Genentech Receives Start Magazine Technology & Business Award for Biopharmaceutical Process Automation.FOXBORO, Mass. -- Start Also Recognizes the Foxboro Unit of Invensys for its Role as Automation Supplier Invensys Process Systems announced that Start magazine, in cooperation with Microsoft Corp., has selected Invensys' customer, Genentech, as a recipient for this year's Technology & Business Award. The award is based on innovative automation of Genentech's process for producing human growth hormone human growth hormone (HGH): see growth hormone. (rhGH-based product Nutropin(R)) at its South San Francisco South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. production facility. The automation was based on implementation of an I/A I/A Interactive I/A Instrument Air I/A Innovative/Alternative (Technology) Series distributed control system A distributed control system (DCS) refers to a control system usually of a manufacturing system, process or any kind of dynamic system, in which the controller elements are not central in location (like the brain) but are distributed throughout the system with each component supplied by the Foxboro unit of Invensys Process Systems. "Each year Start magazine recognizes manufacturers that have made the greatest strides in implementing technology to solve business challenges. By following the GAMP guidelines in automating what had been a largely manual production process, Genentech and its automation supplier Invensys have made an important contribution to the advancement of industrial automation," said Start magazine editorial director Peggy Smedley. An independent panel of industry experts and financial analysts selected Genentech as one of the Technology & Business Award winners. Judges included: Laurie Balch, Gartner/Dataquest; Julie Fraser, Industry Directions; Greg Gorbach, ARC Advisory Group; Marc McClusky, AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. Research; Noha Tohamy, Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
Using the automation functionality of the I/A series distributed control system, implemented on a Windows NT platform; Genentech streamlined its Nutropin production by consolidating multiple process recipes into a single recipe, accessible through a common interface, which improved productivity while reducing capital equipment expenditures and maintenance costs. The judges recognized Genentech also for electing to follow the standardized design framework published by the Good Automated Manufacturing Practices (GAMP) technical sub-committee of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE ISPE International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering ISPE International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology ISPE Institute for the Study of Planet Earth (University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ) ISPE International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers ). This helped integrate a broad range of disciplines into the planning and make them better prepared for validation audits and inspections, because the GAMP4 guidelines are becoming accepted as industry standards, and thus familiar to FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. regulators. "It is very encouraging when independent industry experts affirm the value that customer are receiving from our products and expertise. Genentech engineers began with a vision of how distributed control would help them streamline their production and worked diligently toward that vision. We are very pleased to have been part of their solution," said Paul Steinitz, director of Foxboro Automation Systems marketing for Invensys Process Systems. About Start Magazine Start, the voice of the manufacturing executive, provides executives with a balance between the technology issues and the greater business management issues facing executives today. Start offers the most sound technology advice coupled with solid coverage of the financial, political, and management news and events shaping manufacturing. Rather than simply pitching the latest concepts in technology, Start focuses on the business issues impacting the manufacturer's bottomline. That is exactly why Start has become, and will remain, the first word on manufacturing innovation, driven by technology. For more information, please visit www.startmag.com. About Genentech Genentech is a leading biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes biotherapeutics for significant unmet medical needs. A considerable number of the currently approved biotechnology products originated from or are based on Genentech science. Genentech manufactures and commercializes multiple biotechnology products directly in the United States and licenses several additional products to other companies. The company has headquarters in South San Francisco, California South San Francisco is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 60,552 at the 2000 census. and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. . For press releases and additional information about the company, please visit http://www.gene.com. About Invensys Process Systems Process Systems, a business unit of Invensys plc, provides products, services and solutions, for the automation and optimization of industrial process plants. Invensys Process Systems includes industry-leading brands such as Foxboro, Triconex, SimSci-Esscor, Wonderware, and Avantis, whose products are installed in more than 100,000 plants across the world. These range from small batch and hybrid plants to the world's largest refineries, gas plants, petrochemicals plants, power plants, and pulp and paper mills. The Invensys Group (www.invensys.com) is headquartered in the UK and listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. . With 35,000 employees operating in 60 countries, Invensys helps customers to improve their performance and profitability, building value for end users and shareholders alike. ArchestrA, Avantis, Foxboro, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex, and Wonderware are trademarks of Invensys plc, its subsidiaries, or affiliates. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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