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SSPC provides the life sciences sector with a nationally distributed, research performing community that enables high impact, collaborative research between industry and academic partners.
SSPC is committed to translating its excellent science into impact through five societal goals: Sustainability, Small Molecule, Biologics, Health, Education and Public Engagement.
Sustainability
Small Molecule
Biologics
Health
Education & Public Engagement
Talent
SSPC nurtures a talent pipeline of high calibre scientists and engineers for the sector, through our internal PhD training programme and various CPD mechanisms available to our industry partners. SSPC offers a unique proposition through its industry placement programme and 63% of SSPC graduates go on to be employed in industry both nationally and globally.
Industry
Since its inception, SSPC has successfully collaborated with over 50 industry partners, composed of indigenous and foreign operations, whose size range from small to multi-national. Collectively, this demonstrates a strong track-record in delivering applied research that enables industry to solve challenges leading to the development of better medicine. SSPC has supported 54 industry projects since 2019.
Researchers
Economic Impact since 2013
Industry Partners
Jobs created in industry following FDI
Peer-Reviewed Publications
International Co-Authors in 48 countries across 6 continents
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Transition of Researchers to Industry
Education & Public Engagement Activities
Latest News
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SSPC Industry Champion Dr Joe Hannon, Director and founder of Scale-up Systems
At this year’s symposium, SSPC marked a keynote presentation given by Dr Joe Hannon, by acknowledging his outstanding contributions to SSPC as he embarks on his next adventure, a well-earned retirement filled with travel, kayaking, and new experiences! SSPC has...
SSPC Years in Review, and News Updates
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SSPC’s world-leading Research Programme
Our unique and innovative culture of collaboration is helping the global pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry to develop more environmentally sustainable methods for drug manufacturing; to increase the range of medicines available to the public and to reduce drug manufacturing costs. SSPC’s advanced research programme extends from Molecule, Materials and Medicine into the Manufacturing and Modelling space.
These themes focus on developing new methodologies for the asymmetric synthesis of APIs, molecules & methods for automated & in-flow generation of targeted drug hybrids & new therapeutic agents.
Advancing the understanding of single-component crystalline materials (SCCMs) and, especially, multi-component crystalline materials (MCCMs) in order to enable improved orally delivered drug products.
Optimising the development, production & use of safe, effective medicines with focus on poorly soluble drugs, personalized, age appropriate medicines & rational formulation approaches with predictive performance.
Enabling a disruptive change in manufacture of drug substances & drug products, through the development & implementation of continuous manufacturing, flow chemistry & end-to-end manufacturing methodologies.
























