Devon Copley the CEO of Avatour joins the show to discuss their 360 degree telepresence solution which came to fruition right as the pandemic hit. This technology has now become a standard for remote meetings, site visits, and site walkthroughs while reducing travel expenses and carbon emissions by up to 80%.
Combining full-motion 360-degree capture with real-time communication, Avatour provides excellent remote collaboration platform
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How Avatour is digitally transforming audits and inspections for the pharma industry According to a report from McKinsey & Company, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies “by several years” (1). In many cases, these technologies have transformed the way people work – and they are likely here to stay.Â
Quality and transparency across the entire life cycle of pharmaceutical manufacturing are crucial to safety and access to health care around the world. With the pressure on the industry to produce affordable medication for growing patient populations in developed and developing nations alike, regulatory authorities must ensure that manufacturers continue to deliver quality products. This requires not only full compliance with ever-increasing standards of quality but also full transparency into manufacturing processes.
Remote Collaboration Technologies for Pharma Manufacturing
Site meetings are an integral part of business for life sciences companies — whether supplier audits, internal quality assurance inspections, process reviews, or FDA inspections. Often, these site visits involve traveling long distances to bring auditors, experts, or global teams together. Pre-COVID, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries spent enormous budgets on travel costs.
The benefits of digital maturity in pharmaceutical manufacturing were made evident by the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 and 2021, as the sudden need to develop, manufacture, and distribute treatments and vaccines intersected with travel restrictions, social distancing, and supply chain interruptions.
While COVID-19 has led to an uptick in remote inspections and virtual training, Avatour was working on its remote presence platform before the pandemic. The San Francisco startup’s CEO, Devon Copley, was the head of product, VR platform for Nokia from 2015 to 2017, where he was involved in creating a novel Nokia OZO 360° camera.
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