Abstract: A bioprocessing control system can include an intelligent gateway. The gateway can receive, from a controller, a request for data associated with the plurality of bioprocessing instruments including a primary data set and a secondary data set. The primary data set includes a block of primary data measured by the plurality of bioprocessing instruments. The secondary data set has a lower priority than the primary data set. The gateway can cause the controller to control the bioprocessing instrument by at least: sending, to the controller in response to the request, the block of primary data. The gateway can send, to the controller during the sending the block of primary data and in response to the request, a portion of the secondary data set, thereby reducing a load on the controller.

Abstract: A data management system for a biological process, comprising: a. a single-use component, b. a tag assembly, including a non-volatile memory storage component, that is associated with the single-use component, c. the memory storage component including a unique identification and a memory, and at least one data element that describes a key performance, calibration or control parameter of the single-use component d. a memory reader useable to obtain the identification from the memory storage component.

Abstract: A data management system for a biological process, comprising: a. a single-use component, b. a tag assembly, including a non-volatile memory storage component, that is associated with the single-use component, c. the memory storage component including a unique identification and a memory, and at least one data element that describes a key performance, calibration or control parameter of the single-use component d.

Abstract: A data management system for a biological process, comprising: a. a single-use component, b. a tag assembly, including a non-volatile memory storage component, that is associated with the single-use component, c. the memory storage component including a unique identification and a memory, and at least one data element that describes a key performance, calibration or control parameter of the single-use component d. a memory reader useable to obtain the identification from the memory storage component.

Abstract: A validation apparatus for testing the measurement accuracy of a phase fluorimeter comprising: i) a photodetector responsive to the excitation light emitted by a phase fluorimeter; ii) electronics connected to the detector which calculates the phase of the light emitted by the phase fluorimeter and causes a light source in the validation apparatus to emit light of a wave length which will stimulate the detector of the phase fluorimeter but which is phase shifted relative to the light emitted by the phase fluorimeter.

Abstract: A validation apparatus for testing the measurement accuracy of a phase fluorimeter comprising: i) a photodetector responsive to the excitation light emitted by a phase fluorimeter; ii) electronics connected to the detector which calculates the phase of the light emitted by the phase fluorimeter and causes a light source in the validation apparatus to emit light of a wave length which will stimulate the detector of the phase fluorimeter but which is phase shifted relative to the light emitted by the phase fluorimeter.

Abstract: A data management system for a biological process, comprising: a. a single-use component, b. a tag assembly, including a non-volatile memory storage component, that is associated with the single-use component, c. the memory storage component including a unique identification and a memory, and at least one data element that describes a key performance, calibration or control parameter of the single-use component d.

Abstract: A data management system for a biological process, comprising: a. a single-use component, b. a tag assembly, including a non-volatile memory storage component, that is associated with the single-use component, c. the memory storage component including a unique identification and a memory, and at least one data element that describes a key performance or control parameter of the single-use component d.