- September 16, 2019
Digitalization for CDMOs: thinking outside the silos!
Marc-Olivier Simon and Moïse Bitton discuss the needs of CDMOs in terms of digitalization of their activities and the tools available on the market (ELN, LIMS, LES, SDMS, KM, QMS, MES etc.). While (Big) Pharmas have embraced digitalization, CDMOs seem far behind. The author see this as the result...
- December 06, 2018
Modern Simulation Tools: Expanding Applications
New user-friendly solutions help chemical processors tackle tasks beyond design and optimization Initially, steady-state simulation was used in the chemical process industries (CPI) to design a plant or a process. Advances in the technology, along with the need to produce more product in a more...
- November 26, 2018
A new era in life sciences software
Life sciences industries still use outdated tools and methodologies to develop, optimise and operate their (bio)molecule production processes. Ypso-Facto proposes to take a fresh look at the needs and expectations of this sector. Read the full article in the last edition of Speciality Chemicals...
- June 13, 2018
Panel discussion on flow chemistry
"By adopting chemical engineering good practices earlier in process development, a major step forward would be taken" Read the full panel discussion in Chemistry Today , vol. 36 (3), 2018, pp 26-34
- October 06, 2017
Streamlining process development with simulation software tools
Nowadays process development is generally experiment-based with a traditional trial-and-error approach, direct scale-up and simple use of statistical tools. We are convinced that the fine chemical and biochemical industries will evolve towards more digitally designed processes based on fundamental...
- February 22, 2017
Appréhender la conception du procédé dans sa globalité pour développer de meilleures solutions (French)
Créée en 2014, Ypso-Facto aide les industriels de la chimie et des biotechnologies à développer, sécuriser et optimiser leurs procédés. Elle s’appuie sur une équipe disposant d’une forte expérience à la fois industrielle et universitaire pour proposer de manière objective et rigoureuse...
- December 11, 2014
Entrepreneurship, Lessons Learned, and Bioindustry Perspectives
Roger-Marc Nicoud received his PhD from the University of Lorraine in process simulation for the nuclear industry. He joined Separex in 1987, first as a technical director and then as a managing director until 1995. Between 1993 and 1995, he also worked as professor and headed a research laboratory...
Ypso-Facto is a service company helping industrial firms to develop, optimize and secure their chemical processes and bioprocesses.