Emerson has unveiled a new software library developed in collaboration with Roche that aims to accelerate technology transfer in the life sciences sector, reducing the time required to take new therapies from development to commercial production.
The industrial technology group said that its DeltaV Process Knowledge Management Modality Library offers a pre-built set of digital building blocks designed to help biopharmaceutical companies standardise and digitise their process specifications more quickly. The move is intended to cut months from the early stages of process design and organisational alignment, which are often required before manufacturing recipes can be created.
Technology transfer — the handover of a process from research teams to full-scale manufacturing — is widely regarded as one of the most persistent bottlenecks in the global rollout of new treatments. Emerson said its new library would help companies streamline this step by providing a ready-made framework for core elements such as process steps, activities, key parameters, and critical quality attributes.
Roche, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies, worked with Emerson to ensure the library reflects common industry modalities and can be customised to fit specific organisational requirements. The library is intended to integrate directly with Emerson’s DeltaV Process Knowledge Management software, which replaces manual documentation with a structured, collaborative digital environment for defining and updating process specifications throughout development.
Nathan Pettus, President of Emerson’s Process Systems and Solutions business, said innovators were “continually searching for ways to improve alignment between process development and manufacturing recipe development”. He added that the Modality Library “enables a fully digital path to technology transfer, making the entire process faster, easier, and more repeatable and reliable”.
Emerson, headquartered in St Louis and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, provides automation technologies and software for industrial sectors including energy, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing.
