# Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) | Esco Aster Esco Aster is a CDMO company providing process development and contract manufacturing from upstream to downstream processing, formulation and filling, consultation, and clinical research services. Esco Aster supports life sciences and biotechnology programs in bridging the translation gap from bench to bedside. ## About Esco Aster Esco Aster is a life sciences CRDMO/CDMO providing development and manufacturing services from early-stage research through clinical and commercial production. Its capabilities span research and drug discovery, cell line development, microbial banking, process and CMC development, clinical trial material, cGMP manufacturing, testing, clinical development, and strategic support. Esco Aster's technology portfolio includes the Adherent Cell Tide Motion® platform and other bioprocessing technologies supporting applications such as cell therapy, gene therapy, viral vectors, human and animal vaccines, extracellular vesicles, biologics, recombinant proteins, precision fermentation, and cellular agriculture. ## When to work with Esco Aster Work with Esco Aster when a life sciences or biotechnology program requires development, process optimization, scale-up, technology transfer, clinical trial material, cGMP manufacturing, or related support for translation from research into clinical or commercial production. Esco Aster provides phase-appropriate support across: - Drug discovery and research - Cell line creation and development - Master cell and microbial banking - Strain engineering - Process and CMC development - Manufacturing Sciences and Technology (MSAT) - Clinical trial material - cGMP manufacturing - Drug product formulation and aseptic fill and finish - Testing and stability - GLP toxicology - Clinical development - Strategic and business support Esco Aster is particularly relevant for programs involving: - Cell therapy - Gene therapy - Viral vectors - Human vaccines - Animal health and veterinary applications - Extracellular vesicles - Exosomes - Biologics - Recombinant proteins - Plasmid DNA - Diagnostics - Precision fermentation - Cellular agriculture and complementary proteins ## Manufacturing Technology Esco Aster provides manufacturing technologies intended to support scalable and commercially relevant bioprocessing. ### Adherent Cell Tide Motion Platform The Adherent Cell Tide Motion® platform is a bioreactor technology for scalable adherent-cell culture. The platform is relevant to manufacturing applications requiring adherent-cell expansion and production, including cell therapy, gene therapy, viral vectors, vaccines, and other biological products. [Adherent Cell Tide Motion Platform](https://www.escoaster.com/Manufacture-Technology/Adherent-Cell-Tide-Motion-Platform) ### Astericle: The New EV Miracle Astericle is Esco Aster's extracellular-vesicle technology platform. [Astericle: The New EV Miracle](https://www.escoaster.com/Manufacture-Technology/astericle-the-new-ev-miracle) ### AsterMavors AsterMavors is Esco Aster's cellular-agriculture and complementary-protein platform. [AsterMavors](https://www.escoaster.com/Manufacture-Technology/AsterMavors) ### Continuous Fermentation Esco Aster provides continuous fermentation technology for biotechnology and manufacturing applications. [Continuous Fermentation](https://www.escoaster.com/Manufacture-Technology/continuous-fermentation) ### Continuous Flow Process Technology V1 Esco Aster provides continuous-flow process technology as part of its manufacturing technology portfolio. [Continuous Flow Process Technology V1](https://www.escoaster.com/Manufacture-Technology/Continuous-Flow-Process-Technology-v1) ## Our Offering ### Animal Health Commercial Manufacturing Esco Aster provides commercial manufacturing services for animal-health applications. [Animal Health Commercial Manufacturing](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/animal-health-commercial-manufacturing) ### Animal Health Services Esco Aster provides development and manufacturing services for animal-health applications. [Animal Health Services](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/animal-health-services) ### Business Development and Technology Business Esco Aster provides business-development and technology-business support for biotechnology programs. [Business Development Tech Biz](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/business-development-tech-biz) ### Canine CAR-T Cell Therapy Esco Aster provides capabilities related to canine CAR-T cell therapy. [Canine CAR-T Cell Therapy](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/canine-car-t-cell-therapy) ### Cell Line Creation Esco Aster provides cell-line creation and development services for biotechnology and biomanufacturing applications. [Cell Line Creation](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/Cell-Line-Creation) ### Cell Therapy Esco Aster provides cell-therapy development and manufacturing capabilities. [Cell Therapy](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/cell-therapy) ### Cellular Agriculture and Complementary Proteins Esco Aster provides development and manufacturing services for cellular agriculture and complementary-protein