DuPont Liveo Pharma TPE Ultra‑Low Temp Tubing wins 2026 R&D 100 Award
- DuPont won a 2026 R&D 100 Award in the Mechanical/Materials category for its Liveo™ Pharma TPE Ultra‑Low Temp Tubing.
- The tubing is sterilizable, weldable and sealable, and maintains toughness and flexibility down to −86°C while resisting bending, crushing, impact, chemicals and burst pressure.
- The product is manufactured in an ISO Class 7 cleanroom and is supported by a comprehensive regulatory and validation data package for biopharma fluid transfer and single‑use processing.
- DuPont’s FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC220 reverse osmosis membrane was named an R&D 100 Finalist for industrial water reuse, brine management and resource recovery applications.
Award
DuPont’s Liveo™ Pharma TPE Ultra‑Low Temp Tubing won a 2026 R&D 100 Award in the Mechanical/Materials category. DuPont CTO Marty DeGroot said the recognition reflects the teams’ dedication to developing advanced technologies that deliver performance and value.
Product details
The tubing is a sterilizable, weldable and sealable thermoplastic elastomer designed for biopharmaceutical processing that requires exposure to extremely low temperatures. It maintains toughness and flexibility down to −86°C and offers resistance to bending, crushing, impact, chemicals and burst pressure. The product is manufactured in an ISO Class 7 cleanroom and is supported by a comprehensive regulatory and validation data package for high‑purity fluid transfer and single‑use processing applications.
Other recognition
DuPont’s FilmTec™ Fortilife™ XC220 Element was named an R&D 100 Finalist; the reverse osmosis membrane technology targets challenging industrial water reuse, brine management and resource recovery applications.
R&D 100 context
The R&D 100 Awards, in their 64th year, received entries from eight countries and regions and were judged by more than 50 industry professionals.
Source: DuPont
