Successfully executing the complex conversion of production plants

Many pharmaceutical and biotech companies are currently working on the production of Corona virus vaccines. Given the shortage of vaccine, what is needed now more than anything else is greater speed in production. Bilfiger helped a well-known customer in the pharmaceutical industry to quickly convert its plant for the industrial production of Corona vaccines.

Digitalization in the process industry: success factors for SMEs

Hidden champions are the engine of Germany’s economy and employment machine. They are the driving force behind countless innovations and a strong partner for companies around the world. To ensure they remain competitive in the future, many companies are forging ahead with the digital transformation. The importance of digitalization was again clearly demonstrated with the onset of the Corona pandemic. Bilfinger helps its customers with digital solutions so that they can work fast and efficiently.

Successful with intelligent plants:
3 questions for Prof. Christoph Herwig

Dwindling margins as a result of generic pharmaceuticals and the potential presented by a promising new cell and gene therapy from the USA: In an interview with Bilfinger now!, Christoph Herwig, Professor of Biochemical Engineering at the Vienna University of Technology, talks about trends in the pharmaceutical and life science industries and what Bilfinger's digital twins have to do with them.

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Hydrogen technology for the future

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