mission and vision
mission and vision

Mission and Vision

To be the leading cGMP CRDMO globally in adherent bioprocessing/ continuous processing using flow chemistry utilizing our own in house proprietary/patented platforms and accelerate the discovery to delivery process of vaccines (human, animal, cancer), oncolytic viruses, cell/gene therapy, tissue engineering, mabs/recombinant proteins, diagnostics, small molecules, cosmeceuticals, peptides, biopolymers, bioscaffolds, and cosmetics/fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).

mission and vision
mission and vision

What We Do

We focus on offering vaccine-, bio-, cell- and gene-therapy development manufacturing services using primarily its proprietary Adherent Tide Motion Platform supplemented by single-use suspension and fermentation, downstream bioprocessing, and custom bioengineering equipment for client specific therapeutics.

Within the in vitro/in vivo Diagnostic space, we focus on developing mAb-based antigens, single-domain antibodies for radio imaging, RT PCR reagents, RCL diagnostics. We work with collaborators to provide turnkey mobile Dx labs: Aster Xpress™.

Within the chem- biopolymer- cosmetic, personal care, cosmeceutical segments, we excel in converting batch processes into continuous flow chemistry, closed aseptic processing within isolators and variety of skin safety/efficacy testing services.

For the COVID-19 pandemic we are working on an end-to-end trace, test, and treat platform from swab booths, to mobile labs, turnkey modular screening and treatment centres with isolation rooms as well as working on diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines.

Our History

Esco Aster History Timeline

1990

Esco expanded distribution to pharmaceutical life science biotech and medical reserach markets

2007

Expansion of Esco life science and medical products

2006

UL accreditation

Esco earned onsite Ul accreditation

2017

Esco Aster was introduced (first CRDMO company in Asia utilizing its own proprietary Tide Motion technology)

Esco Aster and Institute of Molecular Cell Biology announce a collaboration to accelerate pre-clinical development of a hand foot and mouth vaccine

Esco Aster and Bioprocessing Institute sign a Memorandum of Understanding to innovate on continuous manufacturing platform

2022

  1. Esco Aster fully carved out as independept affiliate of Esco Lifesciences Group.
  2. Esco Aster was awarded the stringent FSSC 22000 food safety certification, clinching another "world's first"
    in the cultivated meat scene.

2023

Facility Expansion for Cultivated Meat Production

2021

Esco Aster received a food processing license to manufacture cell-based cultivated meat from Singapore Food Authority (SFA).

2019

Esco Aster continued to grow with the outfitting of a cGMP-compliant PD, GLP, Phase1 and 2 clinical trial facility.

2018

Esco Aster and
National University of Singapore announced a development of single-use bioreactor-based stem cells for bone regeneration.

2015

EscoVacciXcell

Esco VacciXcell was introduced

2001

EN 12469

Esco earned first EN 12469 cert. for BSC

1978

Esco officeEsco Lifesciences Group

Esco was founded in Singapore and began to pioneer cleanroom technology in Southeast Asia

Esco Lifesciences Group