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  • DeltaV PKM for One-Click Tech Transfer Podcast

    The technology transfer process for manufacturers in the Life Sciences industry has been traditionally a slow and cumbersome process to scale up from research and development to commercial production. Capturing the process knowledge along the way and making changes can slow down the overall process. In this Emerson Automation Experts podcast, Bob Lenich joins me to discuss how the Process Knowledge Management (PKM)…
  • Life Sciences and Automation Companies Deliver the Future—Together

    In the life sciences, bringing treatments to market quicker is no longer a bonus. Today, accelerating the treatment development pipeline is an expectation—arguably a core value—of the world’s most respected pharmaceutical companies. The pipeline for the COVID vaccine showed us that it was possible to operate differently , and companies around the globe have not only taken note; they’ve taken action . However, accelerating…
  • Tailoring Automation for Tailored Medicines

    The life sciences industry is changing rapidly. Where once companies were focused on developing blockbuster treatments and manufacturing them as quickly and safely as possible, today, personalized medicine has changed that landscape. Now life sciences companies are looking at specialized treatments like cell and gene therapies which are developed and manufactured quite differently from those traditional blockbuster drugs…
  • Technology and Strategy Deliver Data Integrity

    As the landscape of pharmaceutical manufacturing has changed in the last few years, one exciting shift has a distinct possibility of being a game changer in coming decades. Regulatory agencies have increasingly begun to recognize the importance of automation technologies, and, as a result, have incorporated more automation into their guidelines for good manufacturing practices (GMP). This trend aligns with industry’s…
  • Technology and Strategy Deliver Data Integrity

    As the landscape of pharmaceutical manufacturing has changed in the last few years, one exciting shift has a distinct possibility of being a game changer in coming decades. Regulatory agencies have increasingly begun to recognize the importance of automation technologies, and, as a result, have incorporated more automation into their guidelines for good manufacturing practices (GMP). This trend aligns with industry’s…
  • Experiencing Life Sciences Industry Solutions in Action Podcast

    Personalized healthcare, time-to-market pressures, and accurate, timely data collection and dissemination are all significant trends for manufacturers in the Life Sciences industry. Knowing that digital transformation efforts are required is one thing, but determining how best to proceed is another. In this podcast, Bill Carey joins me to discuss the Life Sciences Showroom facility in the Austin, Texas area. The showroom…
  • Experiencing Life Sciences Industry Solutions in Action Podcast

    Personalized healthcare, time-to-market pressures, and accurate, timely data collection and dissemination are all significant trends for manufacturers in the Life Sciences industry. Knowing that digital transformation efforts are required is one thing, but determining how best to proceed is another. In this podcast, Bill Carey joins me to discuss the Life Sciences Showroom facility in the Austin, Texas area. The showroom…
  • Modern Control Systems Enable Step Change Improvements for Life Sciences

    Despite the challenges involved, the opportunity to make step change operational improvements is encouraging life sciences companies to embark on control system modernisation projects well before parts become hard to source and the system impacts productivity (usually the prerequisites). We speak with Emerson’s Rob Spilsbury and Albina Pace about how modern control systems support improved traceability, compliance and…
  • Modern Control Systems Enable Step Change Improvements for Life Sciences

    Despite the challenges involved, the opportunity to make step change operational improvements is encouraging life sciences companies to embark on control system modernisation projects well before parts become hard to source and the system impacts productivity (usually the prerequisites). We speak with Emerson’s Rob Spilsbury and Albina Pace about how modern control systems support improved traceability, compliance and…
  • Trends, Challenges and Solutions in the Life Sciences Industry Podcast

    The Life Sciences industry has undergone significant changes over the past several years. From responses to a global pandemic to the advancement of personal therapies, the need for automation and effective data management has never been greater. In this Emerson Automation Experts podcast, Dave Imming joins me to highlight some of these trends, the challenges they have introduced, and technology’s role in addressing…
  • Trends, Challenges and Solutions in the Life Sciences Industry Podcast

    The Life Sciences industry has undergone significant changes over the past several years. From responses to a global pandemic to the advancement of personal therapies, the need for automation and effective data management has never been greater. In this Emerson Automation Experts podcast, Dave Imming joins me to highlight some of these trends, the challenges they have introduced, and technology’s role in addressing…
  • Tools for Solving Compressible Fluid Flow Challenges with Today’s DP Technologies

    In an automation.com article, Emerson’s Michael Flesch explains how advances in DP flow metering technology solve measurement challenges of compressible fluids. One of the perpetual instrumentation challenges that engineering students and working technicians face is measuring the flow of a gas, or worse, steam. The main problems emerge due to the compressible nature of such fluids, resulting in far more variables entering…
  • Tools for Solving Compressible Fluid Flow Challenges with Today’s DP Technologies

