Mechanical Engineering in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Filling Station for Liquid Drug Substances
Utilize Mechanical Engineering principles to conceptualize, design and conduct failure analysis on a filling station for liquid drug substances.
Krishna Hemanth
DREAM Venture Labs
Tuesdays, 5:00 P.M. ET / 2:00 P.M. PT
8 weeks, 2-3 hours per weekDescription
In the biopharmaceutical industry, ensuring precise and sterile filling processes is crucial, making it a central task for many entry-level roles. In this Build Project, you'll take on the role of a Mechanical Engineer, where you'll conceptualize, design, and conduct failure analysis for a cutting-edge mechanical filling station. Under the guidance of a seasoned industry expert, you'll tackle real-world challenges related to fluid dynamics, precision engineering, and regulatory compliance. You'll gain hands-on experience with industry-standard tools and methodologies such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), all within a simulated biopharma team environment that mirrors industry operations.
Application timeline
What you will learn
- By the end of the project, you will be able to:Understand how mechanical engineering and design intersects with regulatory and quality control standards specific to the pharmaceutical industry.
- Leverage principles of mechanical engineering to perform failure analysis and risk assessments.
- Explore sterile systems and aseptic design.
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Prerequisites
- Understanding of mechanical engineering and design principles, including conceptualizing mechanical systems, component selection, and system integration.
- Experience with failure analysis techniques such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), identifying potential failure points, and recommending improvements.
- Familiarity with CAD tools and mechanical engineering design concepts.
- Strong technical writing and presentation skills for documenting design processes, analysis, and presenting findings to a professional audience.
- Problem-solving and critical thinking skills for analyzing complex design challenges and troubleshooting technical issues.
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About the Fellow
Krishna Hemanth
DREAM Venture LabsKrishna Hemanth is a Mechanical Engineering Build Fellow at Dream Venture Labs, where he works with students leading projects in pharmaceutical drug substance manufacture. Krishna is a Manufacturing Compliance Engineer at Akston Bioscience Corporation, where he focuses on failure analysis, risk assessments and quality management of veterinary drug substances, associated processes and assemblies. Krishna has over four years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, having previously worked with the manufacture of multiple Fc-fusion protein-based human/veterinary drug substances. He holds a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Material Science and a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering. A fun fact about Krishna is that he is very good at soccer/sports trivia.