Presentation to set the stage for the talks throughout the day in the LifeScience, Food & Beverage and Specialty Chemical Track. Highlight the issues facing the industry and how they are being addressed. Introduction of the Life Science User Group.
Speaker
Michael Purcell
Michael Purcell is Director of the Industry Group at OSIsoft. He is also the acting Industry Principal for Life Sciences, Food & Beverage, and Specialty Chemicals at OSIsoft. Michael has been working with OSIsoft since 1995 and as an employee since 2008 primarily in the Life Sciences and other process industries. He has worked in some capacity with most of the top 10 Pharmaceutical companies and with a significant number of BioTech companies in areas such as R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Marketing and technical operations. Michael has a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science from Villanova University and a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Degree in Computer and Information Sciences from Temple University.