News

Mar 4, 2026

Jeff Biskup, co-founder and longtime leader of the firm, has transitioned into a new emeritus role with the company’s Board of Directors.

Feb 23, 2026

Peter Walters and Allan Bream contribute alongside industry peers to a BioPhorum Technology Strategy white paper exploring the impact of multi-modal manufacturing.

Feb 12, 2026

CRB appointed Tyler Manker, P.E., to lead Preconstruction Services in its Food and Beverage business.

Jan 13, 2026

Evolution of CRB’s leadership team to drive innovation and deliver lasting value for clients.

Nov 25, 2025

CRB appointed Tyler Manker, P.E., to lead Preconstruction Services in its Food and Beverage business.

Nov 10, 2025

Hear from CRB’s digitalization experts at this year’s Pharma 4.0 Conference.

Nov 7, 2025

ISPE’s Good Practice Guide: Pharma 4.0™ – Holistic Digital Enablement guide is now available.

Sep 2, 2025

CRB’s Senior Project Director, Matthew Lantzy, was recently featured in a Pet Food Processing article, where he offered expert insight into how relationship-driven project delivery can help manufacturers navigate the complexities of large-scale facility builds.

Aug 18, 2025

In the latest issue of Pharmind, Sanjay Kolawale presents a forward-thinking strategy for life science manufacturers to achieve ambitious sustainability goals while cutting costs and minimizing environmental impact.

Aug 14, 2025

CRB hires biotech veteran with 20+ years of operations, facility design and manufacturing expertise.

Aug 5, 2025

Evolution of CRB’s leadership team to drive innovation and deliver lasting value for clients.

Jul 1, 2025

Pflantz recognized for advancing automation through hands-on mentorship and lifelong leadership.

Jun 24, 2025

CRB appoints Chris Walker as Chief Legal Officer

May 20, 2025

Peter Fischer appointed to lead new Penzberg location near Munich.

Apr 24, 2025

CRB announces the appointment of Ken Olson as Chief Financial Officer.

Apr 8, 2025

CRB announces the appointment of Vahid Ownjazayeri as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.

Oct 18, 2024

The biopharma industry honored and celebrated multiple members of the CRB team at this year’s ISPE Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

Oct 3, 2024

CRB announced today the appointment of former JE Dunn Construction Chief Operations Officer Dirk Schafer as an advisory member of its Board of Directors.

Aug 20, 2024

Eddie Skillington brings 25 years of experience across the biotech and pharmaceutical landscape

Aug 2, 2024

The company has retained an executive search firm to find a permanent President and CEO.

Jul 31, 2024

Shelden’s more than three decades of experience in construction project management and integrated project delivery will drive successful client outcomes.

Feb 29, 2024

CRB announced the hiring of longtime Anheuser-Busch CapEx director Ken VonderHaar as its new Director of Client Engagement.

Feb 19, 2024

Niranjan Kulkarni, PhD, Sr. Director of Consulting Services and Tony Moses, PhD, Fellow of Product Innovation, discuss how to take advantage of value-add activities on the plant floor.

Jan 23, 2024

Global AEC firm promotes Kenney and Lachapelle to leadership roles in critical life science, food and beverage markets

Jan 18, 2024

Mark Paskanik, Bob McAllister and Aaron Saggars discuss laboratory building and design trends in an article published by Labcompare, the online buyer’s guide for laboratory equipment and supplies.

Dec 28, 2023

A playbook that describes the tools, steps, and documents required to assess risk and qualify biomanufacturing facilities that use closed-system technologies.

Nov 28, 2023

An in-depth look at the challenges and complexities of ATMP supply chains.

Oct 26, 2023

Nicolas Bahler, Bioprocess Engineer SIM at CRB, was recently featured in TechnoPharm. He discusses the importance of process simulation in addressing challenges in the manufacturing of cell and gene therapies for personalized medicine. These therapies offer new possibilities for patients but come with unique complexities.

Sep 29, 2023

Greg Casper shares insights on construction industry with ENR for the 2023 Q3 Cost Report.

Aug 24, 2023

CRB names new leadership in Denver, Omaha and Kansas City offices.

Aug 23, 2023

Noel Maestre, Vice President of Life Sciences, and Ryan Thompson, Industry 4.0 Specialist, were recently featured in Pharma’s Almanac giving their insights on pressing industry topics.

Aug 23, 2023

The urgency for SARS-CoV-2 vaccines has declined, but the life science industry’s lightning-fast pandemic response has left a lasting impression.

Aug 22, 2023

Clay Seese, an experienced integrated project delivery leader, will champion rewarding client outcomes and employee experiences in a vibrant European life sciences hub.

Aug 8, 2023

Alejandro Kaiser, process engineer, co-authors BioPhorum white paper “Continuous bioprocessing control and connectivity.”

Jul 25, 2023

Carl Williams brings nearly four decades of EHS experience to CRB, driving our commitment to employee and client safety.

