First Poly to House a Centre for Biopharmaceutical Consultancy and Training Services with Sartorius Stedim Biotech

Mrs Soon-Ong Meng Wan, Director of ASc, with  Dr Joerg Lindenblatt, Vice President of Sales Asia, Sartorius Stedim Biotech

TP is the first polytechnic in Singapore to house a technical application centre with Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Sartorius), a leading provider of equipment and supplies for the biopharmaceutical industry.  The centre, known as Process Application Service Singapore (PASS), will provide biopharmaceutical consultancy and training services to industries in South East Asia.

PASS opened on 15 April 2008, in the midst of a healthy, vibrant biopharmaceutical industry, to play the important role of helping Sartorius' major customers to transfer their processes to Singapore and providing on-site technical support. This centre within TP's Applied Science Research Centre, is furnished with more than S$500,000.00 worth of state-of-the-art equipment in biopharmaceutical processing.  

A delighted Mrs Soon-Ong Meng Wan, Director of ASc, said "This centre is a win-win for both Sartorius Stedim and TP. With this centre, TP can tap on Sartorius' expertise and equipment to enhance our students' education as well as build staff capability in biopharmaceuticals."

Dr. Joerg Lindenblatt, Vice President of Sales Asia, Sartorius, was equally pleased with PASS, which he said "is another important component of our global support network for our customers. It allows us to ensure consistent quality and technical expertise for our global key accounts. As a result, we can significantly improve the safety and efficiency of relocating production sites from Europe and the USA to Singapore in conjunction with our customers."