Hoffmann-la Roche Inc.

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Michael Pohlscheidt

Alexander Jockwer

Torsten Klabuhn

Joerg Thiele

Oskar Braunersreuther

Alexander Scholz

Max Lechner

Marco Jenzsch

Hermann Tebbe

Christoph Reese

Claus Wallerius

Alexander Alisch

Separating apparatus, comprising a sedimentation settler and a collection vessel disposed underneath and being in fluid communication with the sedimentation settler, the collection vessel forming a receiving chamber having an outlet at or adjacent to the chamber bottom and having an inlet opening, wherein the collection vessel is arranged such the flow direction of the fluid in the area underneath the sedimentation settler is substantially in line with the direction of the channels of the sedimentation settler.

Separation apparatus and use thereof

The present patent application describes a stirrer comprising a combination of at least one axially-conveying element and at least one radially-conveying element relative to the rotary shaft of the stirrer wherein the largest diameter of the at least one axially-conveying element is equal to or less than the inner diameter dof the radially-conveying element. In one embodiment the stirrer according to the invention is a combination of one anchor stirrer with at least one inclined-blade stirrer. Furthermore the use of the stirrer according to the invention for the culture of cells in a dialysis method is described.

Combination stirrer

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Carlsbad, CA, United States of America

Michael Pohlscheidt