Pilot bioreactor platform. Bridge process development and pilot scale with more confidence.
SPIRIT is Thewaico’s pilot bioreactor platform, designed to connect laboratory development with industrial biomanufacturing.
Available from 30 to 300 liters, it combines modular CIP/SIP architecture, industrial-grade control, magnetic agitation, and advanced gravimetric process intelligence in a system built for transfer, optimization, and pilot-scale readiness.
STRYPES
Thewaico's digital platform for bioprocess development and manufacturing: one software across all scales, with the visibility, intelligence, and guidance to improve process understanding and operational efficiency.
One platform strategy from benchtop to production
Thewaico’s bioprocess stack is designed to support a more continuous path from R&D to manufacturing. GECKO™ helps teams build better process insight at benchtop scale, SPIRIT™ bridges development into pilot, and JUMBO™ extends that platform logic into production. The result is a clearer scale-up path: stronger continuity in system design, process intelligence, and operational control across every stage.
Stage - Benchtop / R&D
Ideal for
Early bioprocess development, media and strain optimization, process characterization, and generating scale-relevant data at small scale.
Key features
- Water-free thermal management
- Magnetic agitation
- Gravimetric intelligence
- AI-assisted STRYPES software
- 2 L to 10 L vessel options
- Configurable vessel geometry and impellers
Primary benefit
GECKO gives teams tighter control, better data quality, and stronger process insight at the earliest stage of development, helping small-scale work translate more effectively into later scale-up decisions.
Stage - Pilot
Ideal for
Bridging laboratory development into industrial biomanufacturing, pilot production, transferability testing, and scale-up readiness.
Key features
- Modular CIP/SIP skid architecture
- Magnetic agitation
- Advanced gravimetric process intelligence
- Industrial-grade control
- STRYPES software
- 30 L to 300 L scale range
- Respiration monitoring and CFD integration
Primary benefit
SPIRIT gives teams a more realistic and controlled pilot environment, improving reproducibility, process visibility, and readiness for larger-scale manufacturing.
Stage - Production
Ideal for
Commercial-scale bioprocessing, industrial biotechnology, process scale-up, and manufacturing environments that need stronger continuity from development through production.
Key features
- Large-scale CIP/SIP bioreactor platform
- 500 L to 10,000 L production volume range
- Part of the same STRYPES and CFD ecosystem
- Designed to extend platform continuity from R&D and pilot into manufacturing
Primary benefit
JUMBO helps teams move into production without treating manufacturing like a reset, bringing stronger continuity in platform logic, process intelligence, and operational control at commercial scale.
