Asahi Kasei Bioprocess America, Inc.
Medical Equipment ManufacturingIllinois, United States51-200 Employees
Asahi Kasei Bioprocess America, Inc. is a mid-sized medical equipment manufacturer serving the global biopharmaceutical sector from Glenview, Illinois. The company provides bioprocess consumables, equipment and scientific support services to biologics manufacturers to support safe and efficient production of medicines. Its core offering is Planova virus removal filters, introduced in 1989 as a hollow-fiber design for removing viruses from biotherapeutic drug products, enabling viral safety with consistent performance. The portfolio also includes downstream equipment and systems that support virus filtration, chromatography, inline buffer formulation and oligonucleotide synthesis. Their portfolio covers unit operations across a range of modalities, including traditional small-molecule drugs, antibodies used in contemporary therapies, plasma-derived products and next-generation oligonucleotide therapeutics. In May 2025, PeptiSystems AB announced an exclusive global partnership with Asahi Kasei Bioprocess America, Inc., signaling a collaborative expansion of bioprocess capabilities.