Around the world, she says, business restarts want three things: digitisation, industrialised construction, and sustainability (mostly in the form of understanding carbon).
The compulsions to invest in capacity, whether new or replacement capacity, are clearly there.All the companies have made strong sustainability commitments, all of them have ageing assets which over the next decade require significant investment, all of them have new products which they want to get to the market as quickly as possible.
The problem which loomed behind the stated barriers is that continuing with the historical mode of investment will simply not deliver the stated intent and aspirations of the industry and society at large..So, where do we go next?.The conversation has just started, however there are some clear ways forward: -.
Non-competitive sharing between companies enables a combined building of knowledge and confidence about the developing state-of-the-art platform.In fact, this is not a paradigm shift in technology but a shift in perception..
There was agreement to bring in and include contract manufacturers into the conversation as they have an equal stake and influence on the path forward, particularly in the simplification and pragmatism of any solutions.. Other areas were left more open and the conversations continue..
In reflecting on the day, I believe what struck me most was what happened at the end of the timetabled discussion.Reduce lab design time.
Fast Lab aims to reduce the initial lab design time from months down to weeks.While all stages of a lab construction project can undoubtedly be accelerated, in our experience the biggest gains are to be found during the earliest stages of a project.. Fast Lab is a service by Bryden Wood that aims to accelerate the lab specification, design, and internal approval process, so that permitting, procurement, and construction can start as quickly as possible, and with a design that is less likely to change and cause future delay.
Fast Lab achieves this by:.Translating scientific and technological requirements into a lab design and key project and business metrics.. Exploiting the standardisation opportunities across all life science lab projects..