Laboratory 4.0 Digitalization and IoLT (Internet of Laboratory Things) Strategies to Enrich Industry 4.0
10th June 2021 | 10:00am EST / 3:00pm GMT / 4:00pm CET | Terryl Kibodeaux, Director, IT-Business Relationship Management (BRM) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Aimee Balkenende, Senior Manager, Technical Sales at Thermo Fisher Scientific |WATCH FOR FREE
The joining of online process automation devices and data (Operational Technology or OT level) and offline laboratory management systems and data (Enterprise Information Technology or IT level) is becoming an indispensable modernization and digital maturity aspect that needs to be realized to make the Industry 4.0 paradigm an industrial reality. This presentation describes options for the building of a sound Lab 4.0 digital laboratory environment, which consists of laboratory informatics, automation and robotics, interconnectivity, big data, analytics, and machine learning to create a more holistic and better-connected, self-monitoring smart digital manufacturing ecosystem. The digitization of laboratories, along with the IT – OT interconnectivity, makes the availability of near real-time offline laboratory methods and results in an actuality in the exercise to achieve the Industry 4.0 benchmark.
Presented by Terryl Kibodeaux, Director, IT-Business Relationship Management (BRM) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mr. Kibodeaux brings over 25+ years of professional science, technology and manufacturing process automation experience related to laboratory and process operations, automation and scientific informatics. During that time, Terryl has served in various trusted advisor and strategic management consulting roles responsible for delivering large-scale, complex scientific informatics platforms for LIMS, laboratory instrumentation and related scientific and process data systems, that unite laboratory business processes with automation and technology solutions to help organizations achieve operational excellence along with their digital transformation journey to the Intelligent Laboratory.
Followed by Aimee Balkenende, Senior Manager, Technical Sales at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Aimee Balkenende is a Senior Manager of Technical Sales for Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Digital Science division. Prior to joining the organization in 2018, Aimee spent 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry working for Abbott and AbbVie, where she held several roles in manufacturing and R&D, including Global Manager of Application Support. Aimee has had a long career integrating IT and science and likes to investigate new ways to advance lab automation. In her current role, she focuses on showcasing the technical expertise and capabilities of our LIMS software and solutions, providing top-notch customer service, and keeping an eye toward the future of science and IT. Aimee received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho.
Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science. Customers worldwide trust our tools and solutions to help them accelerate innovation and enhance productivity. Together, we are making advancements that make a real difference. We do that by providing an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience, and comprehensive support through product and service brands that include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, Acros, Alfa Aesar, Basix, Fisher Bioreagents, Fisherbrand, Fisher Chemical, Fisher Healthcare, Fisher Science Education, Gibco, Ion Torrent, Maybridge and One Lambda. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.