Shire (now Takeda), a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on rare diseases and specialty conditions, used AVEVA PI System to increase efficiency and improve the bottom line by eliminating the need for researchers to keep data in individual spreadsheets. As a result, the company was able to conduct more research without increasing staffing – putting it one step closer to cures that could help people around the world.
“Every drug has a low probability of making it all the way to a success, but you’ve got to get shots on the goal. Going from four to six in a few years . . . I think that’s a reflection of the investment in AVEVA PI System.”
Paul Turvey, Associate Director of Laboratory Operations, Shire
Goals
- Enable quick data retrieval and analysis for R&D experiments
- Centralize data from many disparate sources and eliminate redundancies
Challenges
- Over 300 sources of data
- Data comes from different vendor-specific operating software
Results
- 50% increase in research programs from 2013 to 2015 without any changes to staffing
- Improved visibility into bioreactor conditions
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