We design & build
RESEARCH & PRODUCTION FACILITIES
FOR THE LIFE SCIENCE INDUSTRY

PPE intelligence is a multidisciplinary consulting and engineering firm combining Process Engineering with Facility Design and Delivery.
At our core, we translate complex operational processes – whether highly regulated or not – into built environments. This conviction defines our identity and is captured in our guiding principle: Translating Process into Facility.

Our Industries

  • Pharma, Biotech, Medtech
  • Food, Nutrition, Cosmetics
  • Highly regulated Industries

Our Services

  • Front-End Design – worldwide
  • Project Delivery – in Europe
  • Site & Team Support – anywhere

Our Project Types

  • Production
  • Research & Laboratory
  • Auxillary

Our Delivery Options​

  • EPCM(V)​
  • EPC with ECI​
  • IPD
Services
OUR PORTFOLIO 

Front-End
Design

We support our clients’ strategic and technical decision-making at the earliest stages of a project.
Our lean and agile teams combine deep industry expertise with a holistic view of process, facility and project delivery.

  • Consulting across all our areas of expertise
  • Feasibility & Front-End Studies
  • Project Review & Optimization

Process
Engineering

Everything we do is centered on our clients’ research, development and production demands.
Our engineers provide specialized expertise across all relevant process engineering disciplines.

  • Process Engineering for Pharma, Biotech, Diagnostics, Medtech, Food, Nutrition, Cosmetics & adjacent industries
  • Process & Clean Utility
  • Process Automation & Operational Technology
  • Packaging & Logistics
  • Laboratory

Facility
Engineering

We translate process into facility.
Our process architects and utility engineers combine a fundamental understanding production processes with industry best practice – ensuring the right priorities.

  • Factory Planning & Logistics​
  • Architecture & Civil​
  • HVAC & Clean Room​
  • Black- & Building Utility​
  • Electrical​
  • BMS

Project
Management

From focused design management for Front-End projects, to a comprehensive PMO for large-scale project delivery:
We manage and orchestrate projects, ready to take full ownership.

  • Program Management
  • Project Management
  • Engineering Management
  • BIM Management
  • Project Delivery Planning
  • Execution Planning​

Site & Team
Support

We provide site-based support for operating facilities and project sites, offering services and specialist resources across all our areas of expertise.
We augment client teams or manage turnarounds to stabilize ongoing projects.

  • Site Support
  • Field Engineering
  • Staff Augmentation
  • Turnaround Management
Our Delivery Options

E
Engineering

Single or multiple disciplines incl.:

  • Engineering & Design
  • Engineering Mgmt.
  • BIM
  • Partial General Planning
  • Procurement, Construction, Commissioning & Qualification Support

EPCM(V)
Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management, Validation

General Planning incl.:

  • Engineering & Design
  • Project & Engineering Mgmt.
  • BIM Mgmt.
  • Procurement, Construction, Commissioning & Qualification Mgmt.

Agile EPCM(V)
Agile Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management, Validation

Agile blend between EPCM(V) & EPC incl.:

  • Fully integrated FEED
  • Overall Project & Engineering Mgmt.
  • Overall BIM Mgmt.
  • Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)
  • Specific EPC packages
  • Remaining scope in EPCM(V) model

EPC
Engineering, Procurement, Construction

EPC & Turnkey delivery incl.:

  • Engineering & Design
  • Project & Engineering Mgmt.
  • Overall BIM Mgmt.
  • Procurement of materials & equipment
  • Construction, Commissioning & Qualification

IPD
Integrated Project Delivery

Turnkey delivery incl.:

  • One multi-party agreement between client, PPE intelligence & contractor(s)
  • Or between separate EPC providers
  • Collaborative approach with shared risks & rewards
Company
OUR GLOBAL REPRESENTATION
PPE intelligence  |  PORR Group  |  International Strategic Partner
Company
Our Organization
Project Mgmt.
Project Management
Engineering Management
BIM Management
Execution Management
Process
Process & Manufacturing Technologies
Process & Clean Utility
Process Automation & Operational Technology
Quality & Compliance
Laboratory
Laboratory
Factory
Factory Planning & Logistics
Facility CSA
Process Architecture
Construction Architecture & Civil
Facility MEP
HVAC & Utility
Electrical & Building Automation
Company
OUR PROFILE

DEEP
PROCESS UNDERSTANDING

We understand the processes that drive research, development and production.

Coming from decades of experience in pharmaceutical and process engineering, we design facilities starting from the operational process — not from architecture or apparent constraints.

This ensures that facilities truly support the way research and manufacturing need to operate.

SEAMLESS INTEGRATION
OF PROCESS & FACILITY

We translate complex operational requirements into functional facilities.

Our multidisciplinary teams integrate process, laboratory, logistics, utilities, and building design into one coherent concept.

This avoids the typical disconnect between process engineering and building design that causes delays, redesign, and cost escalation.

PREDICTABLE
PROJECT DELIVERY

We structure projects to make outcomes more predictable.

Through strong project leadership, clear governance, and our ability to deliver both EPCM and EPC we help clients control scope, schedule, and cost.

A high quantity of successfully executed industrial projects in the PORR group contribute to high predictability in early phases.

Digital Transformation
PROJECT INTELLIGENCE

We created PPE as a data centric organization to leverage digital intelligence to make projects more transparent.

Through structured project data, a Single Point of Truth, and rigorous Data Governance we improve information flows across the entire project.

Supported by AI-enabled tools, we enable better decision-making and real-time project visibility for our clients.

Projects
Our references
  • OSD

    Leverkusen, DE

    Bayer: Design & Build (MEP) for a new solida launch facility*

  • Fill & Finish

    Unterschleißheim, DE

    MSD: Conceptual & Basic Design (building) for a new production facility*

  • Drug Product

    Pfaffenhofen, DE

    Daiichi Sankyo: Design & Build (building) for a new filling facility*

  • Chem. API

    DE

    Confidential client: Conceptual & Basic Design (building) for a new API facility*

  • Laboratory

    DE

    Confidential client: Design & Build (facility) for a new laboratory building*

  • Laboratory

    DE

    Confidential client: Design & Build for a new laboratory building*

  • Fill & Finish

    Pfaffenhofen, DE

    Daiichi Sankyo: Engineering & qualification (fill & finish) for a new facility for lyophilized ADC products

*These projects are references of PORR Industriebau. PPE intelligence employees, at that time working in other organiza- tions, contributed in various disciplines, primarily Project Management, Process, CSA, and MEP

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  • Vol #5:
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  • Vol #4:
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  • Vol #3:
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  • Vol #2:
    CAPEX Delivery in the New Pharma Reality

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    AI in Pharma CAPEX Projects — Hype or Real Efficiency Driver?

  • Lab-Sheet:
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Biotech & Pharma

Research & laboratory

Advanced Industries & Logistics

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