SPRING HOUSE, Pa. (June 13, 2005) — Ingrid Maes, advanced technologies consultant, from Siemens will present “PAT for Real-Time Product Release” at the IBC Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) for Biologics conference in Vienna, Virginia, June 27, 2005. She will join other technology and regulatory experts from around the world at the Tysons Corner Sheraton Premiere Hotel to discuss “Process Understanding and Control for Improved Efficiency, Quality and Economics.” Maes, who is an expert on process technology for Siemens, will describe a step-by-step plan to understanding bioprocesses, starting with process monitoring, controlling, real-time product release and process optimization.
Her presentation will include case studies and examples which illustrate this approach and the impact of the recent FDA guidance related to the applications of PAT for bioprocesses on supply chain and business aspects. A graduate of the University of Brussels, Maes holds a masters degree in chemical engineering. She is a lecturer at the University of Ghent, Faculty of Pharmacy, and is a frequent presenter at numerous international conferences. She is also a member of the executive committee for the ASTM E55 initiative on PAT.
For more on the conference, log on to: www.ibclifesciences.com .Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. is one of Siemens’ operating companies in the U.S.
Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga., Siemens Energy & Automation manufactures and markets one of the world’s broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions. The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems.
For more information: www.sea.siemens.com .
Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $91.5 billion in fiscal 2004. Founded more than 150 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies andServices and Home Appliances.
With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $16.6 billion and employs 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States.
With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 430,000 people in 192 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com .
