Process analytics and the process analyzer technology it is based on need to address specific requirements of industrial life-science processes in order to become extensively employed in this area. This is due to a variety of regulatory demands, but also due to the complexity and to other challenges of the individual measurement and control tasks. Examples of recent achievements are presented here. Real time information - substance-specific where appropriate - as a basis for an improved understanding of the processes and for superior automated process control are among the most prominent requirements.