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Delivering the resilient infrastructure essential for improving human health
Advancing complex facilities across the globe
In a constantly changing industry where novel viruses emerge and new treatments evolve, manufacturers need innovative delivery partners who enable advanced, scalable facilities that keep pace with demand and ensure our future resiliency in human health.
Innovative and sustainable solutions delivered at pace
For over 50 years, Wood has helped to deliver the world’s largest and most complex pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and research & development facilities. Focused on enhancing the speed at which we bring transformative therapies and life-saving products to market, our passion lies in applying the latest process technology and design tools to simplify delivery and accelerate construction of sustainable projects.
A trusted and flexible partner
Supporting clients through all project phases
From feasibility through start-up and validation of facilities worldwide, we draw from over 1,500 advanced manufacturing specialists, bringing full lifecycle EPCMV expertise to deliver critical life sciences facilities through all project phases, or as design integrators brought in at any phase to take projects to the next level.
Aligned with the latest facility trends
As leaders in good manufacturing practice (GMP) facility design, applying the latest trends and technology in process services, clean utilities, architectural and building services is core to what we do.
Optimising value for clients
Leveraging decades of knowledge and experience in the global life sciences market, local regulatory requirements, green building design capabilities, and capital project delivery, we are committed to developing high-performing and resilient facilities that optimise value for stakeholders.
Expertise
Our services
Delivering the best value and solutions to our clients
Beginning with the end in mind, our team of experts are here to deliver the most complex Life Science projects. From strategy and design, through construction, start-up and CQV, we apply our expertise using the latest digital tools and lean delivery concepts to bring the best value and solutions to our clients.
Providing robust, cost-effective, flexible, and compliant facilities and starting with the end goal in mind:
- Funding and permitting strategy
- Feasibility and investment case
- Site analysis and master planning
- Process definition
- Equipment selection
- Architectural modelling
- Process simulation
- Facility Digitalisation
- Test fits and building capacity assessments
- Code and life safety analysis
- Sustainability/ LEED solutions
Applying proven technology and the latest tools for seamless integrated design:
- Process architecture
- Process engineering
- Mechanical systems and clean utilities
- Instrumentation and control systems
- Electrical engineering
- Piping
- Plumbing
- Structural Engineering
- Fire protection
- 3D Modeling
- Computational flow dynamics
- Automation Engineering
- Sustainability/LEED solutions
Leveraging our global supply chain capability and strong vendor and contractor relationships:
- Procurement Strategy
- Contractor Prequalification
- Contract Negotiation and Administration
- Vendor and Contract Management
- Purchasing
- Expediting
- Material management
- Logistics
- Supplier Quality Surveillance (SQS),
- Subcontracting
Simplifying the complicated:
- World-class safety
- Program integrator
- Integrated Project Delivery
- Start-up strategy
- Pre-construction permitting
- Construction work packages (CWP)/ sequence
- Logistics plan
- Project controls
- Estimating
- Schedule & risk management
- Synchro 4D planning
- Earned value management/ change management
- Start-up & completion
- Digital delivery
Bringing a highly qualified CQV team experienced in multiple types of processes:
- Requirements definition
- Design reviews/ qualification
- Clinical quality management (CQM)/ /VMP master planning
- Risk assessments
- Program development
- Integrated scheduling
- Factory acceptance test (FAT)/Site Acceptance Test (SAT)
- CQV document development
- CQV execution
- Recertification/periodic review
- Standard operating procedures (SOP) development
- Punch list and deviation remediation and close out
- Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) close out
- Staff augmentation
- cGMP audits
- Training
- Decommissioning
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Case studyHigh containment lab designCase study of designing and delivering world-class high containment laboratories and infectious diseases units in AustraliaExplore - undefined
Case studyA world-class pharma facility for Saudi Arabia’s futureWhen Pfizer needed a new manufacturing facility for the production and packaging of pharmaceuticals in Saudi Arabia, we partnered together with our client to provide a wide range of multidisciplinary servicesExplore
