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Peter Van Broeck, Director of Chemical Technology and Process Control at Janssen Pharmaceutica: Janssen Pharmaceutica keeps a close track of the latest developments. We understand that it takes a bit of time. Many extremely diluted chemical production processes are historically based on methods that use batch technologies for reactions and separations. This allows for the production of chemicals with a high degree of purity, but the drawback is that these methods are not efficient and take up a lot of time. They are therefore gradually being replaced by more process-intensive technologies. Within those innovative systems, the chemical processes are no longer limited by the technology, but by the actual chemical phenomena. This dramatically increases the efficiency and the degree of control, which in turn saves raw materials and energy and reduces waste. It also allows industries to obtain a higher yield and quality.
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