As we ramp up for the 2020 American Biomanufacturing Summit, we’re excited to share this exclusive e-book created for PHC Corporation of North America, one of our Silver Partners. In this e-book, we examine the long-term storage requirements and needs of biologicals. Here’s a key excerpt from our interview with PHC Corporation of North America: “As cell-based therapies and pharmaceuticals continue to proliferate in the market, the demand for precision cold storage will be vital to maintain medicinal efficacy and research sample viability. PHCbi refrigerators, freezers, and cryogenic products represent over fifty years of engineering excellence in temperature-controlled products. From the refrigeration platform to the control center and cabinet configuration, each model was purpose-built for the safety and viability of high-value pharmaceuticals and biologics.” Check out the full e-book here. Don’t miss out on PHCbi’s roundtable discussion at the American Biomanufacturing Summit (July 22nd @1:10PM EST) led by Carl Radosevich, Senior Manager of Scientific Applications and Collaborations. You can click here to view the full program.
Read More →Curiosity, Collaborative Engagement & Exploration in the Packaging Industry
An Interview with LUX GLOBAL LABEL On April 16, 2019, LUX GLOBAL LABEL will join over 150 industry leaders at the American Packaging Summit to discuss current trends, strategic insights and best practices in packaging innovation, design, materials and branding. This is an excerpt from the interview Generis Group did with LUX GLOBAL LABEL prior to the American Packaging Summit: “What are the key trends driving disruption in the packaging industry today? The biggest trend driving disruption in the packaging industry is Immersive Experience (IE). Technology has changed us physically, socially and cognitively, and in the last few years, packaging experience has begun to take importance over other features, like information, in purchasing influence. LUX is leading the way with Immersive Experience by collaborating with our clients in the use of Augmented Reality Labels.
Read More →Data Driven Innovation for Manufacturers
Q&A with ProSensus Prior to the American Manufacturing Summit 2019, we spoke with ProSensus to discuss data-driven innovation and how leveraging technology can give manufacturers a competitive edge in an ever-changing landscape. In this eBook, we discuss how manufacturers can achieve their big data objectives with multivariate analysis, how they can leverage their data to accelerate their product development efforts, and how they can achieve quality control with machine vision. This is an excerpt from the Q&A Generis did with ProSensus:
Read More →How Digital Technologies are Transforming the Aerospace Sector
Praduman K. Tickoo, Vice President of Digital Manufacturing Services and Solutions at L&T Technology Services, will address how digital technologies are transforming the aerospace sector at the American Aerospace & Defense Summit 2018. Prior to the summit, we spoke with Praduman to discuss how aerospace companies can leverage technology and digitization to maximize their ROI and stay competitive in an ever-changing landscape. This is an excerpt from an interview Generis Group did with Praduman K. Tickoo prior to the American Aerospace & Defense Summit 2018.
Read More →LEADERS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SUMMIT: INTERVIEW WITH FABIAN SCHMAHL
Fabian Schmahl was named President & CEO of thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America, Inc. in April 2008. He is responsible for managing the development and manufacture of premium quality, high performance automotive suspension solutions for Original Equipment, Aftermarket and Motorsports applications. Schmahl oversees the operations of thyssenkrupp Bilstein locations in Hamilton, Ohio (headquarters); Poway, California; Troy, Michigan; and Mooresville, North Carolina. As President & CEO of thyssenkrupp Bilstein, Schmahl has earned extensive recognition for his commitment to his employees, community and the manufacturing industry. Under his leadership, thyssenkrupp Bilstein has been recognized as a Top Workplace in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 by Enquirer Media and Best Workplace in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 by Business Courier. In 2015 and 2017, Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities voted thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America Employer of the Year. In November, Fabian will join us at the American Automotive Summit.
Read More →Proving New Technology Works in Products: The 8-Point Assessment Checklist
Key Tech is often visited by enthusiastic and clever innovators demonstrating a brand new technology, hopeful that it could make it into a product. In this whitepaper, Key Tech explains how they’ve never seen a perfect technology; even the best has its limitations and flaws. At the first meeting with Key Tech, the new technology is usually embodied in a contraption referred to as the “Frankenstein Prototype”. The first task is to tease out the flaws in the new technologies in order to understand what it will take to get rid of them.
