Speakers

Dr. Samanta Cimitan

Celonic Group

Chief Executive Officer

Samanta is an expert in the CDMO industry, holding a deep and unique combination of scientific, commercial, and operational expertise. Prior to Celonic, she held several leadership positions across multiple commercial and strategy functions at Lonza for almost 13 years including Vice President of Lonza Group Operations Strategy, developing and leading transformational programs across R&D, Operations, and Commercial functions.

Samanta holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Bologna, Italy, along with a master’s degree in Industrial Chemistry.

Having your Cake and Eating it too: The Role of CDMOs in Advancing Single-Use Bioprocessing

Over the past two decades, our industry has faced mounting pressures: accelerated timelines, diverse complex molecule types, and cost pressures to reduce the cost of drugs and increase patient access. Single-use technology combined with intensified and perfusion based bioprocessing has emerged as an agile, modular, and cost-effective alternative to stainless steel for certain molecules. For CDMOs, this shift is not optional—it is strategic. CDMOs, by their very nature, thrive on flexibility. Single-use platforms allow flexibility, cost efficiency as well reduced water and energy consumption.

Celonic Group

Celonic is a “Pure Play” Biologics Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). Celonic’s mission is to help its customers, primarily small to large Biotech Companies, bring life-saving and improving drugs effectively to the market using innovative, “next generation” bioprocessing technologies such as, process intensification and full-perfusion. Celonic has a state-of-the-art Development and Innovation Center in Basel, Switzerland (headquarters), and clinical and commercial GMP manufacturing facilities in Heidelberg, Germany. At present, more than 500 highly qualified employees work at Celonic. Due to the expansion of the company, Celonic is looking for committed and qualified employees.

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