maintenance of large-scale cultivated meat production lines. The Kbiotech CIP/SIP Skid provides the automated infrastructure necessary to scale production while ensuring absolute process purity.