Accelerating Manufacturing Efficiency

 

As the use of the robotics in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry increases rapidly, it’s important to consider the benefits of the latest technologies for manufacturers, researchers and scientists. The advantages include greater speed and accuracy, more flexibility and more reliability and driven by the need to waste less time and money, pharmaceutical manufacturers are trying to find new ways to maximize throughput and increase efficiency.

What the pharma industry is learning – is that automated solutions and robotics support much more than just increased productivity. These technologies pave the way for smoother good manufacturing practice (GMP) compliance and operational excellence. They improve product safety and subsequently, patient safety.

It has also been forecast that 44% of pharmaceutical companies have implemented or are in the process of automating operations this year and whereas the majority of quality control measures were once done manually, automated systems have now been implemented to help eliminate errors.
 
With this is mind, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Automation event, focused on how automation has been transforming the pharmaceutical industry. This event has now taken place. You can catch up on-demand by registering on this page as usual and following the confirmation email links.

PHARMA MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION 2021

                                                                                   18th MAY 2021

9am ET Opening Remarks – The Future of AI and ML in Pharma Manufacturing Automation
Brian Curran, SVP Customer Success for Manufacturing Excellence, MasterControl

9.10am ET Addressing Security Risks to Manufacturing Operations

IT/OT Governance

Visibility into OT Network

Supply Chain to save lives

Jim LaBonty, Director, Global Head of Automation Engineering, Pfizer

10am ET Fireside chat: Bridging the Gap between IT and OT
Q1. Common approaches to cover Cyber Security – how it’s driving your road map from a theoretical to practical standpoint?
Q2. What are the main challenges faced with shifting from IT to OT and making the decisions?
Q3. Movement from IT systems to OT space and how do we bridge that gap! What are the challenges with OT and how to implement?
Q4. Verification of systems. Defining what verification means to you, when to reverify, what’s the process for you?

Tilman Taubert, EMEAR IoT Manufacturing Lead, Cisco
Jim LaBonty, Director, Global Head of Automation Engineering, Pfizer
Luiz Alberto Barberini, External Manufacturing, Latin America, Bayer

11am ET Panel Discussion: Adopting Technology in the Quest for Digital Transformation
When you think of the data journey:

What have been the pain points to date and how have they been overcome?

Easy access to quality systems, analysing data and integrating date is crucial, what steps have been taken to implement these three elements?

How have silos been broken down internally?

How has technology augmented the EX (employee experience to transition onto value-added tasks)

What has enabled you to go further in your digital journey?

Frank Thielmann, Manufacturing & Supply, Operational Excellence Director, Takeda
Dr Anthony Bucci, Senior Research Engineer, West Pharma
Brian Curran, SVP Customer Success for Manufacturing Excellence, MasterControl

11.45 ET Closing Remarks 
Brian Curran, SVP Customer Success for Manufacturing Excellence, MasterControl