8:45 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Ensuring a Continuous Lab Operations in Pandemic Response
9:00 am Navigating the Global Pandemic: From Initial Response to the New Normalized Workplace
Synopsis
• Business continuity and initial response to COVID-19
• Stabilizing operations as the pandemic continued through 2020
• Re-entry of the workforce and returning to a new normal in 2021
9:30 am A New Solution for End-to-End Asset Management
Synopsis
• Adapting software deployment for inventory and asset life’s tracking for 2021 challenges
• Servicing your asset and surplus equipment from OEMs and suppliers
• Monetization before it’s too late
10:00 am Case Study: Design Planning & Lab Expansion During COVID-19
Synopsis
• Overview of Foundation Medicine – what we do and our current
geographical footprint
• Building out a new lab across the country during COVID-19 with additional
acquired lab – how did we execute this?
• Detailed design and planning to ensure a smooth project execution and avoid delays
• Lessons learned and key takeaways
10:30am | Structured Networking
11:00am | Morning Refreshment Break
Asset Management Track
Optimizing Asset Lifecycle Management
11:30 am Creating a Scalable & Sustainable Asset Management Program
Synopsis
- Contrasting what gold-standard asset management means to large pharma vs small biotech
- Setting up a plan for care. What tier of equipment is worth preventative maintenance investment? How to prioritize equipment for maintenance and building a schedule from the ground up
- Creating a scalable structure to support company growth, including process for inventory tracking and asset tagging
12:00 pm PerkinElmer OneSource for Asset Management
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12:30 pm Maximizing Asset Performance To Free up Capital to Reinvest in Drug Development
Synopsis
- What is the return on investment from ensuring asset peak performance?
- Implementation of a Lifecycle Asset Management (LCAM) to provide a structured framework for maintenance and end of life
- Driving efficient and effective ways of working by integration of processes, systems and resources, and roll out of these new way of working across the business
- Optimizing the cost, risk and performance of assets over their lifecycle
Facility Management Track
Flexible Facility Design
11:30 am Making the Move – Key Considerations in Relocation
Synopsis
- Scheduling movers on site – developing a solid plan
- Managing cold storage when moving to ensure critical temperatures are maintained
- Prepare for a smooth equipment integration by ensuring appropriate electrical output/other outputs are in place/ where to find information on electrical output requirement
12:00 pm Lab Build-Outs with Sub-Leasing in Mind
Synopsis
- Why sub-lease?
- Space design considerations
- Providing services/ being a landlord
12:30 pm Formulating a Flexible Facility Design & Plan for Growing Biotechs
Synopsis
- Core facility design considerations for a balance between lab space, office space and storage space
- Case study of facility build out – challenges and learnings
- Making a floorplan as flexible as possible to allow for expansion in a growing company and changing workforce needs
- Looking into the future – How to know when you’ll outgrow your current space and when to start planning the next expansion or relocation
13:00 | Networking Lunch
2:30 pm Panel Discussion: Surplus Asset Management in Pharma
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3:00 pm Examining the Big Picture of Asset Lifecycle Management
Synopsis
- Implementing a lifecycle management plan for better visibility over asset health and longevity
- Identify cost avoidance and cost effectiveness strategies
- Understanding total cost of ownership – from request to disposal
- Optimizing equipment usage – data driven solutions for unused equipment
3:30 pm A New Vision of the Future of Laboratory Workplace Experience
Synopsis
During this session, CBRE iLS experts Javier Morell and
Katie Winter will lead a dynamic discussion covering:
• A recent case study showcasing a new, integrated and
simplified workplace experience for the science teams
• An industry first example of delivering all services
through a single process and technology
• Key benefits including transparency, simplicity and relationship
management under a single strategic partnership
EHS in Facility Management
2:30 pm Key considerations in Lab Design; Integrating EHS, Inventory & Waste Management
Synopsis
What health and safety features are essential to factor in during lab design and facility build, to ease day to day EHS management?
- Space planning for specific lab needs such as vivariums, cell culture rooms, including gowning stations, air quality and other key considerations
- Planning for safe transportation, collection, and disposal of hazardous waste
- Planning for shipping and receiving, cold storage logistics
3:00 pm PerkinElmer OneSource for Lab Relocation
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3:15 pm EHS Compliance is of Equal Importance in Small Start-Ups as Large Organizations
Synopsis
- The evolving role of lab operations in ensuring EHS best practice is followed in the lab; what is the cost of poor EHS practices?
- Working with external safety partners and end users to build a high-uptake health and safety program
- Biosafety, chemical hygiene and emergency evacuation plans – how can you start planning from initial facility design phase
- Policies on inspection and ensuring proper permits – how to ensure you are compliant within your local area?
3:45 pm Q&A
16:00 | Afternoon Networking Tea
Operational & Compliance Excellence in LAFM
5:00 pm Case study on Asset Utilization and Condition Monitoring Metrics for a Sustainable Lab
5:15 pm Panel Discussion: What Does Compliance Mean in R&D Ops & Defining Operational Excellence
Synopsis
• Outside of manufacturing environment, was does compliance encompass in LAFM for local, regional and
government regulations?
• ISO 55000/1/2 – what best practice in first class asset & facility management
• Special consideration such as when managing Vivarium’s for animal studies.
• Ensuring equipment is calibrated and compliant with qualification documentation to ease periodical reviews
• Gold standard for lab cleanliness and meeting sustainability criteria
5:45 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks
18:00 | Drinks Reception Hosted by
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