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Genzyme Ireland deploys Werum's PAS-X
Manufacturing Execution System Software
PAS-X is central to the paperless manufacturing strategy in
Genzyme’s Waterford plant
Parsippany, NJ - June 27, 2007 – Genzyme, one of the world’s leading
biotechnology companies, recently deployed Werum Software & Systems’
PAS-X Manufacturing Execution System (MES) at its main European
production and distribution center in Waterford, Ireland. Genzyme’s
Waterford facility is the primary tableting and bottling center for Renagel®,
the successful kidney dialysis drug.
Genzyme has seven manufacturing sites in Europe and has made its
Waterford site a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for large volume
runs of its many products. The implementation of Werum’s PAS-X MES
system has been an essential part of its evolution and sets new standards
of excellence in quality, compliance and efficiency. Werum’s PAS-X also
significantly drives Genzyme’s right-first-time and real-time-release
strategy in manufacturing by introducing paperless electronic batch
recording.
PAS-X is an off-the-shelf product specifically designed for the
pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. It helps to streamline
manufacturing processes, improve product quality, decrease product cycle
times, increase equipment efficiency and assure compliance within GMPand FDA-regulated production and packaging environments.
Genzyme’s use of the software modules from the PAS-X portfolio enables
the coverage of broad spectrum functionality. The core functions include
recipe creation (MBR), weighing (WD), electronic batch recording (EBR),
warehouse management (WMS), material tracking (MT), and deviation
management (DM). The MES system is a central building block in the IT
infrastructure of the facility and links the enterprise administration with the
equipment level. PAS-X exchanges data with the business level through
an ERP interface and also integrates the shop floor equipment.
The development of the Genzyme facility in Waterford started three years
ago with the transformation of a 140,000-square-foot building into a stateof-the-art pharmaceutical facility. The facility has the capacity to produce
and pack 800 batches annually.
Genzyme has further expanded its pharmaceutical site with the Renal
Expansion building. The building occupies 83,500-square-feet and will
provide Genzyme Waterford with a 100% increase in tableting capacity by
implementing the latest tablet manufacturing processes.
About Genzyme
One of the world's leading biotechnology companies, Genzyme is dedicated to
making a major positive impact on the lives of people with serious diseases.
Since 1981, the company has grown from a small start-up to a diversified
enterprise with more than 9,000 employees in locations spanning the globe and
2006 revenues of $3.2 billion. Genzyme has been selected by FORTUNE as one
of the “100 Best Companies to Work for” in the United States.
With many established products and services helping patients in nearly 90
countries, Genzyme is a leader in the effort to develop and apply the most
advanced technologies in the life sciences. The company's products and services
are focused on rare inherited disorders, kidney disease, orthopaedics, cancer,
transplant, and diagnostic testing. Genzyme's commitment to innovation
continues today with a substantial development program focused on these fields,
as well as immune disease, infectious disease, and other areas of unmet medical
need.
About Werum
Werum Software & Systems is a leading supplier of Manufacturing Execution
Systems for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries worldwide.
Twelve of the world's top 20 pharmaceutical companies use Werum's product
suite PAS X to run their manufacturing business. Outstanding PAS X features are
the functions ensuring compliance and boosting performance. The modular
system suite includes components for Production Planning and Scheduling,
Master Batch Record Management, Electronic Batch Recording, Weighing and
Dispensing, Material Flow Control and Tracking, Equipment Integration,
Warehouse Management, Quality Management, and Performance Management
based on KPI Analysis. Werum’s solutions and services range from software
consulting, creation of functional specifications, and software development to turnkey delivery of integrated and validated Manufacturing Execution Systems.
Founded in 1969, the IT company employs more than 290 people in its
headquarters in Lueneburg, Northern Germany, the regional offices in West and
Southwest Germany, and the subsidiary in Parsippany, New Jersey, USA.
NOTE: A high-resolution photo showing the Genzyme Waterford facility is
available on our Werum America website at
http://www.werum-america.com/us/mesnews/news/NR_genzyme.jsp
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