Jun 28, 2023

CRB’s Strategic Facility Planners discuss the consensus-building activities that can help convert qualitative feedback into quantitative insights.

Jun 12, 2023

Kevin LaPlante featured in ASHRAE Journal on steam system pipe sizing for industrial facilities.

May 9, 2023

James Dougherty featured in Facility Executive on creating success with trade partners and subcontractors.

Apr 26, 2023

Ryan Thompson and Brad Prizer assess the factors for a strong warehouse automation strategy.

Mar 24, 2023

CRB’s Jarrod Wrampe and Chris Carlson contributed to “The pros and cons of membrane-based WFI generation and distillation for biopharma” in Pharmaceutical Processing World.

Mar 21, 2023

Acting on data’s complex and powerful story, CRB welcomes Ryan Thompson as its new Industry 4.0 lead.

Feb 22, 2023

Eddie Munoz explores market demand and the fragile supply chain of plasma-derived therapies.

Feb 15, 2023

Leland Curtis, CRB’s Director of Computational Design, will chair the event, and present on computational design for optimization in sustainable building solutions.

Feb 9, 2023

Jake Adams, RNA Market Lead, talks manufacturing trends that are making way for emerging therapeutics.

Feb 3, 2023

Crystal Soto, LEED AP, Architectural Designer, and Joe Phillips, Senior Lab Planner, explore sustainable alternatives in vivaria, and why some labs are switching to aquariums.

Feb 2, 2023

Ashley Harp discusses antibody drug conjugates on Exceeding Your Benchmark podcast put on by Benchmark Products.

Jan 25, 2023

Energy and Sustainability Specialists, Maya DeHart and Zach Page-Belknap, discuss sustainability incentives and the life sciences industry.

Jan 10, 2023

Vasilies Beseau, AIA has been elected to the AIA California Board of Directors as the Young Architect Representative for 2023.

Dec 16, 2022

Senior Project Director, John Lewis, reflects on a career running capital projects in biotech.

Nov 28, 2022

CRB’s Yvonne Duckworth and Niranjan Kulkarni discuss the current state of digital technology in the pharma industry.

Nov 28, 2022

Michelle Gangel and Peter Walters spoke with Tradeline about what cell and gene therapy developers can do to plan for long-term commercial success while so much change is underway at the lab bench.

Nov 7, 2022

Tony Moses, Ph.D., Fellow, Food Product Innovation, spoke with Food Engineering on the costs pet food manufacturers are weighing when it comes to switching to alternative-protein-based food.

Nov 1, 2022

The plasma-derived therapies industry looks to innovation and collaboration as plasma donors return.

Oct 21, 2022

CRB’s Yvonne Duckworth shares how to deliver value through a digital foundation.

Oct 13, 2022

Creating building blocks for good manufacturing practices is essential.

Oct 5, 2022

Matthew Decker, AIA shares three key strategies for selecting good partners for your lab build or renovation project.

Sep 9, 2022

CRB’s Tony Moses joins Refrigerated & Frozen Foods for a discussion about where cell-based protein currently stands and what’s next.

Sep 8, 2022

CRB experts will take the stage this year at the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) for multiple engaging and educational sessions.

Aug 30, 2022

Yvonne Duckworth, Director of Digital Technology, featured in the article, “Helping Biopharma Overcome the Challenges to Go Digital” for GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News).

Aug 25, 2022

CRB’s Director of Digital Technology, Yvonne Duckworth, shines in the spotlight for the Women in Pharma series from Drug Discovery and Development.

Aug 24, 2022

The life sciences industry is moving forward with sustainability goals, but how will it get there?

Aug 23, 2022

Yvonne Duckworth, Director of Digital Technology, provides guidance for navigating the challenges along your journey to 4.0.

Aug 18, 2022

Kevin LaPlante, Mechanical Group Leader, shares his thoughts on pharmaceutical manufacturing facility design trends and innovative solutions to supply chain challenges.

Aug 4, 2022

Jim Vortherms, Senior Director of Automation Delivery, and Jerry Steenhoek, Senior Director of Automation Technology, join the company’s industry-leading food and beverage group.

Aug 2, 2022

Peter Walters, director of advanced therapies, contributes to “A-Cell, a case study-based approach to integrating Quality by Design principles into cell-based therapy CMC programs.”  

Jul 28, 2022

Rychlewski’s proven success with ONEsolution™ project delivery drives client satisfaction and repeat business; Ben Rucker named Market Team Leader

Jul 20, 2022

As Director of Procurement, Silva will also develop our company’s approach to supply chain diversity.

Jul 14, 2022

USGBC National Capital Region recognized Maya DeHart & Zach Page-Belknap for their dedication.

Jul 14, 2022

Where do pharma manufacturing plants sit within today’s rich digital landscape?

Jul 11, 2022

CRB’s Niranjan Kulkarni PhD, to present to the international audience at ACHEMA.

