<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Upstream on Bioecon</title><link>https://en.bioecon.ru/capabilities/upstream/</link><description>Recent content in Upstream on Bioecon</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-US</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:19:08 +0700</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://en.bioecon.ru/capabilities/upstream/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>High-cell-density culture systems</title><link>https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/high-cell-density-culture-systems/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/high-cell-density-culture-systems/</guid><description>Bioreactor hardware engineered to sustain far higher viable-cell densities than a conventional stirred tank — Repligen&amp;rsquo;s XCell ATF perfusion system (100M+ cells/mL), PBS Biotech&amp;rsquo;s Vertical-Wheel bioreactors, Univercells Technologies&amp;rsquo; 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modular factories</title><link>https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/single-use-bioprocessing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/single-use-bioprocessing/</guid><description>Disposable bioreactors, bags and tubing plus modular factories (KUBio — 12–18 months vs 5–7 years) cut capex and cross-contamination, making biomanufacturing flexible and multi-product.</description></item></channel></rss>