10:30am Chair Introduction

Chairperson: Lior Raviv, Chief Technology Officer, Pluri

10:35am Presentation: Automation in Cell and Gene Therapies – Drivers and Economy of Scale

• How automation is relevant to up/out-scaling cell and gene therapies in Europe
• Different automation approaches to cell therapy manufacturing

Laura Herbst, Research Fellow, IPT Fraunhofer

10:50am Presentation: Unlocking Success by Mastering Data Integration and Scaling Up from R&D to Production 

• The use of integrate, and streamline data from the necessary systems in ATMP’s
• Moving beyond the manufacturing plant from R&D, manufacturing to patients 
• How to manage security, compliance and data governance to provide insights to improve decision making, in a scalable manner

Rolf Hemminga, Vice President Global Sales & Marketing Life Sciences, Emerson Automation Solutions

11:05am Presentation: Continuous Integrated Bioprocessing for CGT Modalities

• Recent technologies created for CGT improved processes operating under continuous, up- and downstream, continuous mode. 
• Improving product quality and raising yields. Thus, reducing costs. 
• Footprint shrinks, sterile production is substantially easier.

Manuel Carrondo, Full Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, UNL Vice-President, iBET

11:20am Presentation

Jack Reid, Co-Founder, Unicorn Bio

11:35 Closing Panel with Q&A

With all session participants