Under pressure to succeed

The life sciences industry, viewed as the great hope for the future, is being counted on to conquer the pandemic with vaccines. How did it manage to ramp up vaccine production so rapidly?

Total dedication

Pranabesh Das has been working as a service technician at Endress+Hauser India for more than 10 years. To help a customer, he embarked on a journey of 1,800 kilometers and 24 days of quarantine in the middle of a hard lockdown. Why? Here he tells his story.

Creative in a crisis

The pandemic brings significant challenges, but for modern analytical technology and remote monitoring, it becomes a springboard. Steve Beeston of the engineering and consulting firm Wood shares his experiences.

Leading from the front

Although the coronavirus pandemic poses challenges for companies, it also spurs developments. And that calls for leadership. Stefan Scheiber and Matthias Altendorf talk about their experiences and insights.

Turning point

Like a catalyst, the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated and reinforced developments in the process industry. Digitalization is leaping forward and economic balances are shifting. And once the immediate crisis has been overcome, long-term challenges will push their way back on to the agenda.

A clean operation

Within just two years, chemical company Chemours built a new plant for climate-friendly refrigerants in Texas – from initial planning to commissioning. Close collaboration ensured the project ran quickly and smoothly.

“Climate change is on the minds of all generations”

Although a challenge for industry, climate change is also driving innovation. BASF Chairman Martin Brudermüller and Endress+Hauser CEO Matthias Altendorf shed light on the issue.

“Innovation occurs at the interfaces”

The life sciences industry thrives on innovation. Roche CEO Severin Schwan and Endress+Hauser CEO Matthias Altendorf talk about what it takes to maintain a leadership position – and the role partnerships play.

“Great brands carry change”

How does changing consumer behavior impact the world’s largest food company? Magdi Batato, Nestlé’s Head of Operations, explains in discussion with Matthias Altendorf why the whole value chain has to be looked at.

Sustainable success

The Berchtesgadener Land dairy sits at the crossroads of conventional farming and modern process technology. Although the mountain farmers, who are organized around a dairy cooperative, still rely on a traditional and extensive approach, earnings are nevertheless higher than average thanks to IIoT technology.