Rockwell Automation and Cytiva collaborate to accelerate automation platforms in the biopharmaceutical industry

By OEM Update Editorial December 30, 2021 2:57 pm IST

Companies plan to build an Automation and Digital Transformation Centre in China.

Rockwell Automation, one of the world’s largest companies dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced that it has begun collaborating with Cytiva, one of the global life sciences leaders, to accelerate the industry’s digital transformation. This new collaboration deepens Cytiva’s 2019 pledge to invest in China and also strengthens the relationship between Rockwell and Cytiva that has been in place since 2019. Cytiva joined the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork Program as an OEM Partner to help drive a best-in-class distributed control system offering.

Rockwell Automation and Cytiva will bring their combined expertise in biomanufacturing and automation to create an efficient, flexible, and scalable platform. As part of the collaboration, the companies are building an Automation and Digital Transformation Centre, located in Shanghai, to co-host demonstrations, trainings, and more.