Results for Life Sciences
  • MAS PLC products or solutions for Lifesciences, Cleanroom applications

    Dear All,

    Have MAS products been used for Life Sciences or clean room applications and if YES, how do we comply with the 21CFR part 11 applications? Are there specific segments here where General purpose PLC is asked for?

    Do we use the MAS IO's along…

  • VIDEO: Safely Speed Up Manufacturing with a Digital Twin in Life Sciences

    Emerson’s Digital Twin solutions deliver proven business results for automation projects in the Life Sciences industry. In the quest to develop and manufacturer life-changing pharmaceuticals for customers across the globe, new solutions are needed to…

  • Reflection, Inflection and Direction

    michalle adkinsPeople observing an industry like to look for trends to find out “What’s new?” and “What’s the next big thing?” Answering these questions usually begins by looking at recent developments because they point the direction of the future. Within the pharmaceutical…

  • VIDEO: Amgen’s Use of Control System Virtualization Helps Reduce Risk and Improve Operations

    An overhead view of the Amgen Rhode Island (ARI) site.Virtualization of process control systems is growing in appeal across industries because it enables optimization of computer resources. For Amgen, it’s also reduced failure recovery time by 87 percent.

    Virtualization of its existing server infrastructure…

  • Monitoring Plant Utilities for Operational Excellence

    There is no shortage of articles related to the specialized processes of manufacturing pharmaceuticals, but sometimes people forget the plant utilities, which make the manufacturing possible. Unless there’s a problem, many tend to forget how much equipment…

  • RE: Personalized Medicine

    Fascinating subject, indeed. Here'a a link to a recent Emerson Experts blog, Niche Buster: Medicine Information Solutions, by madkins (Michalle Adkins)  and Jim Cahill  for more detailed information on the topic.

  • Reverse Generics Wave

    Within North America, we are seeing what we at Emerson lightly refer to as a ‘Reverse Generic Wave’ of overseas generics manufacturers building secondary and finishing facilities to sell products in the local market to meet local regulations.…

  • Prototyping role in projects

    When I’m working with organizations, I see many of them struggle to make sense of what ANSI/ISA-95 has to say about Enterprise Control System integration, what it really means, and how that reflects on the requirements/design of an integrated solution…

  • 2015 Life Sciences Symposium - Reducing time to market, as an industry we have made progress but we are still figuring out

    Last year, I attended the Bio International Convention (Bio 2014). Easily one of the most talked about topics was how to integrate data management across drug development phases. One thing I keep going back to is how important it is to integrate automation…

  • Emerson Exchange Life Sciences Presentations - Anaheim

    Here’s a listing of the Life Sciences presentations at this year’s Emerson Exchange in Anaheim, CA.  It includes technical presentations, workshops and product roadmaps that pertain to Life Science attendees.

     Hope to see you there!

  • Life Sciences Networking Event at Exchange Anaheim

    We had a great turnout of 170 attendees at the Life Sciences networking event at Emerson Exhange in Anaheim.  The evening was kicked off by a cocktail social followed by a lite dinner.  Dave Gleeson and Chris Stevens of Bristol-Myers Squibb, along with Heather…

  • Life Sciences Networking - Special Event Tuesday Night 8PM California A

    We are hosting a special event for Life Science attendees at Emerson Exchange this year.    This is a great opportunity to meet your peers!

    BMS will share details on their successful start-up at their green field biologics plant in Devens, MA— from their…

  • Life Science Forum: Process Robustness from 'Molecules to Medicine'

    Looking forward to a engaging industry forum at Emerson Exchange - Anaheim

    Understanding and utilizing the information from molecules to medicine and the feedback loop from manufacturing to R&D can lead to the development of a "Robust Process". A robust…

  • Syncade Language Engine Tips

    A little know, but important, feature in Syncade is the use of the Language Engine to easily configure and display different label text in the user interface in addition to the language of the user logged in. I first used this years ago at a Life Science…

  • New Paperless Application for Clinical Trials Documentation

    The traditional method of managing documentation for clinical trials in the life sciences industry presents a range of challenges, from filing and searching for
    paper documents to managing personnel access and conducting periodic reviews (click on the…