September 29, 2025- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced that Dr. Park, an emerging viral vector contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) based in South Korea, has selected Thermo Fisher to provide advanced bioreactors and consumables for its newest facility.
Dr. Park specializes in Adeno-associated virus-based (AAV-based) viral vector production and currently at 5,000 L per batch, producing up to 40 clinical-grade batches per year. The company’s new Phase 1 facility, which was inaugurated on August 5, 2025, is designed to achieve cGMP certification in 2026 and expand access to cell and gene therapies globally. Plans are also in place to further increase capacity to 10,000 L per batch in the future.
To support these ambitions, the new facility has integrated and set up several solutions from Thermo Fisher’s portfolio, including Thermo Fisher Scientific™ HyPerforma™ 1,000 L Single-Use Bioreactor, Thermo Scientific™ Nunc™ Automated Cell Factory Manipulator and Thermo Scientific™ DynaSpin™ Single-Use Centrifuge. These state-of-the-art technologies are designed to streamline upstream and downstream processes, reduce manual interventions and support rapid scale-up from clinical to commercial production. By improving process control and automation, these solutions will help enhance efficiency, scalability and consistency throughout the manufacturing process, helping meet growing demand for therapeutics while maintaining high standards of quality, safety and regulatory compliance.