Maik Jornitz
Principal Consultant, BioProcess Resources LLC
Maik says that his purpose has always been saving patients’ lives, which encourages him to think outside of the box and always think about what is new and better for patients. A technical expert with over 35 years of experience, Maik’s career spans Sartorius, G-CON, and numerous board member and advisory roles. He is a subject matter expert in sterilizing grade filtration, with over 100 scientific articles and books published on both facility design, and bioprocess-related issues. He has also served as a former Chair of the PDA board of directors and contributed to multiple PDA task forces.
“We are too often customizing processes and facilities. Although we have decades of knowledge and experience, we still start from scratch and believe that what we design is something totally new. This is held up artificially to justify certain professional functions – and to keep the hourly rate going. There is no reason why our industry cannot learn from highly efficient consumer industries who are much more innovative, implement this innovation faster and, most of all, use standardization.”