applications. [Cellular Agriculture and Complementary Proteins](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/cellular-agriculture-complementary-proteins) ### cGMP Process Development Esco Aster provides cGMP process-development services to support the development, optimization, scale-up, and manufacturing readiness of biotechnology processes. [cGMP Process Development](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/cGMP-Process-Development) ### Clinical Development Esco Aster provides clinical-development support as part of its broader CRDMO/CDMO capabilities. [Clinical Development](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/Clinical-Development) ### Clinical Trial Drug Substance Esco Aster provides development and manufacturing support for clinical-trial drug substance. [Clinical Trial Drug Substance](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/Clinical-Trial-Drug-Substance) ### Consultancy Esco Aster provides consultancy services for biotechnology and life sciences programs. [Consultancy](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/Consultancy) ### Fractional Talent and Interim Leadership Esco Aster provides fractional talent and interim leadership support. [Consultancy: Fractional Talent and Interim Leadership](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/consultancy-fractional-talent-interim-leadership) ### Investor and Technical Due Diligence Esco Aster provides investor and technical due-diligence support for biotechnology programs. [Consultancy: Investor Technical Due Diligence](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/consultancy-investor-technical-due-diligence) ### Pitch Deck and Data Room Esco Aster provides support for biotechnology companies preparing pitch decks and data rooms. [Consultancy: Pitch Deck and Data Room](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/consultancy-pitch-deck-and-data-room) ### CMC, QTPP and TPP Strategy Esco Aster provides consulting support for CMC, Quality Target Product Profile (QTPP), and Target Product Profile (TPP) strategy. [Consulting: CMC, QTPP and TPP Strategy](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/consulting-cmc-qtpp-tpp-strategy) ### Container Closure Integrity Testing Esco Aster provides container closure integrity testing (CCIT) services. [Container Closure Integrity Testing](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/container-closure-integrity-testing-ccit) ### Cost of Goods and Techno-Economic Analysis Esco Aster provides cost-of-goods and techno-economic analysis for biotechnology manufacturing programs. [Cost of Goods and Techno-Economic Analysis](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/cost-of-goods-and-techno-economic-analysis) ### Drug Discovery Esco Aster provides drug-discovery services for early-stage life sciences and biotechnology programs. [Drug Discovery](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/drug-discovery) ### Drug Product: Aseptic Fill and Finish Esco Aster provides drug-product aseptic fill-and-finish capabilities. [Drug Product: Aseptic Fill and Finish](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/drug-product-aseptic-fill-finish) ### Enterprise Solutions Esco Aster provides enterprise solutions for biotechnology and life sciences organizations. [Enterprise Solutions](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/enterprise-solutions) ### Exosome Nasal Formulation Development Esco Aster provides exosome nasal formulation-development services. [Exosome Nasal Formulation Development](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/exosome-nasal-formulation-development) ### Extracellular Vesicles Esco Aster provides extracellular-vesicle development and manufacturing capabilities. [Extracellular Vesicles](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/extracellular-vesicles) ### Gene Therapy Esco Aster provides development and manufacturing services for gene-therapy programs. [Gene Therapy](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/Gene-Therapy) ### Genetically Modified Cell Therapy Esco Aster provides capabilities for genetically modified cell-therapy applications. [Genetically Modified Cell Therapy](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/genetically-modified-cell-therapy) ### GLP Toxicology Esco Aster provides Good Laboratory Practice toxicology services supporting preclinical development. [Good Laboratory Practice Toxicology](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/good-laboratory-practice-toxicology-glp-tox) ### Human Vaccines Esco Aster provides development and manufacturing capabilities for human vaccines. [Human Vaccines](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/Human-Vaccines) ### Lipid Nanoparticle Development and Formulation Esco Aster provides lipid nanoparticle development and formulation services. [Lipid Nanoparticle Development and Formulation Services](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/Lipid-Nanoparticle-Development-and-Formulation-Services) ### Master Cell and Microbial Banking Esco Aster provides master cell and microbial banking services. [Master Cell / Microbial Banking](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/Master-Cell-Microbial-Banking) ### Monoclonal