From March 30th to 31st, the 2025 3rd Synthetic Biology Industry Expo (SBC2025) was successfully held at the Nanjing Yangtze River International Conference Center. As an engineering design group empowering the industrialization of new technologies, TIANS made a grand appearance with solutions such as the T-EPC full-process service for synthetic biology industrialization, dry corn separation and sugar production technology, digital management platform for fermentation plants, and T-MES system.

This expo was guided by the Chinese Society for Microbiology and co-hosted by the "Innovation China" Biomedical Industry Technology Service Group, East China University of Science and Technology, and BioValley, etc. With the theme of "New Momentum in Synthesis, New Knowledge in Synthesis, New Quality in Synthesis", this conference attracted more than 100 leading enterprises in the upstream and downstream of the synthetic biology industry and thousands of industry peers to discuss the new blueprint for the future of synthetic biology.

Transforming like a Cocoon into a Butterfly: Unveiling the Code of Synthetic Biology Industrialization

On March 30th, He Lixiong, Vice President of TIANS Group and Chairman of the Synthetic Biology and Dry Sugar Production Division, gave a detailed sharing on the theme of "Design of Synthetic Biology Industrialization Fermentation Plants" at the thematic forum "Synthetic Biology Process Development and Commercial Production".

He Lixiong giving a keynote speech

First of all, he systematically elaborated on the path of in-depth integration of synthetic biology and fermentation engineering, and stated that synthetic biology, through the combination of "bottom-up" rational design and "top-down" pragmatism, and the use of DBTL cycles to build cell factories, is promoting the transformation of traditional fermentation from empirical art to scientific engineering. Facing the industrialization process, He Lixiong also put forward the "technology + market dual-drive" strategy, saying that synthetic biology enterprises need to be alert to the risk of disconnection between technology and market demand in the industrialization process to ensure commercial value and sustainable development.

Subsequently, he elaborated in detail from five aspects: connotative general layout planning, lean process design, intelligent process control, green energy management, and resource-based treatment of three wastes. At the design level, 3D collaborative design is used to optimize the plant layout, and modular continuous manufacturing processes are adopted to improve production efficiency; in terms of intelligent control, intelligent factory construction is realized through information management systems; in the aspect of green manufacturing, energy-saving equipment such as TIANS's intelligent instantaneous continuous sterilizer and intelligent automatic cleaning machine significantly save energy and realize green and intelligent manufacturing.

Wisdom in Innovation: Process Support Empowering Technology Implementation

In recent years, TIANS has deeply cultivated the front-end technology and full-process service model of the synthetic biology industry, creating a T-EPC full-process service for synthetic biology industrialization covering from process technology, pilot-scale amplification, process simulation and optimization, process package compilation, engineering consulting and design, automation and informatization, intelligent equipment to engineering construction and operation and maintenance. It has been successfully applied to leading synthetic biology enterprises such as Chuanning Biology, Bluepha, Huaheng Biology, Jinhai Biology, Yiduoli Biology, and Jinbo Biology.

T-EPC full-process service for synthetic biology industrialization

As an engineering design group empowering the industrialization of new technologies, TIANS also focused on showcasing its design services at this conference. Based on the T-EPC design concept, design experts with experience in design, optimization, engineering construction, and operation debugging deeply participate in the entire process of project construction. In addition, BIM technology is used for forward 3D design to achieve digital delivery, ensuring the advancement and rationality of project design.

Live scene of TIANS Group's booth

Facing the development trend of informatization and digitalization, TIANS, as an expert in automation and informatization in the bio-fermentation industry, also systematically demonstrated its solutions such as the fermentation plant digital management platform and T-MES system at this conference. The fermentation plant digital management platform integrates many practical functions of the fermentation plant, such as plant area planning, real-time monitoring of each floor, process flow control, energy management, report analysis, and abnormal early warning. It uses 3D digital twins to intuitively monitor the operation status of the fermentation plant, accurately control the process flow and production equipment, and help fermentation enterprises achieve lean and digital production and operation.

TIANS's T-MES system, as a bridge connecting the enterprise's ERP and on-site control systems (DCS/SCADA, etc.), plays a linking role and provides a comprehensive manufacturing execution solution for the process industry. Recently, the T-MES system has been upgraded again, deeply integrating with the DeepSeek big data model. Through a customized platform, it relies on the resources of the local knowledge base to achieve efficient integration of information, helping enterprises efficiently realize intelligent manufacturing.

Display of the bio-fermentation automation and informatization area

The continuous implementation of synthetic biology products is reshaping the underlying logic of future manufacturing, and its development trajectory is just like an industrial revolution driven by life codes. From "studying things to gain knowledge" to "creating things for use", industrial implementation has always been the ultimate challenge faced by all enterprises. In the future, TIANS will continue to deepen its technological and design advantages, and with the brand proposition of "controlling the future with technology", help synthetic biology enterprises realize the transformation from Lab to Fab, and jointly create a green and intelligent new business form.