Participants:
Steven Barash
Vice President of Strategy & Product Management
L7 Informatics
Steven Barash is a dynamic manufacturing information systems thought leader spearheading digital manufacturing initiatives at L7 Informatics. Steven holds an established software implementation portfolio of regulated technology solutions in the cell and gene therapy manufacturing industry. Steven is committed to end-to-end automation of complex cell gene manufacturing operations to deliver personalized treatments to patients. He is focused on delivering unified enterprise data solutions to ease operational complexities, improve product quality, and digitally scale GMP commercial operations. Before L7 Informatics, Steven held various leadership and engineering roles at Charles River Labs, Cognate BioServices, TRC, Juno Therapeutics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and AxoGen. Steven has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida where he focused on translational research in immunomodulatory drug efficacy in preclinical animal models.
Brad Lambert
President, MILRAE; former VP of Global IT AGC Biologics
Former AGC Biologics
Brad Lambert is a seasoned IT leader with over 20 years of experience in the biotechnology industry. He has driven innovation and IT strategies across various functions, including Manufacturing, QC, QA, PMO, Supply Chain, HR, Safety, Security, Facilities, Engineering, and Process Sciences. Brad excels in budgeting, procurement, organizational restructuring, and global resourcing. He has successfully led complex IT programs, developed strategic roadmaps, and managed global strategies to advance business digitization and deliver application effectiveness, reliability, and cybersecurity control.
Mike Cody
Director of Digital Life Science
Zaether
Mike Cody is the Director of Digital Life Science at ZAETHER, where he works with digital leaders and executives at global life science companies to reimagine process development and manufacturing while building a digitally enabled enterprise. Mike orchestrates his team of industry experts, consultants, and analysts to support visioning, designing, and execution of novel digital and IT/OT solutions to meet the evolving needs of life sciences clients.
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Key takeaways of the panel discussion:
- Data Ecosystem for the Future: We’ll look at how AI and data-centric architectures are setting the stage for future innovations and predictive capabilities
- Scale Out and Up Across Manufacturing Networks: We’ll discuss strategies for standardizing and integrating digital processes across multi-site and decentralized networks
- Accelerate Technology Transfers and New Product Introductions: We’ll examine how digital solutions are transforming tech transfer and expediting the launch of new products, including how global contract development manufacturing organizations (CDMOs), are accelerating knowledge transfer and reducing time-to-market by up to 40%
- Enable Composable Architectures: We will discuss how composable architecture addresses the limitations of monolithic systems, ensuring flexibility, scalability, and better data-driven decision-making