Life Sciences

E Tech Group has a large team of automation engineers in our Life Sciences divisions with in-depth experience in advanced and evolving pharma and biologic technologies. Our attention to detail and GAMP/GDP expertise allows clients meet industry requirements and maintain systems via thorough documentation.

70+

Life Science Clients

25

Locations across North America

60+

Consecutive Passed Customer Quality Audits

200+

Validated Life Science Automation Projects Per Year

Advanced Manufacturing Automation Solutions for Life Sciences

With offices spanning North America, E Tech Group’s Life Sciences automation and control systems engineers, a staff of more than 130, create value for industry-leading clients from coast to coast. We provide custom turnkey PLC- and DCS-based automation and IT systems, implemented by experienced and innovative engineering talent.

In the ever-changing Life Sciences industry, we know that speed and scalability provide a competitive edge. To scale your operation from lab systems to commercial manufacturing, and everything in between, you need reliable automation. Our engineers will develop robust and compliant automated systems that you can validate consistently.

The Importance of Robust Process Control Systems in Life Sciences Automation

A comprehensively-validated process will ensure process and product quality no matter who’s on the production line. It’s critical in an industry where quality, safety and consistency are paramount. E Tech Group’s control and automation engineers have decades of experience validating the processes that produce life-saving pharmaceuticals, alternative proteins, and world-class medical equipment. By leveraging standards like GAMP5, we strive to slash downtime and revenue loss for our clients.

In the Life Sciences industry, regulations and approvals mean that you’re always either in a development period of stasis, or a rapid growth period that follows a milestone like FDA approval. With E Tech’s automation and control systems in place, and processes validated, you can scale rapidly following approval: helping to recoup losses and beat your competition to market. Following FDA approval, we help you quickly deliver world-altering medicine, medical equipment, or alternative proteins.

E Tech Group: Looking to the Future of Automation & Life Sciences Engineering

E Tech Group is especially interested in Life Sciences that are geared towards the future of Us, like medicinal remedies for rare disease and sustainable, ethical protein production. Alternative and cultured proteins are growing markets leveraging Life Sciences’ advanced technology — technology that E Tech Group is highly-experienced with. We apply our Life Sciences expertise to help our alternative protein manufacturing partners scale to meet increasing demand.

We implement Life Sciences advanced technologies for segments including, but not limited to:

Biotech
Cell and Gene Therapy
Medical Device Manufacturers

Pharmaceutical
Alternative & Cultured Protein Manufacturers

Seeking Validation?

Operational and regulatory requirements demand discipline and precision, and E Tech Group stands by our quality process. As a CSIA-certified system integrator, our team has the experience and the proven quality systems necessary to successfully develop system documentation to support validation.

We’ve passed over 60 quality management and validation audits, always starting with a set of standard forms and templates. These detailed documents meet or exceed the latest GAMP guidelines, so you can trust us to help you meet the Life Science industry’s critical compliance standards.

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How We Deliver Value for Life Sciences

A Life Sciences or Biotech automation and control project may involve a host of complex processes that require a detailed eye and domain expertise with end-to-end industrial automation services, including:

Provision of control panels, hardware, and software
Consulting, design, procurement and system build services
Full GAMP design and validation documentation
Start-up services.
Project and program management
Construction management services
24/7 on-call support for control and automation equipment, and a dedicated validation support team

E Tech Group has a depth of experience and knowledge providing our Life Sciences clients with robust automation systems that exceed strict regulatory and industry standards, including but not limited to:

GAMP5
Batch control using ISA’s S88 model
PMI-Certified Project Management

Part of providing clients with the best in control system services is partnering with the best in automation technology. E Tech Group maintains close relationships with leading automation software vendors, including:

Rockwell Automation
Siemens
ABB
GE
Cisco
Aveva Wonderware
DeltaV
Aveva Pi (formerly OSI PI)
AVEVA

Life Sciences in Action

Upgrading a QBMS while Enhancing Existing Functionality

E Tech Group developed and integrated a creative solution delivering the desired functionality between previously incompatible software and hardware components.

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Implementing a Hybrid SCADA Solution Using PlantPAx 5.0 and 4.10

We developed a hybrid SCADA solution for a BMS in a biopharma co-packing facility

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Using the OSI PI System for a Large Pharmaceutical Customer

A Pharmaceutical customer chose the OSI PI Software Suite because it provides various architecture and licensing options to accommodate customers’ needs.

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Understanding the S88 Standard: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners

The S88 standard offers a structured approach to designing, implementing, and maintaining batch processes. In this article we will cover the basics of what S88 is, how it can be used, advantages of it and more.

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Building an Automation Infrastructure

The better you know what you already have in place, the easier it is to plan for a successful future.

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Biotech Manufacturing Scale-up Rockwell FT View and OSI Historian 21CFR Part 11 Compliant

E Tech Group designed, installed, configured, and tested a new OSI PI Historian system compliant with FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11 regulation and EU GMP Annex 11 on electronic signatures and records for a biotech start-up.

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Increased Flexibility & Better Quality for Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

E Tech Group's engineers implemented a low-cost Rockwell Automation PlantPAx process automation system to upgrade a single-product semiwork facility.

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Customized Validated Critical Monitoring System

E Tech Group supported a biopharmaceutical's expansion with a new validated control system. The company focuses on serious, debilitating, and genetic diseases.

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BioTech Manufacturing Scale-Up

A promising biotech startup with drug candidates progressing from stage 2 to stage 3 clinical had limited automation staffing. The startup turned to E Tech Group to transition their processes to full-scale manufacturing.

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IT/OT Risk Assessment

An IT/OT Risk Assessment is the compilation of a complete directory of a facility’s control systems and IT Infrastructure. Compiling this list allows for the facility to more effectively budget, plan, and account for future remedial work.

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Other Industries We Serve

Food & Beverage

E Tech Group’s experience with the high standards of life sciences, along with food and beverage manufacturing, means we can implement safe and efficient production solutions to support your revenue goals.

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Mission Critical

We provide reliable automation, control, and monitoring solutions for data centers, power, and water applications. From upgrades to complex retrofits of live operating assets, to hyper-scale greenfield projects, our proven “Zero-Defect” methodology mitigates and manages risk ensuring delivery of successful projects on time and on budget.

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Chemical

Safe and effective material handling is critical for success in the chemicals industry. E Tech Group works with our partners to streamline batched and continuous chemical production processes.

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