Author: Amanda Plavner

Strengthening the Path to Deployment

Continua specializes in industrial digital transformation, data integration, and operational performance optimization. Our team operates at the intersection of infrastructure and intelligence, bridging operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) to transform fragmented sensor data, control systems, and operational workflows into actionable insight. From real-time monitoring to advanced analytics and AI-driven optimization, we design and implement scalable digital architectures.

For many water technology companies, the most significant hurdle is not invention. It is integration. Utilities and industrial operators require solutions that work seamlessly within legacy infrastructure, SCADA systems, and tightly managed control environments. Even the most promising technology can stall if it cannot interface cleanly with existing systems. Continua helps close that gap.

Through our partnership with the Water Innovation Hub, Continua supports startups in building digital foundations needed to transition from promising innovation to scalable digital transformation. Before market entry, we help founders understand operational realities: what protocols matter, how facilities actually run, and where genuine pain points exist. During pilots, we provide the integration architecture and data frameworks that turn demonstrations into meaningful operational wins. And as solutions move beyond a single site, we help standardize deployments across assets and facilities, ensuring scalability is not just technical, but sustainable.

We look forward to working alongside ClimateHaven and the next generation of water technology leaders to strengthen the path from breakthrough innovation to durable deployment inside critical infrastructure.

About ClimateHaven
ClimateHaven is a climate tech incubator for world-class innovators and entrepreneurs based in New Haven, Connecticut. Through initiatives like the Water Innovation Hub, ClimateHaven supports early-stage companies with workspace, prototyping support, targeted programming, and professional guidance as they develop and deploy breakthrough climate and water technologies.

From Data to Diagnostics: Using Knowledge Graphs and LLMS for Process Intelligence

Tuesday 3/3 | 2:20PM-2:45PM | Forest Glen Conference Room
This session explores how combining knowledge graphs with large language models (LLMs) enables a new approach to process intelligence. By creating a structured semantic layer that connects assets, process variables, alarms, maintenance history, and domain expertise, organizations can move from raw data to explainable diagnostics. Real-world examples illustrate how this hybrid architecture supports faster troubleshooting, improved contextual understanding, and more informed operational decisions.

• Bradley Stutzman, Senior Control Systems Engineer, Continua | Presenter & Co-Author
• Paul Brodbeck, Chief Technologist, Continua | Co-Author
• Anthony DeBiase, Director, Digital PD & Clinical Manufacturing, Continua | Co-Author

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Intensified Upstream Bioprocess Automation Control Strategies

Tuesday 3/3 | 4:50PM-5:15PM | Brookside A
This presentation discusses advanced automation strategies for glucose feeding and perfusion rate management in high-density perfusion cell culture systems using Raman spectroscopy and capacitance probe technology. Real-time spectral and biomass data enable automated control via PID loops that maintain optimal nutrient levels and cell densities while preventing process excursions. The session also highlights PAT data infrastructure, fault-tolerant control architecture, and practical steps toward reliable, autonomous “lights-out” bioreactor manufacturing.

• Anthony DeBiase, Director, Digital PD & Clinical Manufacturing, Continua | Presenter & Author

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AI-Driven Digital Infrastructure for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Knowledge Graphs, Semantic Integration, and Intelligent Automation

Wednesday 3/4 | 9:30AM-9:55AM | Grand Ballroom H
This session highlights how semantic data architecture built on FAIR principles can transform pharmaceutical manufacturing. Using knowledge graphs, standardized ontologies, and unified namespace integration, the framework connects equipment, PAT, DCS, and MES systems into a centralized digital pipeline. Applications include automated data workflows, AI-powered regulatory documentation, deviation management, stability prediction, and real-time process optimization.

• Anthony DeBiase, Director, Digital PD & Clinical Manufacturing, Continua | Presenter & Co-Author
• Paul Brodbeck, Chief Technologist, Continua | Co-Author

Join us at the event to exchange ideas and learn about the latest trends in advanced manufacturing.

Continua is excited to sponsor Nucleate NY: Early Venture Bootcamp, a half-day event designed for early-stage life sciences founders and academic teams exploring the path from research to company formation. The program will feature conversations with experienced investors, founders, and ecosystem leaders on topics such as building a strong venture foundation, crafting a compelling story, understanding early funding expectations, and navigating the transition from academic innovation to startup execution.

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Continua is excited to sponsor and attend ProveIt! 2026, a one-of-a-kind Industry 4.0 conference where technology isn’t just discussed—it’s proven.

ProveIt! challenges presenters and vendors to demonstrate real, working solutions in real time. The conference features multiple virtual factories built on a shared Unified Namespace (UNS) architecture. Participating vendors—including Continua—connect their solutions directly into this environment, showing live publishing, subscribing, and data interactions across multiple factory models.

For attendees, this means complete transparency. You’ll see exactly how technologies integrate, how architectures perform in practice, and how data flows across systems—without the marketing gloss. Just as importantly, you’ll have direct access to the engineers and technical experts who design and implement these solutions.

Visit Continua at ProveIt! 2026

Continua is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor. Members of our team will be onsite throughout the conference, and you can find us at booth #46 in the exhibit hall. Additionally, we will be hosting a workshop on Tuesday, 2/17 at 4:15 PM (register here) and our ProveIt! session on Wednesday, 2/28 at 9 AM at our booth.

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Planning to Attend?

Make sure to register and take advantage of our 50% discount code: CONTINUAPS.
Click here to learn more about the conference.

Can’t Make It to Dallas?

If you’re unable to attend but are interested in the topics being discussed at the conference, or want to explore how Continua can help address the challenges facing your organization, contact us to start the conversation.

We look forward to proving what’s possible together.

At the 2025 BioNJ Manufacturing Summit, one thing was clear: the future of biopharma manufacturing depends on more than just adopting digital tools. It’s about turning complexity into clarity, and technology into measurable value.

That’s the real challenge. And it’s where Continua thrives.

We were proud to sponsor this year’s Summit and join leaders driving progress in advanced manufacturing, automation, and workforce transformation. From cleanroom innovations to supply chain strategy, the conversations weren’t just inspiring—they were actionable.

If you stopped by our booth, thank you.

If we missed you, let’s connect. We’d love to discuss how we help teams move beyond buzzwords and into better results.

Join us at BioNJ’s Manufacturing Summit, where industry thought leaders will share insights and engage with you on timely and important topics affecting the industry, such as microeconomic considerations for manufacturing, supply chain and onshoring impacts, workforce solutions, and manufacturing innovation solutions. Dive into the details as they discuss our changing and evolving industry, and how these advances are shaping the way manufacturers operate—now and in the future.

Continua is proud to be a sponsor of the all-day symposium. Meet with our experts, discuss the issues facing your organization, and learn about new technologies and industry best practices from some of the most experienced minds in the field.