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The Economics of Biotech Scale-Up. How Big Should a Fermentation Plant Be?
How big should a fermentation plant be? This article explains why the optimal production scale is rarely the biggest one a model can justify, and why utilization, CAPEX, demand ramp, and execution risk matter just as much as cost per kg.
Gustavo Valente
Mar 25
8 min read
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