Process Industries Consultants, Inc.

10/05/2026

Check out my latest Podcast episodes on The Chemical Perspective:

https://open.spotify.com/show/033J8ff5XLLGKjo7IGlY02
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chemical-perspective/id6787151272
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKWcVmkyc089j3PC29MtMoPHRvcUNZf4j

Podcast · Joel Shertok · Welcome to The Chemical Perspective: a deep dive into the world of process innovation,commercialization, and manufacturing excellence with Dr. Joel Shertok. Each episode explores the technologies, strategies, and real-world lessons behind scaling breakthrough ideas into pr...

09/15/2026

Check out my LinkedIn article on successful process scale-up:

One of the most dangerous statements in process development is: “The process works in the laboratory. Now we just need to scale it up.

09/01/2026

Pilot-to-plant commissioning is where good lab results either become reliable throughput or quietly turn into schedule slippage.
The handoff is not paperwork. It is the moment when yield, quality, and commissioning reality have to agree.

In projects that lose time, the root cause is usually a missing checklist, unclear ownership, or test plans that do not match the plant constraints.

I see throughput loss come from pilot assumptions that never get translated into operating windows, utilities readiness, and purification bottleneck behavior.

I also see schedule-based revenue at risk when QA/QC, EHS, and documentation are treated as late-stage gates instead of commissioning inputs.

A practical pilot-to-plant handoff checklist should force three decisions: what “meets spec” means in plant conditions, who signs off on each readiness item, and what data proves the process is stable.

Include commissioning evidence for yield and impurity profiles, supplier and utility verification, and a clear go/no-go trigger tied to timeline impact.

If you are deciding whether to proceed, protect EBITDA by making the handoff measurable before the first production run.

If you want the checklist, comment with the word CHECK and I will share it, or book a short call: https://lnkd.in/gS7UiWDa

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09/01/2026

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04/30/2026

Process Industries Consultants helps chemical, materials, biotech, and related companies move from lab concepts to reliable commercial production.

We combine process expertise with innovative scale-up strategies to improve profitability and plant performance. Our work with startups and established manufacturers spans process optimization, commercialization, and troubleshooting complex operations.

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PICINSIGHT & EXPERTISE CONTACT PROCESS INDUSTRIES CONSULTANTSWe help midsize firms in the chemical/biotech/food verticals eliminate production bottlenecks and master complex chemical/raw materials interactions. From contamination prevention to sustainable tech transfers/scale-ups, we solve the techn...

04/28/2026

Researchers at Tohoku University highlight how large AI models are reshaping catalyst discovery for clean energy and sustainable technologies.

By uniting rich catalysis databases with universal machine learning interatomic potentials and large language models, scientists can now explore vast chemical spaces before making a single sample. This integrated, closed‑loop workflow links prediction, synthesis, testing, and learning into a continuously accelerating cycle.

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A specially invited review has shown how large AI models are revolutionizing catalyst discovery, accelerating the development of clean energy and sustainable technologies.

04/23/2026

R&D may deliver an impressive molecule, but plants still need a practical recipe.

Formulations, impurities, and cycle times must match what real equipment and crews can support. Without disciplined translation, projects bounce between lab and manufacturing while deadlines slip. Commercial value is delayed even when the core science is sound.

Talk with us about building a commercialization roadmap that both R&D and operations can execute.

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Services Home INDUSTRIES & SERVICES Whether you have a need for a high level assessment of your facility operations, advice on how to improve your profitability, or subject matter expertise around chemical processes, Process Industries Consultants brings time-tested approaches, proven methodologies,...

04/21/2026

Ribosomes have spent a billion years learning to build proteins with exquisite precision.

Researchers are reprogramming these molecular machines to stitch non‑natural monomers into novel polymers and materials. That shift opens vast new chemical space, but it also creates questions about robustness, manufacturing routes, and scale-up economics.

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The molecular machines that cells use to build proteins are backed by a billion years of evolution. In that time, these machines—ribosomes—have become exceptionally good at forging amide bonds between standard α-amino acids to make peptides and proteins. Ribosomes are so good at their job that ...