    In an automation.com article, Emerson’s Michael Flesch explains how advances in DP flow metering technology solve measurement challenges of compressible fluids. One of the perpetual instrumentation challenges that engineering students and working technicians face is measuring the flow of a gas, or worse, steam. The main problems emerge due to the compressible nature of such fluids, resulting in far more variables entering…
  • How to Understand and Use a Great Tool: Instrumentation Diagnostics

    In a Process Instrumentation article, Emerson’s Kelly Albano looks at a powerful but often underutilized tool, instrumentation diagnostics, and shows how you can use them to improve operations. Recently, while loading some software onto my computer, I saw a message at the end: Software Installed Successfully! Maybe this doesn’t sound like much, but it’s always reassuring when something has worked as it’s supposed to…
  • How to Understand and Use a Great Tool: Instrumentation Diagnostics

    In a Process Instrumentation article, Emerson’s Kelly Albano looks at a powerful but often underutilized tool, instrumentation diagnostics, and shows how you can use them to improve operations. Recently, while loading some software onto my computer, I saw a message at the end: Software Installed Successfully! Maybe this doesn’t sound like much, but it’s always reassuring when something has worked as it’s supposed to…
  • DeltaV Spectral PAT for Life Sciences Podcast

    Process Analytical Technology, or PAT , was introduced by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration back in 2004. The purpose of this guidance was: …to describe a regulatory framework (Process Analytical Technology, (PAT) that will encourage the voluntary development and implementation of innovative pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, and quality assurance. Raman spectrometers perform spectral analysis to enable…
  • DeltaV Spectral PAT for Life Sciences Podcast

    Process Analytical Technology, or PAT , was introduced by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration back in 2004. The purpose of this guidance was: …to describe a regulatory framework (Process Analytical Technology, (PAT) that will encourage the voluntary development and implementation of innovative pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, and quality assurance. Raman spectrometers perform spectral analysis to enable…
  • Micro Motion™︎ G-Series: Precision in a Compact Package

    Over many years working with end users who are trying to solve challenging flow measurement problems, I’ve often suggested that a Coriolis mass flow meter is exactly the technology solution needed, but in some cases an alternative is preferred for a variety of reasons. Just to review, let’s mention a few of the reasons why Micro Motion Coriolis Mass Flow Meters are so versatile in many straightforward and difficult…
  • Micro Motion™︎ G-Series: Precision in a Compact Package

    Over many years working with end users who are trying to solve challenging flow measurement problems, I’ve often suggested that a Coriolis mass flow meter is exactly the technology solution needed, but in some cases an alternative is preferred for a variety of reasons. Just to review, let’s mention a few of the reasons why Micro Motion Coriolis Mass Flow Meters are so versatile in many straightforward and difficult…
  • Ultrasonic Innovation: The Story of IrriFlex®︎

    Have you ever wondered what goes into making a root canal procedure as safe and effective as possible? For dentists, a key tool is the irrigation cannula, a small tube that delivers cleaning solutions during the procedure. While traditionally, metal cannulas have been used to this purpose, a Swiss company, Produits Dentaire SA ( PD-Dental ), envisioned a better way: a flexible plastic cannula named IrriFlex that could…
  • Ultrasonic Innovation: The Story of IrriFlex®︎

    Have you ever wondered what goes into making a root canal procedure as safe and effective as possible? For dentists, a key tool is the irrigation cannula, a small tube that delivers cleaning solutions during the procedure. While traditionally, metal cannulas have been used to this purpose, a Swiss company, Produits Dentaire SA ( PD-Dental ), envisioned a better way: a flexible plastic cannula named IrriFlex that could…
  • Smaller Batches Still Have Big Needs

    There’s no question that today’s life sciences landscape is changing dramatically. As new personalized medicine solutions emerge, companies are rapidly changing scale to include more multi-product manufacturing facilities. Many of these facilities are manufacturing treatments in much smaller batches. While many of the requirements around developing smaller-batch treatments are the same, the market does have its own…
  • Smaller Batches Still Have Big Needs

    There’s no question that today’s life sciences landscape is changing dramatically. As new personalized medicine solutions emerge, companies are rapidly changing scale to include more multi-product manufacturing facilities. Many of these facilities are manufacturing treatments in much smaller batches. While many of the requirements around developing smaller-batch treatments are the same, the market does have its own…
  • Data Integrity in Life Sciences Podcast

    For pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers, the data that accompanies the production is as critical as what is being produced. The integrity of this data is paramount for the successful release of the products for sale that comply with all regulatory requirements. In this Emerson Automation Experts podcast , Michalle Adkins and Hilary Mills-Baker join me to discuss the challenges of achieving the required…
  • Data Integrity in Life Sciences Podcast

    For pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers, the data that accompanies the production is as critical as what is being produced. The integrity of this data is paramount for the successful release of the products for sale that comply with all regulatory requirements. In this Emerson Automation Experts podcast , Michalle Adkins and Hilary Mills-Baker join me to discuss the challenges of achieving the required…