Design, Implementation, and Validation of a Chemical Dispensing System

Gilead Sciences KGI/Engineering, 2005-06

Liaison(s): Allan Hansen, Bruce Kisner
Advisor(s): Jim Sterling, Patrick Little
Students(s): Karen Hsin (HMC-TL), Susan Lin (KGI-TL), Pengfei Luan (KGI), Faye Massen (HMC), Prachi Shah (KGI)

Gilead Sciences wishes to automate its currently completely manual chemical dispensing system. The joint Keck Graduate Institute and Harvey Mudd College team designed and implemented an automated dispensing system at Gilead’s San Dimas, CA facility. The automated process utilized data collection software to interface the dispensing and networking hardware wirelessly to Gilead Sciences’ Enterprise Resource Planning system. The entire system will be validated according to highly regulated FDA requirements and is set for going Live onsite on June 28th 2006.