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Continuous Chromatography Resources — Application Notes, Webinars & Papers

The evidence behind every Contichrom® process. Download the open-access PPQ paper, browse application notes by molecule, watch on-demand webinars, and access the peer-reviewed publications underpinning MCSGP, CaptureSMB®, and N-Rich® at GMP commercial scale.

Recent MCSGP Research Highlights

The first peer-reviewed PC/PPQ framework for MCSGP

The first peer-reviewed PC/PPQ framework for MCSGP. 95% IPC reduction, 73% PMI reduction, 96% gross-to-gross yield — validated at GMP commercial scale on Bachem Bivalirudin.

Eisenhuth, R. & Müller-Späth, T. — Processes, 2025 (Open-Access)

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First peer-reviewed AIEX MCSGP for therapeutic siRNA

First peer-reviewed AIEX MCSGP for therapeutic siRNA. Yield improved from 80% to 93% on a sugar-conjugated siRNA sense strand — software-aided method development enabled fast batch-to-MCSGP transfer. Throughput increased 87%.

Weldon et al. Org. Process Res. Dev. 2025, (Open-Access)

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Proof-of-concept MCSGP for AAV2 polishing

Proof-of-concept MCSGP for AAV2 polishing. Full capsid content increased from 30% to 68% (ddPCR) after six cycles — with +20.6% yield, +23% productivity, and 27% reduced buffer consumption vs batch AEX. AutoPeak® PAT validated against cryo-TEM and ddPCR.

Müller et al.
Biotechnol. Bioeng. (Open-Access)

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Resource Library

Application notes, peer-reviewed papers, process guides, datasheets, and recorded webinars — searchable by application, technology, product, or service.

Application Notes 16 Feb 2026

MCSGP Process Development – Part 2: MCSGP Optimization

This application note presents a systematic approach for optimization of MCSGP with regards to the performance parameters Yield, Productivity and Eluent Consumption, and gives recommendations on the priority of the parameters.

Continuous Polishing (MCSGP)

Application Notes 16 Feb 2026

MCSGP Process Development – Part 1: Gradient Development

This application note provides a simple step-bystep flowchart template to guide the development of batch gradient conditions that result in optimal input data for the MCSGP wizard.

Dynamic Process Control (AutoPeak® & AutomAb®)

Brochures & Datasheets 04 Dec 2025

Contichrom CUBE Brochure

Batch Chromatography

Peer-Reviewed Publications 31 Aug 2023

Continuous Countercurrent Chromatography in Protein Purification, Methods in Molecular Biology, 2023 (Book Chapter)

Comprehensive methodology chapter explaining CaptureSMB and MCSGP concepts, process design, regulatory aspects, scale-up, and UV-based process control with practical application examples.

Continuous Capture (CaptureSMB®)

Peer-Reviewed Publications 10 Feb 2023

Role of the gradient slope during the product internal recycling for the multicolumn countercurrent solvent gradient purification of PEGylated proteins, J. Chromatogr. A

Investigation of gradient slope effects during MCSGP internal recycling provides insights for process optimization of PEGylated protein separations. J. Chromatogr. A

Continuous Polishing (MCSGP)

Peer-Reviewed Publications 07 Sep 2022

Design and economic investigation of a Multicolumn Countercurrent Solvent Gradient Purification unit for the separation of an industrially relevant PEGylated protein, J. Chromatogr. A

Economic analysis of MCSGP for industrial PEGylated protein separation establishes cost-benefit frameworks for technology adoption.

Continuous Polishing (MCSGP)

Educational Articles

Oligo Purification 07 Sep 2026

Reversed-Phase MCSGP for GalNAc-Conjugated Oligonucleotides

Purification is where oligonucleotide yield is lost, and the synthesis has to be sized to cover it. Converting a reversed-phase batch method for a GalNAc-conjugated gapmer to twin-column MCSGP lifted recovery from 52.7% to 91.6% at the same purity — enough to shrink the synthesis step by 42.5% for the same daily output.

Oligo Purification 27 Aug 2026

Continuous Anion Exchange Purification of a Conjugated siRNA

An established anion exchange batch method for a conjugated siRNA sense strand, converted to continuous twin-column MCSGP: 13 cycles, 27 product elutions, and yield up from 80% to 93% at unchanged purity — plus a software-aided route from batch chromatogram to running method.

Peptide Purification 26 Aug 2026

MCSGP Process Validation: Characterization and PPQ at Commercial Scale

Continuous chromatography is already in production use, but there was no published account of how to validate it for a regulatory filing. This study provides one, working through Process Characterization and Performance Qualification for MCSGP on commercial-scale Bivalirudin purification: 34 parameters assessed, four tested, one critical.

Peptide Purification 25 Aug 2026

Acetonitrile- and TFA-Free Peptide Purification with MCSGP

Green solvents have always cost the peptide industry recovery. This study shows the loss is a property of batch chromatography, not of the solvent: run the same green eluent counter-currently and the yield comes back.

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