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Get food, make connections and talk with your peers – and have the chance to actively participate in product and service demos on the expo floor.    Read more

What are the biggest challenges you might face? Why a global MES Core solution won’t save your life? Why won’t the middle layer be able to solve all your problems? Are there some best practices?Read more

As pharma moves toward more complex batch manufacturing there is a greater need for a digital thread and data fabric to better support the transition from one stage of the drug lifecycle to the next, speed up time to market, and support expedited new product introductions.  By using a digital thread and data fabric approach,Read more

Bringing lifesaving medicines to market faster while lowering costs and maintaining quality are key drivers for the biopharmaceutical industry. Consequently, the sector is envisioning a Facility of the Future enabled by single use technologies, intensified processes, Process Analytical Technology (PAT), and automation and advanced analytics software. This future requires organizations to begin a digital transformation.Read more

The Life Sciences industry operates in a highly regulated environment, where efficient manufacturing processes and accurate documentation are essential for ensuring product quality, regulatory compliance, and patient safety. Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Electronic Batch Records (eBR) have emerged as indispensable tools to streamline operations and enable Digital Transformation in this sector. However, deploying atRead more

Integration Lead – Key role to enable successful implementations Adopt or Adapt: Global Templates (MES / SAP), which is the master for what EWM – MES Integration, which level of granularity /transparency is required Big Bang / Phased Approach for SAP-MES Integrations, when is what approach appropriateRead more

MES Application and IT infrastructure. Patching, Server operating systems, Databases. Cyber Security. Peripherals systems (RDS, Terminals, scanners, biometrics, printing technology, scales)             L3 and L4 systems, including ERP and LIMs / Serialization / Historian L2 systems such as control systems, automation equipmentRead more

How do you determine silos between IT and OT? Are you effectively integrating structures and technologies that support agility? What is your value case for converging? How do you motivate stakeholders? Have you plans developed for people, process, and a holistic change? Are you relying on a phased rollout? Read more

Understanding AI and Generative AI: Participants will gain insights into the fundamental concepts of AI and Generative AI, exploring their capabilities and potential applications. The Current Status of AI Technology and Products: The session will delve into what AI can achieve today in the pharma manufacturing space, what advancements are imminent, and what might stillRead more

Who has implemented an MES? Over or under 5 years? What is the baseline requirement for being able to call your operations digitally mature? How does it fit into concepts and applications such as Cloud/Edge, IIoT, Big Data, AI/ML, AR/VR, etc.? Are there currently any practical improvements seen by AI/ML in your plants? Or ifRead more