Jun 14, 2022

Jochen Schmidt-Nawrot serves on ISPE’s Guide Core Team as a contributor to the new “Good Practice Guide: Membrane-Based Water for Injection (WFI) Systems,” published May 2022.

May 27, 2022

CRB Thought Leaders will dive into exciting interactive sessions on digitalization and mRNA as ISPE’s Biotechnology Conference aims to “Level Up Agility in the New Normal.”

May 17, 2022

CRB’s Jeff Wegner and Maya DeHart dig into the shifting biopharma priorities of planet, profit and people.

Apr 28, 2022

Niranjan Kulkarni, PhD, Sr. Director Consulting Services, discusses strategies to overcome supply chain disruptions and improve production efficiencies to streamline operations.

Mar 21, 2022

Third edition addresses significant changes in food + beverage aseptic processing and packaging

Mar 9, 2022

Kris Desmet joins CRB’s growing SlateXpace leadership team

Feb 22, 2022

CRB’s Lean execution method champions Mike Barrett and Carl Rohs provide insight into the benefits of a Lean project delivery approach as well as the barriers to implementation.

Feb 22, 2022

Melisa Vasquez, will be speaking on CRB case studies at The Last Planner System Conference on March 2, 2022.

Feb 15, 2022

CRB has appointed Courtney Holt as General Counsel. Holt succeeds Jim Scott, who will retire later this year after eight years as CRB’s in-house counsel and several years before that as outside counsel.

Feb 3, 2022

Dennis Collins, AIA, Architectural Group Leader and Senior Associate, discusses how to improve the employee experience amid the current labor shortage.

Jan 28, 2022

Industry 4.0 expert, Yvonne Duckworth, provides insight into the pharmaceutical industry’s recent digital advancements.

Jan 7, 2022

Twenty-three-year CRB veteran Paul Skinner, PE, promoted as Tim Henquinet, existing CFO, announces his pending retirement after nearly a decade of service.

Dec 20, 2021

CRB’s AL Nesbitt and Brian Belvin will lead a webinar that explores how they were able to evolve their processes and techniques to effectively execute pull planning with a virtual team.

Dec 14, 2021

Arrival of longtime construction leader Steve Morton enhances company’s successful ONEsolution™ approach.

Dec 13, 2021

The Association of Dressings & Sauces (ADS) reappointed Ben Rucker to the Executive Technical Board for an additional two years.

Dec 3, 2021

Join ISPE and CRB’s Yvonne Duckworth for a free webinar on the evolving landscape of Pharma 4.0™.

Nov 29, 2021

Christa Myers shares tips for owning your value, setting and reaching goals and celebrating professional success with the Women in Pharma community.

Nov 19, 2021

CRB’s Yvonne Duckworth and Niranjan Kulkarni provide expert insight into the quality, speed, and operational efficiencies Pharma 4.0™ offers clinical trials.

Nov 19, 2021

CRB’s Charles Heffernan joins several industry experts as they look back at 20 years of industry breakthroughs and into the shifting priorities of the future.

Oct 22, 2021

Rob Boulanger, Marc Pelletier and Alejandro Kaiser examine the source of contaminated cell cultures in a detailed case study.

Oct 21, 2021

CRB’s Greg Casper interviewed for Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) cost report.

Oct 11, 2021

Hosting our annual educational series, Tech Tank, CRB’s subject matter experts will speak to critical, relevant topics in pharmaceutical manufacturing at INTERPHEX 2021.

Sep 1, 2021

CRB’s Mike Politi joined trade partners to discuss the critical elements of successful integrated project delivery.

Aug 12, 2021

CRB’s Yvonne Duckworth interviewed for “Trends in Digitalization of Pharma Manufacturing” in Pharmaceutical Technology.

Aug 2, 2021

CRB’s Mike Barrett interviewed for “Facility Expansions Are on the Rise” in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN).

Jun 23, 2021

Peter Walters and Noel Maestre dig into the design factors influencing multimodal manufacturing within cell and gene therapy.

May 19, 2021

Join Yvonne Duckworth as she discusses current trends, benefits and challenges of Pharma 4.0.

May 12, 2021

Allan Bream and Brita Salzmann take a deep dive into the mounting challenges of commercially manufacturing cell and gene therapies.

May 12, 2021

JP Bornholdt was recently featured in BioBuzz. The article assesses challenges within biotech manufacturing and the growing need for facility flexibility.

Apr 19, 2021

JP Bornholdt was recently featured in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. In this article, he discusses SlateXpace, a CRB solution, in regards to pharma’s quest to attain ultimate flexibility.

Feb 26, 2021

CRB earns a mention in “Wanted: More high-tech manufacturing space for a global vaccine push.”

Jan 29, 2021

What can the industry learn from the global COVID-response to incorporate into pet food processing facility design?

Jan 25, 2021

Higley’s credentials across food & beverage advance company’s goal of becoming preeminent provider of manufacturing solutions

Jan 19, 2021

Peter Walters and JP Bornholdt discuss modular flexibility in the manufacturing multiverse.