Going Paperless Improves Everything from Quality Control to Regulatory Compliance to Talent Retention — A Conversation with Brian Curran of MasterControl

The bluEPrint by Executive Platforms

At the 2023 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit series we sat down with Brian Curran to talk about one of the biggest issues biopharmaceutical manufacturers need to address: 80% of them are still working from paper records. Far from keeping things simple, analog records recorded by human operators in the moment and either filed away or perhaps manually inputted into a digital record at a later date creates all sorts of problems. It reduces productivity. It makes troubleshooting more difficult. It makes regulatory compliance more time-consuming. It frustrates talented employees who find themselves doing repetitive, less-interesting work. Meanwhile, even the best team will have human error creep into manually collected and processed data. What should senior executives who still have paper as part of their processes on their plant floors do about it? Give this episode a listen!

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Brian Curran
SVP Manufacturing Excellence Success
MasterControl, Inc.

Brian Curran oversees the success of MasterControl’s Manufacturing Excellence (Mx) solution in the quest to digitize the 80% of life sciences manufacturing, large and small, that still use paper for their batch records or device history records. Curran has the privilege of working externally with Mx customers and internally across MasterControl from R&D to sales, services, and support to ensure Mx success and adoption.

Curran joined MasterControl in 2002 to direct and expand MasterControl’s product lines. In 2017 he switched to focus on bringing Mx to market, which happened mid-2019 and now has well over 100 customers who have completed hundreds of thousands of production records.

Curran began his career with IBM, where he led consulting engagements with Fortune 500 companies, such as MCI, Bellsouth, and others. After this he held several director and VP level product management positions for software companies serving the telecommunications and web analytics sectors. Curran has an MBA with an information systems emphasis.

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MasterControl Inc. provides cloud-based software to empower manufacturers in life sciences and other regulated industries to digitize and streamline their processes to reduce errors on the shop floor. Our mission is to help our customers bring life-changing products to more people sooner.

Manufacturing Excellence is a modern MES designed to simplify manufacturing execution for manufacturers of all sizes. It delivers proven results in the metrics that matter – from faster review and release, more throughput, and fewer human errors. Learn how to take a smarter approach to manufacturing at mastercontrol.com.