Deerns leverages New Knowledge in Life Sciences and Beyond

Driven by climate change and market demand, technology and regulations in Life Sciences are changing fast. At Deerns, we know that it’s crucial to share ideas and experiences in order to develop new knowledge and applications that drive innovation. Our multidisciplinary approach allows us to apply knowledge from various fields to improve performance and sustainability in all our projects.

5 Benefits of Cross-Industry Expertise

Sharing ideas and solutions between sectors offers many benefits for our clients:

• Reduced Time to Market: By applying proven solutions from one industry to another, we can streamline project timelines and reduce time to market.
• Enhanced Quality and Robustness: Clients benefit from the collective experience of our multidisciplinary teams, leading to higher quality and more robust project outcomes.
• Increased Innovation: Cross-sector collaboration fosters innovation by introducing new perspectives and ideas, driving continuous improvement.
• Cost Efficiency: Using existing expertise and solutions from other sectors can result in cost savings for clients, as there is no need to reinvent the wheel.
• Sustainable Practices: Cross-pollination allows us to apply sustainable practices across sectors, contributing to our commitment to sustainability and net zero emissions.

4 Lessons from Life Sciences

The life sciences industry has strict requirements for contamination control, air quality, and sustainability. In working with other industries, we transfer our experience and knowledge specific to Life Sciences so that all our projects can improve their operational efficiency, sustainability, and overall competitiveness.

• Contamination Control and Air Quality: Life sciences projects need very high air quality and strict contamination control. These practices can also benefit data centres and healthcare projects, where keeping a clean environment is essential.
• Sustainability and Net Zero: Life sciences facilities often aim for high sustainability standards, including energy efficiency and net zero emissions. The skills and knowledge gained here can be used to improve sustainability in real estate and commercial buildings.
• Process Sustainability: For measurable sustainability in both electronics and life sciences, the real carbon emission challenges lie in the field of process sustainability. This means reducing and/or reusing process utilities such as water, gases and energy, and limiting materials extraction.
• Digital Integration: Smart technologies used in life sciences can be applied to other sectors, like hospitals and senior living projects, to improve remote healthcare and futureproof infrastructure.

Here’s where we leverage Cross-Sector Expertise

Deerns has a proven track record of successfully transferring knowledge and developing expertise for new applications across different markets.

• Cleanroom Technology in Life Sciences and Healthcare: An overarching theme for knowledge exchange and development between electronics, life sciences and healthcare is cleanroom technology. For example, process automation is highly developed in electronics, but is still in the development stage in life sciences. The same applies to the use of clean mini-environments around critical processes. These allow reduced energy costs together with improved process/quality controls.
• Public Health Expertise in Data Centres: In life sciences, the quality of water used in production processes must be exceptionally pure, particularly for producing vaccines. Our public health experts possess the necessary skills to ensure this level of purity. We applied this expertise in a data centre project where water treatment was required before its use in cooling systems.
• Real Estate and Office Design in Life Sciences: Deerns applied its extensive experience in real estate and office design to a life sciences project. This expertise allowed us to propose different office layouts and HVAC strategies to support life sciences facilities.
• Smart Buildings: Deerns’ experience with suppliers has shown how important it is to thoroughly test new technologies. In real estate, smart technologies have been in use for some time. Experience gained in these projects ensures the reliability of innovative technologies before applying them in more critical areas like healthcare and life sciences.

Deerns’ Commitment

At Deerns, we are dedicated to leveraging our multidisciplinary expertise to improve project performance across all sectors and create opportunities for innovation. Sharing knowledge and developing new knowledge for different applications is not just a strategy but a fundamental principle of how we deliver exceptional value and quality to our clients