CRB Chooses Matterport to Accelerate Critical Pharma Facilities Projects During Pandemic

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – May 12, 2021 – Matterport Inc., the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced that CRB, a global solutions provider for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, is implementing the Matterport platform to streamline client operations and enhance remote facilities management. CRB is using Matterport to create dimensionally-accurate digital twins of buildings to accelerate pharmaceutical facility design and management, enabling its clients to deliver critical vaccine development programs during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Using Matterport digital twins, CRB has reduced the number of engineers required to complete physical site assessments by 90% (from ten to one) and the associated amount of time required for assessments by one-third (from approximately three days to one). 

CRB is also using Matterport to share detailed site data for more effective design processes. Matterport digital twins provide a comprehensive view of a facility without requiring physical site visits, enabling greater client and stakeholder collaboration. Using Matterport, CRB has expedited design projects by as much as three weeks and cut travel-related costs by 33%. This has enabled CRB to rapidly adapt a facility for a leading pharmaceutical company to manufacture and store COVID-19 vaccines as part of the US Government’s Operation Warp Speed initiative.

“Matterport provides phenomenal high-resolution digital twins and is ideal for technically complex and time-sensitive projects. We don’t need to model all the geometry in an area to know if a certain piece of equipment will fit, since we can download the point cloud information into programs like Autodesk Revit to validate dimensions,” said Chris Link, Regional Virtual Design and Construction Manager of CRB. “Integrating clear, precise 3D images with highly accurate data establishes a new standard in our industry. Matterport is an increasingly valuable solution for us as we plan for the future, saving our clients weeks of time and tens of thousands of dollars.”

CRB has also expanded its client offerings by leveraging Matterport to deliver more complex solutions for ongoing facilities management. This has included the creation of a digital twin of a client’s clean room located in an antibiotics production facility so that operations teams can walk through it virtually to understand procedures and reduce contamination risks. A digital twin of a biotech site, complete with Mattertag labels related to spatial proximity and equipment types, has enabled better replication at another site.

“We are excited to see Matterport 3D technology used to create actionable digital twins that help engineering teams reconfigure and replicate pharmaceutical sites so they can efficiently and remotely advance biotech and pharmaceutical facilities projects during and beyond the pandemic,” said Jay Remley, Chief Revenue Officer at Matterport. “Our platform is ideal for clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to collaborate virtually in an immersive way and more quickly develop solutions to address even the most complicated design challenges.”  

About MatterportMatterport is leading the digital transformation of the built world. Our groundbreaking spatial computing platform turns buildings into data making every space more valuable and accessible. Millions of buildings in more than 150 countries have been transformed into immersive Matterport digital twins to improve every part of the building lifecycle from planning, construction, and operations to documentation, appraisal and marketing. Learn more at matterport.com and browse a gallery of digital twins.

In February 2021, Matterport announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to enter into a business combination with Gores Holdings VI (NASDAQ: GHVI, GHVIU, and GHVIW), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group, LLC, that will result in Matterport becoming a publicly listed company. Upon closing of the proposed business combination, the combined company will be named “Matterport, Inc.” and intends to remain listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “MTTR.”

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About CRB

CRB is a leading provider of sustainable engineering, architecture, construction and consulting solutions to the global life sciences and food and beverage industries. Our more than 1,400 employees provide best-in-class solutions that drive success and positive change for our clients, our people and our communities. CRB is a privately held company with a rich history of serving clients throughout the world, consistently striving for the highest standard of technical knowledge, creativity and execution. For more information, please visit https://www.crbgroup.com/.

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