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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
Blog: SSPC’s Lamis Alaa Eldin Refat and Ramadan
This evening marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan, Lamis Alaa Eldin Refat from SSPC at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) explains Ramadan and how she and her family would mark the holy month. Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic lunar year....
SSPC appoints Dr Sarah Hayes as new chief operating officer
Dr Sarah Hayes, has been appointed as the new Chief Operations Officer (COO) of SSPC, the (SFI) Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals at the University of Limerick Sarah has more than 13 years’ experience working at the interface of academia...
SSPC’s Maryam Karimijafari talks us through the history and traditions of Nowruz, Persian New Year
Historically speaking, the New Year's day in Iran and many other Farsi speaking countries and culture influenced by Iranians, is called Nowruz (literally meaning new day) which has been celebrated for almost 3,000 years. It marks the first day of spring or spring...
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.
























