Pfizer, GSK, Siemens & A*STAR Form R&D Consortium

Pfizer, Glaxo Wellcome, and Siemens have signed on to a new program that aims to help companies increase productivity in the pharmaceutical and chemical sectors.

AsianScientist (Jun. 24, 2013) – Pfizer Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd, Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. and Siemens Pte. Ltd, have signed on as founding members to a new program that aims to help companies increase productivity in the pharmaceutical and chemical sectors.

Launched by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s (A*STAR) Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), the new program – Innovative Processing of Specialties and Pharmaceuticals (iPSP) – offers a platform for pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals industry players to address various challenges such as costs, regulatory compliance, and responsiveness in production and processes to bring drugs from trials to markets.

The program also offers a platform for members to interact, develop, and grow the industry processing technology knowledge base by facilitating technology transfer and manpower development in advanced chemical processing technologies.

It will draw on established resources and capabilities at ICES, which include the Kilo Scale Laboratory, a pilot scale multipurpose continuous plant, a fully equipped development laboratory, and staff experienced in process development and operation. The program will see research activities undertaken in industrially relevant areas like process analytics (PAT), Quality by Design (Qbd), as well as continuous manufacturing systems.

“At a time when companies in the pharmaceutical industry are challenged on speed in new product development, manufacturing process innovation, consistency in product quality, regulatory conformance and environmental sustainability, an integrative approach to the application of cutting edge technologies will be crucial to future success. The launch of iPSP is very timely,” said Mr. Lim Hock Heng, Managing Director of GlaxoSmithKline’s Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Sites Singapore.

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