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Accelerating Pharma’s Digital Evolution — Harnessing Automation & Data for Transformative Change

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Tuesday, March 18

08:30 AM - 08:55 AM

Live in Everett

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Digital transformation has become a critical focus in the pharmaceutical industry, unlocking new opportunities to improve efficiency, compliance, and decision-making. This session will explore the current challenges and opportunities in digital transformation, focusing on how automation and digitalization enable a more streamlined, data-driven approach. Key areas of discussion will include the integration of PAT (Process Analytical Technology) enabling automation, process monitoring, and automated sampling. In this session, you will learn how to:

  • Overcome challenges and seize opportunities in digital transformation within pharma.
  • Implement PAT-enabled automation for improved process monitoring and sampling.
  • Leverage data management and analytics for continuous process verification and quality assurance.
  • Use digitalization to enhance operational efficiency while ensuring compliance.
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Speaker

Minh Tran

Global Head of Automation, Digital, and PAT Solutions, Merck KGaA

Mr. Minh Tran is a seasoned biopharmaceutical leader with over 28 years of technical and commercial experience spanning process development, technology transfer, manufacturing operations, and executive management. He currently leads the Global Process Automation, PAT, and Data Analytics commercial business at Merck KGaA, driving innovation, digital transformation, and strategic growth in the industry.

Before joining Merck in Singapore, Mr. Tran served as Chief Operating Officer at Stelis Biopharma, where he oversaw all aspects of commercial manufacturing operations and CDMO activities. He previously held key leadership roles, including Head of Large Investment Projects for APAC at EMD Millipore, and contributed to major biopharma organizations such as Amgen, ICOS Corporation, Novo Nordisk, and Immunex Corporation in the U.S.

Mr. Tran holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from the University of Washington, Seattle. His expertise and leadership continue to shape the future of biopharmaceutical innovation and manufacturing excellence.

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Merck KGaA

Together with our colleagues, customers and stakeholders, we impact life and health with science. Before researchers can make scientific breakthroughs, they must have access to state-of-the-art tools, services and expertise to perform experiments and engineer new products. That’s where we come in.We offer one of the broadest portfolios in the industry for scientists, best-in-class products for pharmaceutical development and manufacturing, and a fully integrated service organization to support CDMO and contract testing across traditional and novel modalities.Our vision is a world where our innovative products, services and digital offerings help create solutions for people globally and a sustainable future for generations to come.Merck is a global science and technology company with around 60,000 employees in more than 66 countries.
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