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Dr. Christoph Herwig
Austria

Title: AI-based digital twins for accelerating time to market and optimizing biomanufacturing

Lisalis GmbH

Christoph Herwig, bioprocess engineer from RWTH Aachen and obtained a PhD in bioprocess identification at EPFL, Switzerland.  From 2008 to 2023, he was full professor for biochemical engineering at the Vienna University of Technology. The research area focused on the development of data science methods for integrated and efficient bioprocess development along PAT and QbD principles for biopharmaceuticals.  During his employments in various industries, such as with Lonza, he was deeply involved in the design and commissioning of large chemical and biopharmaceutical facilities. In 2013 he founded the company Exputec, which is now part of Körber Pharma, pioneering data science software solutions for the biopharma life cycle. Here, Christoph currently also acts as senior scientific advisor for Körber. In parallel, he is serial entrepreneur catalysing bioprocess intensification and continuous bioprocessing using digital twins and control in various emerging organizations.

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Prof. Dr. Jørgen Magnus
Germany

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RWTH Aachen

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Dr. Maria Papathanasiou
UK

Title: A systems engineering approach to accelerating sustainable, bioprocess development

Imperial College London

Dr Papathanasiou, recipient of the IChemE Junior Sargent Medal (2023), leads the Life Science and Process Systems Engineering lab. Her research pioneers Process Systems Engineering tools to quantify and mitigate process development and manufacturing uncertainties, in (bio-)pharmaceutical and food product lifecycle, ensuring sustainable and uninterrupted production and delivery. Dr Maria Papathanasiou is an Associate Professor for Process Systems Engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London. She holds a PhD degree in Process Systems Engineering from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London and a Diploma from the School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens. Dr Papathanasiou conducted her Diploma Thesis in Food Process Engineering at the Technical University of Berlin.