Dassault Systèmes Releases End-to-End Solution for BioPharma
In recent years, Dassault Systèmes’ go-to-market model has largely been based around creating specialized solutions for different verticals.
The “Industry Solution Experiences,” as Dassault calls them, have grown to cover most industries, from traditional areas like aerospace and automotive to less “PLM typical” industries like fashion and financial services.
Earlier this week, the French PLM developer launched three new solutions focused specifically on the BioPharma vertical.
The solutions named “ONE Lab,” “Designed to Cure” and “Made to Cure for BioPharma” will complement the existing “License to Cure for BioPharma.”
This offers an end-to-end solution for the design, development and production of novel therapeutics.
Seen from an industry challenge perspective, this move certainly make sense.
Developing new drugs is not only difficult from a regulatory and competitive perspective. The industry spends more on R&D than the aerospace and automotive industries combined. However, the success rate of new drug development from its initial concept phase is less than one percent.
For Dassault, this move is hardly surprising as the company has made significant investments into this space. The largest move in this direction was the acquisition of Scientific Product Lifecycle Management software Accelrys at the end of last year for $750 million.
According to Dassault, the new suite of solutions will enable pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to work in a single digital environment. This will streamline both the scientific and operational processes for developing new drugs.
These solutions will allow for biological and chemical modeling and simulation, open collaborative discovery and research, unified laboratory management, efficient production processes and integrated quality and regulatory management.
Here’s how the solutions fit together.
- “ONE Lab” integrates people, resources, processes, data, analysis and documentation so that laboratories can leverage knowledge and more efficiently collaborate on researching, developing and testing products.
- “Made to Cure for BioPharma” leverages process and quality data and knowledge across multiple organizations and geographies, optimizing processes and products and reducing process development times and technology transfer costs.
- “Designed to Cure” uses collaboration, common knowledge, predictive analytics, virtual design and simulation to model and identify higher quality candidates earlier in the process.
- “License to Cure for BioPharma,” first launched in 2014, ensures regulatory compliance and high quality process management.
“Dassault Systèmes’ industry solution experiences for life sciences leverage the same 3DEXPERIENCE universes that have long been used by the industrial engineering world to enhance consumer experiences,” said Jean Colombel, vice president Life Sciences Industry, Dassault Systèmes.
Colombel continued, “In life sciences, we focus on the patient experience. With a digital environment, companies can maximize return on investment, accelerate decision making, bring advanced solutions to market faster and potentially change lives.”
PTC launches Windchill 11, partners up with Bosch
This Week PTC held its annual LiveWorx event in Stuttgart, Germany.
It has certainly been a busy few days for the PLM software developer. My colleague Verdi Ogewell will post a more in-depth analysis here on the PLM/ERP site on Monday, so for now I will stick to the basics.
Here are some highlights from the event:
- The release of version 11 of PTC’s PLM platform Windchill, introduced hundreds of new enhancements. Perhaps the most important facet is the further integration of PTC’s vision of “Smart, Connected Products.” This includes the ability for product teams to improve product quality much faster by accessing the product’s operational data in real time. Other enhancements include a number of new role based apps, an advanced part search engine and enhanced BoM (Bill of Materials) management capabilities.
- The announcement of a technology alliance with German electronics and engineering giant Bosch intended to facilitate the integration of the ThingWorx Platform and the Bosch IoT Suite. The new Bosch IoT Suite M2M Connector for ThingWorx allows for technical interplay between the two platforms and is now available on the ThingWorx Marketplace.
- The appointment of Dave Grammer as Vice President of the newly created Northern Europe Region, which will consist of the Nordics and the United Kingdom. According to PTC, the new region has been formed in order to better align focus and drive long-term growth for PTC. Dave joins PTC from enterprise solutions giant Infor.
German Shipbuilder Selects PLM Solution from Siemens
German shipbuilder Blohm+Voss has selected Siemens PLM’s integrated suite of PLM software solutions to support its entire ship design, engineering and construction processes.
According to a press release, the holistic approach to shipbuilding delivered by the Siemens PLM Software business was the determining factor in the shipyard’s decision.
Blohm+Voss will replace its previous software with Siemens’ specialized shipbuilding solution, including its Teamcenter portfolio and NX software.
“The experience of our engineering and construction workforce is the main reason our shipyard has been in the position to develop and deliver some of the most bespoke Mega Yachts in the last decade,” said Peer Ostendorff, director of engineering at Blohm+Voss.
“By supporting our processes with Siemens’ integrated PLM software solutions, we are taking the crucial next step to further enhance our employees’ ability to meet in an efficient and effective way the increasing requirements of Mega Yacht customers,” Ostendorff continued. “This system will enable us to optimize our overall performance by bundling steel construction, equipment and engineering processes in one single source solution.”
Blohm+Voss will use NX, Siemens’ integrated 3D computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering analysis (CAD/CAM/CAE) solution, to establish and optimize an integrated product development environment.
Specific software modules designed for the shipbuilding industry will help enhance total enterprise collaboration, synchronization and productivity as well as ship service and support.
Additionally, utilization of Siemens’ comprehensive digital lifecycle management solution Teamcenter, provides a fast and easy method for instantly accessing relevant information.
This allows for rapid evaluation, decision making and re-use of proven best practices to mitigate potential risks and eliminate program delays.
COMSOL Multiphysics 5.2 Released
Last year, Swedish CAE developer COMSOL released version 5.1 of its COMSOL Multiphysics software.
Some in the industry believed this solution - the first integrated software environment allowing the user to create easy-to-use simulation apps of multi-physics models which could then be redistributed - was a revolutionary step.
This label is subject to discussion, but it’s clear that the idea of letting experts create models in COMSOL Multiphysics, turning them into apps in the Application Builder and then sharing them via the COMSOL Server is a good one.
The creation of the simulation model and the development of the app is done in a single interface and today an increasing number of customers are taking advantage of this opportunity.
This week the company released COMSOL Multiphysics version 5.2.
It may not be as "revolutionary" as the previous release, however it does offer a range of new tools and enhancements to make life easier for engineers and product developers.
Here are some highlights of the new version:
- By using Editor Tools in the Application Builder, it is now easier to create UI components.
- The apps are now managed and released by the COMSOL Server approximately five times faster.
- Improved functionality for meshed parts, as well as smoother processes for importing surface and volume meshes used in the "construction" of geometries.
- Nonlinear material properties are defined by the C functions in the Structural Mechanics Module, MEMS Module and AC/DC Module.
- Symmetrical boundary conditions for radiation in the Heat Transfer Module.
If you’re interested in learning more about Multiphysics software in general, and COMSOL Multiphysics in specific, check out this article and the accompanying video.
For more information about COMSOL Multiphysics 5.2, read Shawn Wasserman’s article on ENGINEERING.com or head over to COMSOL’s site.
About the Author
Felix Nilsson is PLM editor at VerkstadsForum, who works with both printed and online media. He also works as a reporter for PLM TV News.