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The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, headquartered in Germany, is the world’s leading organization for applied research. Founded in 1949, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft currently operates 81 institutes and research institutions with 30,000 employees. Harro Höfliger, also located in Germany and specializing in industrial special mechanical engineering, has been a trusted partner for large life science and pharmaceutical companies for many years.
Together, Fraunhofer IPT and Harro Höfliger form a comprehensive pipeline for companies, guiding the transformation of biological manual processes from research to industrial production. Companies can join this pipeline at any stage that suits their needs.
Fraunhofer IPT is renowned for pioneering new approaches to production automation in life sciences. It has more than a decade of experience in the automated production of stem cells and has successfully collaborated with industry leaders to automate the production of tomorrow's therapies. Our focus is always on quality-assured production to ensure the welfare of patients. Automation in this market is increasingly significant and is projected to grow substantially in the coming years. The importance of advanced produc-tion technologies for robust, reproducible, and cost-efficient production of Advanced Therapeutic Medicinal Products (ATMPs) cannot be overstated.
Harro Höfliger's expertise is integral to this collaboration, offering specialized knowledge in industrial special mechanical engineering tailored to the unique demands of life science and pharmaceutical industries. With a proven track record, Harro Höfliger brings invaluable insights and solutions to the table, ensuring seamless integration of cutting-edge automation technologies into production processes.
We invite companies interested in automation to explore our expertise in life sciences. Detailed information on our capabilities can be found in our presentation: Fraunhofer IPT Expertise in Automation in Life Sciences.
Additionally, leading researchers from Fraunhofer IPT and experts from Harro Höfliger will be in Japan on July 9 and available in Tokyo for bilateral discussions with interested industry partners. This is a unique opportunity to connect with experts and explore how our automation solutions can enhance your production processes.
Time: 1 hour per session
Language: English
*NO simultaneous interpretation
Improved therapies through the fusion of science and industry
Date: Tue, July 09, 2024 (JST) From 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Nihonbashi Life Science Building / Online meeting
Please contact Fraunhofer directly for an appointment.
Program
The persons from Fraunhofer and Harro Höfliger who will be at Nihonbashi Life Science Building
Kai Janning, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, Head of Business De-velopment
Kai Janning, M.Sc., born in 1995 studied mechanical engineering at the RWTH Aachen. There he increasingly focused on biomedical applications. After working and studying in Germany, Australia and the USA he gained valuable experience in the development and production of medical and medicinal products. At Fraunhofer IPT, Kai is working in the field of laboratory automation and worked as a business unit manager and is also strong-ly involved in projects with the industry.
In his current role, Kai is responsible for the strategic development of the innovation field »Life Sciences Engineering« and pushes forward production technology research for the sector of cell and gene therapies.
Louisa Weltin, M. Sc., Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, research fel-low, Automation in Life Sciences
Louisa Weltin, M. Sc., born in 1995, studied Biotechnology at the University of Aachen and worked for six months in Kyoto at the Kyoto University Institute of Technology. She is now working as a research assistant in the department of Bioadaptive Production at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT since 2022. Louisa takes on the role of project manager in the EU project AIDPATH (automated CAR-T cell production) and is active in various project which are related to ATMPs.
Christian Kollecker. B. Eng., Harro Höfliger, Director Sales Aseptic Processing
Christian Kollecker is working in the aseptic and liquid filling business for over 14 years and has experience in project and product management, as well as a strong focus to sales and business development. In his position as Sales Director Aseptic Technologies, he is worldwide responsible for all projects regarding liquid filling applications and aseptic requirements for customized equipment solutions and is supporting and consulting his customers during product development until final production scale up. Following the credo “from lab to production”, all kind of aseptic projects are handled by Christian and his team at HH to find solutions for customer specific equipment and needs. During his engagements in different companies, he gained experiences in various pharmaceutical manufacturing areas like parenteral device handling and manufacturing, product devel-opment and integrated machine solutions as well as different countries and cultures all over the world.
He holds a graduate degree in industrial engineering from a German university as well as an Open University degree.
Julian Grossmann. M. Eng., Harro Höfliger, Sales Manager Aseptic Processing
Julian Grossmann, M. Eng., born 1991 studied mechanical engineering and started his professional career 2012 in the field of customized machine building. Since 2018 Julian had different roles in the aseptic and liquid filling business. In his current position as Sales Manager Aseptic Processing, Julian is supporting and consulting his customers in aseptic processing projects from early stage to commercialization with a high focus on parenteral products and ATMPs.
Alexander Mayer Graduate Eng., Harro Höfliger, Vice President Sales
Alexander Mayer is Vice President Sales at Harro Höfliger. He has joined Harro Höfliger in 2008 and looks back to 16 years of running sales teams, developing new sales territories, and taking care of key customers and accounts for customized equipment.
In Harro Höfliger, but also in former companies, he got involved in many different pharmaceutical and medical projects and collected experience in solid dose-, liquid- and numerous further applications for device handling-, manufacturing-, or packaging processes.
In a former position to his engagement at Harro Höfliger he lived in the United States for several years being the U.S. – Sales Director for a pharmaceutical packing machine company.
He holds a graduate degree in industrial engineering from a German university.
Target
Companies (CEOs, Managers from R&D, Business/ Product Development, Innovation Managers) engaged in the field of Production Automation, Regenerative Medicine, 3D Cell Culture, Lab Automation and related technologies (imaging, analyzing, processing etc.)
Participation Fee
Free of charge
Organizer
This event is hosted by Fraunhofer and is supported by LINK-J.
Contact
Louisa Weltin [Fraunhofer]: louisa.weltin@ipt.fraunhofer.de
*Harro Höfliger and Fraunhofer IPT attend every appointment.