Read More →Innovating within Constraints: What Med Device Designers and Manufacturers in Developed Markets Can Learn from Emerging Markets
This is an excerpt from an interview Generis Group did with Palani Palaniappan, EVP, Innovation & Development at Terumo BCT in advance of the 2017 American Medical Device Summit, where Palani spoke on “The Democratization of Healthcare Technologies”. Read the full interview here. “Often when we create products for the developed world, we think about value for money: creating value to charge a high premium. In the developing world, we should not be thinking about high premiums. We need to think about value for many: it is a high volume business where prices and profit margins are low. We need to be thrifty in product development and innovate within these constraints. Constraints feed creativity. In developing markets we are challenged to ensure we create an affordable product. But developed markets also face price constraints—more and more so. Western markets are becoming saturated. Affordability and accessibility of healthcare is a challenge worldwide in every market. We’ve heard this many times now—it’s become the common sentiment of the populist way of thinking: “Healthcare is too expensive. Drug prices are being controlled. Device prices are being controlled.” And it’s true! Against the backdrop of people living longer and population growth, it is not sustainable to continue serving developed markets with high-premium products. In India and several other emerging economies, there is extreme price control on medical devices, those classified as “essential medical devices.” For instance, the cost of a stent has been forced …
Read More →A History of Innovation at Mayo Clinic: Interview with Mark Wehde
This October, Mark Wehde, Section Head of Technology Development at the Mayo Clinic Division of Engineering, will join us at the American Medical Device Summit in Chicago to talk about how engineers at Mayo Clinic have teamed with physicians for over 100 years to find new ways to better care for their patients. In advance of the summit, we spoke to Mark Wehde about this relationship and the culture of innovation at Mayo Clinic. What does it mean to you to ‘innovate’? For most from my generation, technology has grown up around us. The things we take for granted today were only barely imaginable 30 or 40 years ago. To this day I still find it amazing that I can walk into our lab and make a radio. I can make an ECG monitor. I could make a respiratory monitor. This afternoon. To me, that is one of the singular pleasures of being an engineer – we can make the things we use.
Read More →Reduce: An Interview with VOID Technologies
Packaging sustainability is a critical topic in the industry right now, with many companies moving towards more sustainable packaging to meet consumer demand and environmental goals. Companies today are facing a complex set of choices around how to tackle sustainability, but it is possible to use a simple guiding framework as the foundation for building an approach. People frequently talk about the 3 R’s of Sustainability: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. What is often overlooked, however, is that this is a hierarchy. The framework encourages us to first and foremost reduce consumption, as this is the most impactful approach to sustainability. This can be achieved by reducing the number of products we use, but also by reducing the amount of material used in each product. VO+ is a revolutionary material reduction technology that engineers nano-and micro-scale voids into commodity and bioplastics to create lighter, stronger, and more sustainable products In advance of the American Packaging Summit, we heard from VOID Technologies about how companies can meet their environmental goals through reducing the amount of packaging they use.
Read More →Understanding the Critical Needs of Today’s Modern Consumer to Create Innovate Products and Packaging
Today’s consumer is more likely to snack throughout the day rather than eat three set meals. They value low-prep, buy-on-the-go products and demand new retail and vending formats that meet their wellness agenda of freshness, nutrition, and sustainability. Snacking companies are therefore spending more on product and packaging innovation to bring their brands to life and appeal to these consumers. In addition to overseeing Campbell’s R&D for soup, sauce, and beverages in its international markets, Craig Stephen Slavtcheff leads research and development for some of the world’s best-known snack brands, including Pepperidge Farm, Arnott’s, Royal Dansk, Kjeldsens, Snyder-Lance, Kettle Brand and Cape Cod, among others. To better understand what’s on the horizon in the snack market, we spoke with Slavtcheff about the critical needs of today’s modern consumer, packaging and product innovation, and how to improve the shopping experience.
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