Merck Bio4C Software Suite

Merck has unveiled the latest component of its BioContinuum Platform, the Bio4C Software Suite, creating a digital ecosystem that combines process control, analytics and plant-level automation. The transformative software suite will allow users to look across the entire manufacturing process versus individual operational units, giving biomanufacturers complete process control and deep insights.

The software suite was designed based on the ‘4C strategy’ of Merck’s Life Science business: control, connect, collect and collaborate. Control is the basis of everything Merck does to run all of its systems. Connect refers to making digital connections between different process steps and giving that visibility to the entire process. Collect is the ability to gather all data in one place and maintain and validate the integrity of the data. Collaborate is how Merck will deliver these technologies to its customers in real time.

Bio4C ProcessPad, part of the ‘Collect’ dimension of the software suite, is a browser-based platform that allows users to acquire, aggregate and analyse data from disparate sources such as equipment, batch records, databases and historians across the bioprocess. The Bio4C ProcessPad automates the data acquisition and analysis tasks, freeing scientists and engineers to minimise the time to decision and action.

Merck will roll out further Bio4C Software Suite products and modules throughout 2020 and into the future.