Pipes are wiped during decontamination in the cell-culture area at Genzyme Corp.'s facility in Allston. A virus was discovered at the plant.
(Wendy Maeda / Globe Staff)
After a virus invades, Genzyme scrubs down
Contamination cleanup halts weeks of genetic disorder drugs' production
Pipes are wiped during decontamination in the cell-culture area at Genzyme Corp.'s facility in Allston. A virus was discovered at the plant.
(Wendy Maeda / Globe Staff)
The virus hunters have arrived at Genzyme Corp. Dozens of decontamination specialists are busy stripping insulation from pipes at the company’s biotech drug plant overlooking the Charles River in Allston. Their prep work involves dismantling equipment, peeling gaskets from the lids of 2,000-liter vats called bioreactors, and scrubbing down every surface in sight with spore-killing bleach. (Full article: 966 words)
This article is available in our archives:
Globe Subscribers
FREE for subscribers
Subscribers to the Boston Globe get unlimited access to our archives.
Not a subscriber?
Non-Subscribers
Purchase an electronic copy of the full article. Learn More
- $4.95 1 article
- $9.95 4 articles
- $25.95 Monthly
