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Generate Value from Plant Floor Data with AI and the Digital Twin

In this interview Syed Hoda, Sight Machine’s CMO, discusses how AI and digital twins are making plant floor data useful to manufacturers in whole new ways. — Syed Hoda has served in leadership roles, on three different continents, at both start-up and large technology companies, including Cisco, Scality, ParStream, and IBM. Syed received an MBA from Emory University and an undergraduate in Industrial Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

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Digital Transformation with Business Impact for Manufacturers
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Digital Transformation with Business Impact for Manufacturers

Chris Dobbrow, the Senior Vice President of Sight Machine, spoke at the Biomanufacturing World Summit in San Diego, CA in November 2016. His presentation was entitled: Digital Transformation with Business Impact for Manufacturers Proving that the most valuable data in manufacturing is from production itself Choosing the right goals and outcomes to make a difference Connecting disparate IT systems together into a unified whole Building a scalable approach for the enterprise, step-by-step: Start small to go big Understanding why data lakes and bespoke projects don’t scale Illustrating successful projects with concrete examples

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Bringing a Quality Focus to CMO Management
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Bringing a Quality Focus to CMO Management

Walter Cespedes led a roundtable lunch and learn discussion about bringing a quality focus to CMO management at the  2016 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit. We asked him a few questions about how it went. — Walter Cespedes is a seasoned executive with over 28 years of industry Quality experience. Mr. Cespedes serves as Executive Director, Third Party and Commercial Quality Americas for Teva (Actavis).  Prior to this appointment, he served as VP Corporate Quality for Durata Therapeutics, Inc.  Mr. Cespedes has also held a position as a Senior Director of Corporate Quality Assurance for MEDA Pharmaceuticals. Prior to his…

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The Role of Manufacturing in a Successful Biosimilar Strategy
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The Role of Manufacturing in a Successful Biosimilar Strategy

Peter Moesta spoke on November 15th at the 2016 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit. His keynote presentation was entitled, The Role of Manufacturing in a Successful Biosimilar Strategy. — Peter Moesta has more than 30 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and a strong understanding of manufacturing and launching complex biologics. Before joining TPI, he was senior vice president of Biologics Manufacturing at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he oversaw the development, production and worldwide launch of numerous significant biologics, including oncology products Yervoy and Opdivo. Previous to this role, Peter held various leadership positions in biologics development and manufacturing…

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Bringing Virtual Reality Tools to Biopharmaceutical Manufacturers
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Bringing Virtual Reality Tools to Biopharmaceutical Manufacturers

Michelle Stafford of GE Healthcare demonstrated new virtual reality tools at the Biomanufacturing World Summit. Executives were able to tour a facility in China and step inside a bioreactor to inspect its internal workings. Will these new tools become an industry standard in the near future? — GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the…

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How Companies and Communities Find Success Together
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How Companies and Communities Find Success Together

Frank McCrady attended the 2016 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit. In this interview, he shares some of his thoughts about what companies are looking for when they are evaluating where they want to do business and who they want to do business with. — With nearly 30 years of experience in economic development and banking, Frank McCrady has spent 14 of those years as EMCID’s President and CEO, elevating East Montgomery County through strategic planning to a community ready for growth. Under his leadership, development has soared and sales tax revenue for the 158-square mile improvement district has increased…

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A New Way to Rapidly Develop Biomanufacturing Capacity and Add Greater Value to the Decision to Build
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A New Way to Rapidly Develop Biomanufacturing Capacity and Add Greater Value to the Decision to Build

David Radspinner  spoke  on November 14th at the 2016 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit. His session was entitled, A New Way to Rapidly Develop Biomanufacturing Capacity and Add Greater Value to the Decision to Build. In March 2016, David Radspinner was appointed as the General Manager for the GEHC LS newly created BioPark business. Previously, in January of 2014, GE acquired the HyClone Cell Culture business and subsequently David was appointed as its Hold Separate Manager. David earned a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Arizona and has spent over 14 years working within the areas of…

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The Role of Process Development in Next Generation Biologics Manufacturing
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The Role of Process Development in Next Generation Biologics Manufacturing

Alison Moore delivered the opening keynote on November 15th of the 2016 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit entitled, The Role of Process Development in Next Generation Biologics Manufacturing. Dr. Alison Moore is Senior Vice President, Process Development serving both Operations and R&D organizations. Prior to this role, Moore served as senior vice president, Operations Technology. Moore was previously vice president, Process and Product Engineering (P&PE) function, where she was responsible for Process Development, Clinical Operations and Global Operations Planning. Moore served as vice president, Corporate Manufacturing, overseeing Supply Chain, Contract Manufacturing, Global Distribution, Manufacturing Technologies, and Operations Risk Management….

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