Dr Bhavik Mehta is a Senior Applications Engineer in the Pharmaceutical Industry Strategy Area team at Siemens Industry Software Ltd. He obtained his degree in Chemical Engineering in 2015 at the University of Nottingham and his PhD in Engineering in 2020 from the University of Liverpool. Before joining Siemens, Dr Mehta spent two years working as an academic research associate. His research focused mainly on developing systems models for pharmaceutical R&D applications, including biological applications, through population balances. His work now focuses on applying Siemens’ mechanistic and hybrid solutions for various pharmaceutical applications, including bioprocessing.