You are process manager at a small biologics company, responsible for providing purified proteins to clients e.g. for antibody generation. Your technical team has optimised protocols for batch production of a novel polypeptide (PX165) in both yeast and mammalian (CHO) cells.

Calculate the production costs per batch and fill in the Table below

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Batch process time Media, Consumables, Energy Technical Labour (1 day = 8 hour shift) Level 3 tech (£28.70/hr) Level 2 tech (£18.60/hr) TOTAL COST per batch Yield of PX165 per batch Cost per mg of product (from a single batch) CHO cells 5 days £192.50 per day 3 hrs/day Level 3 tech 18.5mg Totals Yeast cells 3.5 days £158.40 per day 3.5hrs/day Level 2 tech 9.6mg Totals Batch process time Media, Consumables, Energy Technical Labour (1 day = 8 hour shift) Level 3 tech (£28.70/hr) Level 2 tech (£18.60/hr) TOTAL COST per batch Yield of PX165 per batch Cost per mg of product (from a single batch) CHO cells 5 days £192.50 per day 3 hrs/day Level 3 tech 18.5mg Totals Yeast cells 3.5 days £158.40 per day 3.5hrs/day Level 2 tech 9.6mg Totals

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CHO Cells Labor Costs Level 3 tech 3 hrsday 2870hr 8610day Level 2 tech 0 hrsday 1860hr 0day ... View the full answer