The Biofactory Competence Centre SA (BCC) is a unique, not-for-profit company based in Fribourg, Switzerland. We provide theoretical and practical training, offer services and research collaborations, and design and build infrastructures for the production of biopharmaceuticals. The BCC is a state-of –the-art modular facility of over 280m2 including upstream suites for both mammalian and microbial cell culture, a downstream suite for separation processes, primary recovery, chromatographic and filtration skids, analytical laboratories, cell- banking as well as lecture rooms and offices. The facilities are designed to simulate cGMP operating conditions, to provide clients with an understanding of the working conditions in pharmaceutical production environments. Most training courses and services are offered in English, German and French. The BCC participates in the Biotech platform Training for Pharma / Biotech.
