Capabilities

People

Discovery

GlycoSyn is supported by Carbohydrate Chemistry expertise within Industrial Research Ltd. Led by Dr Richard Furneaux and his team of 30 PhD Synthetic Organic Chemists, this area specialises in the rational design of drug candidates, speciality carbohydrates and multi-step synthesis. For further information please visit www.irl.cri.nz/carbo

Process Development

GlycoSyn's Process Development division is led by Dr Paul Benjes and his team of 10 PhD Synthetic Organic Chemists and Engineers.

cGMP Manufacturing

GlycoSyn's cGMP Manufacturing division consists of 14 highly experienced Chemical Manufacturing and Control Chemists, Engineers, Quality, Analytical and support personnel.

Skills

• Synthetic chemistry
• Chemical engineering
• Process optimisation
• Process development
• QA/QC
• GLP
• cGMP audit

Facilities

• Multi-product 6,000 sq.ft (560 sq.m) cGMP compliant, flameproof manufacturing facility
• Gram scale process development laboratories
• 20L and 50L pilot plant for scale up and non-cGMP manufacture

Equipment

• 20L, 50L & 250L glass-lined reactors (-25° to + 160°C; full vac to +0.3 bar)
• 50L hastelloy hydrogenator and cryogenic reactor (-60° to +180°C, 55 bar operating pressure)
• Hastelloy vacuum filter-dryer (area 0.2 sq.m; -20° to + 140°C; full vacuum to +3bar)
• Silica gel chromatography
• 50L rotary evaporator
• HEL reaction calorimeter
• Class 350 finishing
• 1000L mixing vessel
• Freeze drying capability