Manufacturing Sciences and Technology (MSAT)

Our Manufacturing Sciences and Technology (MSAT) department, as part of Operations, has the responsibility to support Boehringer Ingelheim BioXcellence™ in various aspects as a center of excellence in manufacturing sciences. The group includes experienced experts in upstream technologies as well as in downstream processing, working with their teams in state-of-the-art laboratories, focusing on qualified scale-down models.

Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) supports operations in…

• Support of process transfers
  Evaluation and support of implementation of new processes focusing on direct transfers.
• Process improvements
  Continuous improvement of processes following the Manufacturing Process Excellence (MPE) concept.
• Troubleshooting
  Know-how and tools for experimental investigations (e.g. qualified scale-down models) for upstream and downstream processing.
• Evaluation and implementation of new technology for operations
  Modeling of cell culture processes, new online measurements, statistical tools and data management.
• Coordination of technical aspects and functional testing of key raw materials, filters and disposables
  Interface between Operations, Quality, Supply Chain Management and Purchasing.