Research Partners
SSPC – The Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre
The Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), a Global Hub of Pharmaceutical Process Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing, funded by Science Foundation Ireland and industry, is a unique collaboration between 22 industry partners, 9 research performing organisations and 12 international academic collaborators.
The SSPC transcends company and academic boundaries and is the largest research collaboration in Ireland, and one of the largest globally, within the pharmaceutical area. The role of the SSPC is to link experienced scientists and engineers in academia and the pharmaceutical industry, to address critical research challenges.
The SSPC leads the way for next generation drug manufacture and spans the entire pharmaceutical production chain from synthesis of the molecule, to the isolation of the material, and the formulation of the medicine. The aim of the SSPC is to deliver industry relevant solutions, which result in job growth and retention within the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland.
NIBRT is a world-class institute that provides training and research solutions for the bioprocessing industry. NIBRT’s mission is to support the bioprocessing industry by providing a unique learning experience for trainees in an environment that replicates the most modern industrial bioprocessing facility. In parallel, NIBRT also undertakes leading edge research in key areas of bioprocessing in collaboration with industry.
PMTC – Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre (PMTC) is hosted by the University of Limerick with core funding of €1M per annum from the Irish government (Enterprise Ireland and the IDA Ireland). Income is supplemented with co-funding from industry and other public sources. PMTC is led by an industry steering board with an active research program driven by its industry members. Companies access PMTC to create projects and execute world-beating industry-relevant research in advanced technology solutions to address contemporary manufacturing issues.
