Bio-PAT at the 20. AK PAT Kolloquium Prozessanalytik 2025
Bio-PAT participated in the 20th AK PAT Colloquium Prozessanalytik 2025, held at DECHEMA-Haus Frankfurt. The event marked an important milestone for the growing PAT community in Germany, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first gathering.
Bio-PAT and its members were represented through a booth, which highlighted the products and innovations of network members. In addition to the Bio-PAT team, the following members presented their technologies in person at the stand:
Hellma was represented with its own stand and a team of colloquium participants, showcasing their innovative technologies.
Thematically, the colloquium focused on transformation and artificial intelligence. Key questions explored included:
- How does Process Analytical Technology (PAT) help shape transformation?
- How is PAT transforming the future — and how is the future transforming PAT?
- What role does PAT play in supporting and guiding the green transformation?
- What impact does artificial intelligence have on PAT?
- How does biotechnology experience and apply PAT?
Bio-PAT’s Dr. Anika Bockisch contributed to these discussions by organizing the workshop “PAT in Biotechnology – State of the Art and Future Outlook”. She provided a comprehensive overview of the field, showcasing the work of Bio-PAT and its members’ innovative technologies, and moderated an insightful conversation on future developments with workshop participants. The workshop was well attended, sparked lively discussions, and laid the groundwork for future collaborations.
The following Bio-PAT members were also represented through conference presentations:
- PDW Analytics – Dr. Roland Hass: “Photon Density Wave Spectroscopy for Inline Bioprocess Monitoring”
- BlueSens – Gary Schulze: “Applying the Multifaceted Capabilities of Off-Gas Analysis for Process Optimization” (co-authored with Nils Arto, Jonathan Sturm, Udo Schmale, and Holger Müller)
- Hellma – Dr. Oliver Mandal: “Opportunities and Limitations of Spectroscopy: How Flexible Solution Approaches Open Up New Opportunities”
Moreover, Christoph Lange of TU Berlin’s KIWI Biolab spoke on “The Potential of Foundation Models for Bioprocess Monitoring via Raman Spectroscopy”. Bio-PAT’s Board Chair Prof. Peter Neubauer delivered a presentation titled “Paradigm Shift in Bioprocessing: Accelerating Development with AI-Driven Robotics in the KIWI-biolab” (co-authored with Dr. Mariano Nicolas Cruz Bournazou).
Bio-PAT’s active participation underscored its important role as a facilitator in the field and opened opportunities for new connections within the PAT community.
