In the past few years, under the common influence of policy, technology, market and other factors, the life science industry has shown a rapid development trend, and the growth rate is at the forefront of various industry sectors. Whether it is the long-term favorable release of a series of industry planning, the loose environment for further opening up of the market, or the wave of innovation brought about by the accelerated integration of a new generation of digital technologies such as artifi
At this year's Hannover MESSE, Schneider Electric, an expert in digital transformation in the field of global energy management and automation, chose to build its most prominent innovation stage in the field of life sciences, and "re-created" a life science park covering the entire value chain of the industry in a large exhibition area of nearly 2000 square meters. It is divided into seven parts: infrastructure, fine chemical production, industrial water and sewage treatment, biological processing, green material production, packaging and logistics, and industrial software, and it is vividly displayed in a scene-oriented way.
In the past few years, under the common influence of policy, technology, market and other factors, the life science industry has shown a rapid development trend, and the growth rate is at the forefront of various industry sectors. Whether it is the long-term favorable release of a series of industry planning, the loose environment for further opening up of the market, or the wave of innovation brought about by the accelerated integration of a new generation of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, it has injected vigorous impetus into the development of this field.
At the same time, this high-tech industry under the spotlight is also a place where many challenges converge. On the one hand, the life science industry integrates various production scenarios of process industry and discrete industry, and the requirements in process control, production operation and energy management are not only higher, but also more complex; On the other hand, as an industry related to people's health and safety, the life sciences industry faces more stringent compliance regulations than the general industry in terms of quality, safety and sustainability. Finally, in an industry where intense competition is the norm, life sciences companies also need to improve on time-to-market, agility, and combined cost.
Where there are challenges, there are opportunities for innovation and transformation. As a key area of new quality productivity, the life science industry is also facing a transformation wave of innovation-driven restructuring of industry competitiveness. New quality productivity is both digital productivity and green productivity, which makes innovation focusing on the three major areas of digitalization, automation and electrification, and is becoming the key driving force to promote the transformation and breakthrough of the life science industry.
In the real industry, any life science enterprise depends on the supply of raw materials and auxiliary materials in the upstream, but also depends on the downstream packaging, warehousing, logistics, distribution, and also needs the strong support of infrastructure such as power, transportation, and information systems. It can be said that these seven links together constitute the complete value chain of the upper, middle and lower reaches of the life science industry, and at the same time, each has its own unique characteristics in terms of specific technology needs and transformation focuses. So, how does Schneider Electric make the value of digital transformation and sustainability run through the industry through the three "threads" of digitalization, automation and electrification?
