Misconceptions about Latent Variable Models
While giving courses over the years, I've noticed that certain misconceptions about latent variable models persist among statisticians and chemometricians. At the 14th annual ENBIS conference (European Network for Business & Industrial Statistics) in September, I have decided to discuss [...]
Would you rather do 321,000 experiments? Or 12?
One of the best-kept secrets at ProSensus is that we help clients improve their return on investment in product development. Our clients can: Formulate new products in half the time (compared to traditional methods) Achieve 20-40% reductions in raw material [...]
How to Improve Productivity Using ProMV 14.02
Released almost five months ago, ProMV 14.02 makes it fast and easy for you to customize plots and share information. Ultimately you'll save time and increase your productivity as you execute data mining projects and build multivariate models. The feedback [...]
European Companies Invest in Better Batch Analysis
During our recent trip to Europe, our team met with several chemical and pharmaceutical clients to review and plan projects and conduct in-house seminars. The dominant theme of our trip was batch processes in manufacturing, and we maintained that focus [...]
3 Ways to Organize Data for Multivariate Analysis
In our courses and previous blog posts, we've described the benefits of dividing your variables into logical groups and building multi-block multivariate models. But did you know there are 3 ways you can organize your data in Excel to prepare [...]
Multivariate Courses and the Data Economy
Our spring multivariate analysis courses in Florida were a resounding success. Companies in the chemical, steel, paint, food, and automation industries came out to learn how to use multivariate analysis to improve product quality & develop new products faster. Michael [...]
Why Dell Acquired StatSoft: A Multivariate Perspective
Dell's recent acquisition of StatSoft reinforces the growing acknowledgement that advanced data analytics are essential in today's complex world. Matt Wolken, VP of Dell Software's information management group described the move as "the latest step in a long-term and still-ongoing [...]
Industrial Process Data: Is it Big Data?
Everybody's talking about Big Data, but do they really know what Big Data is, and are they using it to solve real problems and gain a competitive advantage? Do they even have a strategy to implement Big Data? The Wall [...]
Multivariate Analysis: Behind The Scenes In The Automotive Industry
The North American International Auto Show in Detroit is marking their 25th anniversary in 2014 and it's expected to be even "bigger, brighter and better" than last year. As manufacturers from around the world unveil their new vehicles with more [...]
How To Build A Multivariate Snowman
For those of you who received our holiday greetings, you might be wondering how we built this multivariate snowman in ProMV. This snowman is a sneak peek at some of the plot annotation capabilities we are building for the next [...]
Enterprise-Wide Multivariate Analysis, Monitoring and Control
ProSensus has teamed up with two industry leaders, Capstone Technology and StatSoft, to bring to our customers a comprehensive offering of multivariate analysis tools that can be deployed across a corporate enterprise both offline and online. Today, we are officially [...]
IFPAC 2014: Model-Based Control For Fed-Batch Cell Cultures
In the BioTech – I section of IFPAC 2014 (January 23rd, morning session), ProSensus president Dr. John F. MacGregor and Dr. Gene Schaefer, senior director of large molecule API development at Janssen will be presenting an overview and early results [...]
ProSensus Knows Batches: Batch Analysis In A Nutshell
ProSensus understands batches: We have analyzed over 50 different batch processes, and have tackled many complex issues with regards to data organization, alignment, analysis, monitoring, prediction, optimization and control. A batch process is any process with a start and end [...]
ProSensus & Capstone: Comprehensive Real Time Analytics
ProSensus is pleased to announce that we have joined forces with Capstone Technology Corporation to bring the power of multivariate batch analysis, monitoring and control into Capstone's proven platform for data capture, visualization, and notification. The need for multivariate analysis [...]
ProSensus: Celebrating Our History
ProSensus was founded by Dr. John F. MacGregor to further develop his 35 years of research into advanced multivariate analysis solutions for industrial problems. This month, we're celebrating John's birthday, his many accomplishments and the recognition he has received from [...]
Multivariate Analysis Q&A With Dr. John F. MacGregor
Dr. John F. MacGregor, President & Founder of ProSensus, is a world renowned chemical engineer and statistician, and also a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of McMaster University. Here, he answers a few questions that you might have about multivariate analysis [...]
Multi-Block Modeling in Multivariate Analysis
Thinking back to when you first learned regression analysis, do you remember discussing the differences between input/predictor variables and response/ measured variables, or simply X's and Y's? As analysts, we are taught to divide our variables into these two categories. [...]
Achieving 20/20 Vision with Multivariate Analysis
While I was in graduate school at McMaster University, a friend of mine was working on a challenging goal - creating a biocompatible smart polymer that was responsive to both temperature and light. Specifically, it needed to be a liquid [...]
ProSensus brings real-time MVA to the classroom
ProSensus founder Dr. John F. MacGregor was instrumental in taking multivariate analysis applications from academia to industry and continues to support technology transfer. ProSensus has partnered with the Federico Santa Maria Technical University in Valparaiso, Chile to bring real-time multivariate [...]
ProSensus Education: September 2013
We invite you to join us in Niagara Falls, Canada, for ProSensus' September courses in multivariate analysis. In our comprehensive course, you'll discover the many way multivariate analysis can be used in manufacturing and product development settings. In our advanced [...]
Product Formulation: Designing the “Next Big Thing”
A recent Accenture report on innovation presents some eye-opening statistics on the viewpoints of executives in large companies in the US, the UK, and France. The report indicates: Innovation is important: 93% of executives surveyed say their companies depend on [...]