Eupergit® is used in the industrial production of semisynthetic antibiotics and chiral pharmaceuticals with the aid of immobilized enzymes. Enzyme mediated biocatalysis is continuously gaining demand in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Covalent immobilization of enzymes on Eupergit® yields stable biocatalysts suitable for repeated use, thereby offering a distinct economic advantage over conventional methods of synthesis.

Some features of Eupergit® comprise:

• high protein binding
• easy filterability
• solvent resistance
• high flow-rates in fixed-bed reactors
• excellent shear stability in stirred batch reactors
• compatible with various reactor types (fixed bed, stirred batch and fluidized bed)