Workshops
Role of AI in process development as an efficiency driver
Workshop Chairs: Christian Airiau, Tobias Hahn and Tian Jun
Applications beyond molecule or unit operation design
AI and LLM for down stream processing applications
Big titer, Big demand. Now what?
Workshop Chairs: Ralf Kuriyel, Kris Barnthouse and Chris Cowan
Is downstream ready to handle >15 g/L titer?
How does a high titer process fit in existing plant infrasturcture?
Sustainability for downstream processes
Workshop Chairs: Alois Jungbauer, Joe Studts, Judith Thoma, and Mi Jin,
Economic, environmental, social
What are the most useful metrics and why?
Future of biomanufacturing - where do you build and what do you build?
Workshop Chairs: Krunal Mehta, Susan Fisher, and XX Zhu
Weave in advanced process control, when is intensified processing preferred, make vs buy
Multi-modality facilities, flexi facilities or dedicated single modality facilities?
How to establish processing scale for AAV? Dose on a log scale and production on a linear scale?
Data Capabilities and Architecture
Workshop Chairs: Maurice Phelan, Moiz Diwan, and Rajiv Devulapalli
How do we need to organize our data and data architecture?
How do we secure it from cyper attacks?
How do we manage data compression in a compliant manner without loosing resolution or data integrity?
Skillsets of the Future
Workshop Chairs: John Balchunas, Ranga Godavarti and Beth Goodrich
Technical skill sets
How do we nurture and develop the needed soft skills/behaviors?
What is the balance of focus on data science/AI/LLM versus domain experts learning and developing digital tools