Public institutions like the police, the fire service, civil defence and the army need robust, secure communications networks. To deliver this, the French public authorities have set in motion a proactive modernisation plan. The way in which public services (police, gendarmerie, fire, ambulance, etc.) communicate in the field is evolving, as is the array of […]
Equipped with LTE technology, private mobile radio networks are an effective alternative to Wi-Fi and the 4G services offered by mobile operators at major cultural festivals. The tests that have been conducted so far are promising. The Vieilles Charrues festival didn’t take place this year due to coronavirus. But the small 7,000-strong town of Carhaix […]
From production to transport and storage, cold chain management is an absolute priority for drug and vaccine manufacturers. In France and across Europe, VINCI Energies business units are applying their solutions to secure the cold chain. On 8 December 2020, the first injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 was given to a 91-year-old British […]
Controlling the concentration of airborne particles and fire safety in these rooms designed for research or industrial production is particularly crucial during a health crisis. VINCI Energies business units have developed valuable know-how in this area. Enclosed spaces with a controlled atmosphere to avoid any contamination of the ambient air, clean rooms are essential to […]
Distribution is the final link in the medicine and vaccine chain. Business intelligence and always-on systems are key to ultra-refined logistics. A look at the case of Axians, which manages information systems for Phoenix, one of Europe’s largest pharmaceutical distributors. Phoenix Group is Germany’s largest distributor of prescription and over-the-counter medicines to pharmacies, doctors and […]
IT plays a crucial part in the drug and vaccine manufacturing process, from development right through to production. The vast volumes of data and the computing power involved in the process require considerable storage capacity. This article looks at the data centres of a French pharmaceutical manufacturing specialist, a major Axians partner. Axians has been […]
The standards and constraints imposed on pharmaceutical production facilities are currently stronger than ever, as the race for vaccines against Covid-19 reaches full speed. For the major pharma players and the VINCI Energies business units supporting them, this exacting environment has become an exercise in responsiveness and agility. The Covid-19 pandemic and the race for […]
WuXi Biologics, is a leading global open-access biologics technology platform offering end-to-end solutions to empower organisations to discover, develop and manufacture biologics, from concept to commercial production. In late 2019, WuXi Vaccines, a WuXi Biologics subsidiary, announced it would invest USD 240 million to build an integrated vaccine manufacturing facility within the WuXi Biologics Campus […]
Digital twin technology is revolutionising the manufacturing industry by optimising the development phase of a project or even the use of an asset or equipment. We look at the experience Actemium has gained in the area. On stream since the start of 2019, the new automated banknote packaging line at the Banque de France printing […]
