io-consultants were brought on as the lead consultant for all project phases from concept design through installation and acceptance testing.

• A significant feature of the new biotech production facilities is the flexible space concept. It comprises four independent all-purpose cleanrooms for the mobile single-use production equipment required for upstream and downstream processing. For maximum flexibility, all the cleanroom suites are connected to a data monitoring system configured specifically for the plug-and-play mobile production facilities.
• This flexible and modular room design means that several products can be produced simultaneously yet independently of each other and enables fast product changes. Utility columns supply the mobile single-use equipment, which is also automatically recognized by the DLS system. These state-of-the-art modular facilities are a shining example of a ‘biopharmaceuticals manufacturing plant of the future’.
• io-consultants were responsible for the planning, supervision and introduction of SAP ECC 6.0, LIMS, EQMS, as well as various Microsoft Project and SharePoint systems.

In 2012, the project received the ISPE Facility of the Year Award for Equipment Innovation.