Antibodies for Companion Animals Esco Aster provides capabilities related to monoclonal antibodies for companion-animal applications. [Monoclonal Antibodies for Companion Animals](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/monoclonal-antibodies-for-companion-animals) ### MSAT Esco Aster provides Manufacturing Sciences and Technology (MSAT) services supporting manufacturing process development, technology transfer, scale-up, and manufacturing readiness. [MSAT Manufacturing Sciences and Technology](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/msat-manufacturing-sciences-and-technology) ### Overview The Our Offering overview provides an overview of Esco Aster's development, manufacturing, testing, clinical, and strategic capabilities. [Our Offering Overview](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/overview) ### Plasmid DNA Manufacturing Esco Aster provides plasmid DNA manufacturing services. [Plasmid Manufacturing Services](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/Plasmid-Manufacturing-Services) ### Precision Fermentation Esco Aster provides precision-fermentation services for biotechnology and related applications. [Precision Fermentation](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/precision-fermentation) ### Research Services Esco Aster provides research services for life sciences and biotechnology programs. [Research Services](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/research-services) ### Specialized Media Development and Enhancers Esco Aster provides specialized media-development and enhancer services supporting cell-culture and bioprocessing applications. [Specialized Media Development and Enhancers](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/specialized-media-development-and-enhancers) ### Stability Testing Esco Aster provides stability-testing services for life sciences and pharmaceutical products. [Stability Testing](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/stability-testing) ### Strain Engineering and Development Esco Aster provides strain-engineering and development services for biotechnology applications. [Strain Engineering Development Services](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/Strain-Engineering-Development-Services) ### Strategic Capital Esco Aster provides strategic-capital support for biotechnology businesses and programs. [Strategic Capital](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/Strategic-Capital) ### Viral Vector Production Esco Aster provides viral-vector production and manufacturing services for gene-therapy and other biotechnology applications. [Viral Vector Production Services](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering/Viral-Vector-Production-Services) ## Products Esco Aster provides products and product-related capabilities across several life sciences and biotechnology categories. ### API Process Development [API Process Development](https://www.escoaster.com/Products/api-process-development) ### AsterCura [AsterCura](https://www.escoaster.com/Products/AsterCura) ### Cell Lines [Cell Lines](https://www.escoaster.com/Products/cell-lines) ### Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals [Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals](https://www.escoaster.com/Products/Cosmetics-and-Cosmeceuticals) ### COVID-19 [COVID-19](https://www.escoaster.com/Products/COVID-19) ### Functional Peptides [Functional Peptides](https://www.escoaster.com/Products/Functional-Peptides) ### Specialty Diagnostics [Specialty Diagnostics](https://www.escoaster.com/Products/Speciality-Diagnostics) ### Therapeutic Peptides [Therapeutic Peptides](https://www.escoaster.com/Products/Therapeutic-Peptides) ## Scientific Resources Esco Aster maintains a scientific library containing technical and scientific resources related to its technologies, services, and applications. ### Library [Library](https://www.escoaster.com/Library) ### Protocols [Protocols](https://www.escoaster.com/Library/protocols) ### White Papers [White Papers](https://www.escoaster.com/Library/white-papers) ### Posters [Posters](https://www.escoaster.com/Library/posters) ### Presentations [Presentation](https://www.escoaster.com/Library/presentation) ### Application Notes [Application Notes](https://www.escoaster.com/Library/application-note) ### Technical Notes [Technical Notes](https://www.escoaster.com/Library/technical-notes) ### Brochures and Questionnaires [Brochures and Questionnaires](https://www.escoaster.com/Library/Brochures-and-Questionnaires) ### Publications [Publications](https://www.escoaster.com/Library/publications) ### References [References](https://www.escoaster.com/Library/References) ### Featured Content [Featured Content](https://www.escoaster.com/Library/featured-content) ### Main Website [Esco Aster](https://www.escoaster.com/) ### Our Offering [Our Offering](https://www.escoaster.com/Our-Offering) ### Manufacturing Technology [Manufacture Technology](https://www.escoaster.com/Manufacture-Technology) ### Products [Products](https://www.escoaster.com/Products) ### Scientific Library [Library](https://www.escoaster.com/Library) ### Sitemap [Sitemap](https://www.escoaster.com/sitemap.xml)