Programs Event: Data-Driven Design for Smarter Pharmaceutical Water Systems

Data-Driven Design for Smarter Pharmaceutical Water Systems

Designing pharmaceutical water systems is becoming increasingly complex, with rising demands for performance, compliance, and sustainability, all while maintaining lifecycle costs. This session demystifies the water system design process and provides insights into factors that determine the true cost of compendial water. The analyses use PharmaWater Pro®, Genesis AEC's data-driven engineering platform, which empowers engineers and facility teams to make smarter decisions from incoming city water through RODI, WFI, and Pure Steam systems.

Attendees will discover how advanced modeling and comparative analysis can be applied early in design to evaluate technology options, quantify energy and water use, assess carbon impact, and reduce operational risk. Real-world examples demonstrate how validated data and equipment intelligence can accelerate design, improve system right-sizing, and support more sustainable, resilient water utility solutions.

What You'll Learn / Key Takeaways

• Apply data-driven modeling to early-stage water system design
• Compare water technologies using energy, cost, and sustainability metrics
• Reduce lifecycle risk through informed equipment selection and right-sizing
• Integrate tools that support compliance while advancing environmental goals
• Gain actionable insights from real-world case studies

Who Should Attend

Process engineers, design engineers, facility/project managers, compliance/QA professionals, and sustainability leads seeking practical strategies to optimize water system design, minimize risks, and achieve environmental performance objectives.

In an era of growing regulatory scrutiny and environmental expectations, this session demonstrates how PharmaWater Pro enables faster, smarter, and more resilient design decisions.

Why This Event Matters
As regulatory expectations tighten and sustainability goals become more aggressive, decisions made early in water system design have an outsized impact on long-term performance, cost, and compliance. Without data-driven insight, teams risk overdesign, inefficiencies, and increased operational burden. This session highlights how leveraging real data upfront enables more confident decisions, reduces downstream risk, and positions facilities for long-term success.

Presenter:

Stephen Hall, PE                    

Stephen Hall, P.E., is a Chief Process Engineer at Genesis AEC, providing technical leadership for designing manufacturing processes for life science clients. With an MBA in chemical engineering and a 40+-year career, he has helped manufacturers such as GSK, BMS, and MannKind deliver safe, efficient, and quality products to patients worldwide. His book, Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers (Elsevier 2018), is a bestseller in its market segment.

Thank you to our sponsors of this event:

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END-USER/OAG COMPANY: Must use End-User/OAG Company e-mail address for complimentary registration.

Program Agenda:
5:00 - 6:00 PM    Networking and Dinner

6:00 - 7:30 PM    Presentations

7:30 - 8:00 PM    Q&A Session

Walk-in registrations will be allowed (for $20 surcharge per ticket type).

Cancellation Policy: Full refund or credit voucher for a future program will be given up until 7 days before program; After April 2nd no refunds or credit vouchers will be provided.

For specific site access logistics to access Merck Upper Gwynedd Auditorium, please see below:

All registered participants will have to enter through the main entrance at Merck Upper Gwynedd & check-in at the Security Desk.

Each attendee will be registered with Merck's Security in advance and will receive a visitor badge.

Merck's Upper Gwynedd Conference Room is located close to the entrance / Security Desk.

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