Bay-Tec Engineering Celebrates Outstanding Project
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Genentech's NIMO Production Facility Wins Project Execution Award
NAPA, CA - Bay-Tec Engineering's "Project Life Cycle Management" approach helped Genentech Inc. win the Pharmaceutical Engineering Magazine's 2007 Facility of the Year Award for Project Execution for Genentech's NIMO production facility. By combining Bay-Tec's project delivery approach with their Software Development and Software Quality Programs, the NIMO production facility was completed on-time and under budget.
The NIMO production facility was designed to feature very unique design advancements and technological innovations. By maintaining a close working relationship throughout the project, Bay-Tec remained flexible and was able to shift gears quickly to meet the evolving requirements of the project. Changing the application code for the plant to produce Avastin® required entire sections of code to be deconstructed and rebuilt while adopting the style of existing code in order to provide seamless integration with other areas of the plant.
Bay-Tec created control system and user interface software that will help streamline production schedule and speed up product release. Bay-Tec incorporated S88 batch processing in Fermentation, Media and Buffer Preparation, and Harvest areas. The system also included real-time and historical production run tracking integrated into one dynamic system that was virtually "Error Free" upon delivery to the site. As an additional benefit from Bay-Tec's Software Quality Program; less than 10% of the onsite software start-up budget was used resulting in a very large savings to Genentech.
In September 2005, the NIMO production facility's first fermentation test batch of Avastin® produced the largest amount of protein ever produced in a mammalian cell culture fermenter. Then in February 2006, seven qualification runs (runs required to license a plant by the FDA for approval for marketed production) were completed consecutively while passing all comparability tests as compared to Avastin® manufactured at other Genentech sites.
"This project was anything but ordinary," stated John Justus, CEO of Bay-Tec Engineering. "We design and build our control systems to meet our client's needs on very tight schedules and within very strict budgets. That's our goal for every project we undertake, and we were delighted that Genentech asked us to get involved in the NIMO facility. While it was a challenge, it was the perfect opportunity to show what we can do on a world stage".
"Working with Bay-Tec Engineering has been a great experience for Genentech," said Christoph Lebl, Associate Director of Engineering for Genentech's NIMO facility. "Bay-Tec's performance on this project was a success by every measurable metric used to gauge the success of a project. Their ability to quickly assemble a team with qualified resources and respond to our needs showed us that there are companies out there that still adhere to the philosophy of getting a job done right, on-time, and as promised."
Bay-Tec Engineering is a control system engineering and construction firm that has been focused on providing clients with process manufacturing automation solutions for 25 years.
The company's unique organization and tremendously skilled resources combine to accommodate sophisticated project requirements in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, semiconductor, petrochemical, food and beverage and other process intensive industries.
The company's vision is to deliver true design/build project solutions utilizing in-house design integration and construction services. This turnkey project execution strategy results in integrated systems of higher quality with complete documentation, delivered faster and more economically than a traditional Design-Bid-Build approach.
For more information about Bay-Tec Engineering visit their Web site at www.bay-tec.com or call 707.252.6575.
Contacts:
Roger Archey
Balzac Communications & Marketing
707.255.7667
or rarchey@balzac.com
Paul Lares
Bay-Tec Engineering
707.252.6575
or plares@bay-tec.com
