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Pre-Formulation Activities

Overview:

In connection with our custom active ingredient synthesis work, we can continue the analytical Characterization work & formulation development. We can also perform these activities in an independent set of R&D work, if we are not required to synthesize the active ingredient. R&D work is performed mainly in our partner facilities, under our close management. Our partner team led by a highly accomplished team leader & experienced group including 16 Ph.D scientists & 16 MS level scientists. Additional details can be provided on request.

General capabilities include:

Pre-formulation activities Focus Points Equipment Overview(partial)
1)Confirm API quality & characterize its physical and chemical properties
  • Chemical structure
  • Optical orientation -Purity
  • Impurity profile
  • Degradants
  • Residual solvents
  • Solubility
  • MP/ BP
  • pKa
  • LogP
  • HPLC-UV
  • HPLC-ELSD
  • GC
  • NMR
  • LC-MS & GC-MS
  • UV
  • Automatic Polarimeter
  • Capillary electrophoresis apparatus
  • Spectrofluorophotometer
  • Determine crystal properties
  • Particle size
  • Shape
  • Hot-stage microscopy with Differential Scanning Calorimetry (Leica DMLM/ Plink SC600)
  • ZetaMaster3000, Marlven
  • Sizer2000, Marlven
  • Autosurface tension DCAT21, Detaphysics
  • Rheometer DVâ…˘-Utra, Brookfield
  • Powder properties (flow/compaction/ density/particle size/surface area, porosity)
  • Tap density tester, FT300, Sotax
  • Surface area and porosimetry analyzer SA 3100, Beckman
2)Stability
  • Accelerated testing(1,3,6 month)
  • Climatic chambers for constant conditions,Climacell,MMM
3)Salt screening
  • Microscopy (morphology, particle characteristics)
  • Bio-Microscopes Olympus C*31 Fluorescence inverted microscope Olympus I*51
  • Ultra-low temperature freezers, Forma-86C, MMM
  • High speed refrigerated centrifuge, CR21G,Hitachi
4)Early formulation feasibility
  • Compatibility
  • The impact for formulation to the later formulation production.
  • Airslide disintegrating mill, Mcone, JetPharma
  • Spray dryer, B-290, Buch
  • Freeze dryer,Labcomco
  • Liposome ejector,Avestin C-5;
  • High press homogenizer, NS1001L-2k,ATS
  • Experiment used fluidized bed Mini press IISF, Glatt
  • Intelligent lab tablet press, Mini press IISF, Karnavati
  • Automatic high efficiency film coating machine, Labcoat LCM, O'Hara
  • Fluidized bed GPC-1.1, Glatt
  • Mini-4 Reciprocating cylinder dissolution apparatus, SOTAX CE
General R&D Program, after receipt of an API candidate project:
  • General overview by the Project leader. This includes the data package provided by customer, & also searching literature to locate any other helpful related property data.
  • Receive sample & begin R&D work to fully characterize the API(all items within #1 above). Tests can be tailored towards customers needs.
  • Stability: subject the API candidate to heat, light & moisture, under accelerated conditions(#2 above). Normally for common formulations, they test purity, impurity profile, water, particle size, and solubility. Can perform common temp test, & destructive tests.
  • Salt screening: Synthesize salt forms & determine the one(s) most suitable for formulation. This work is of course carried out in parralel with #3.
  • Early formulation feasibility: Determine compatibility[interaction between API and its auxiliary], & the impact on a formation candidate after formulation production.
  • Progress reporting: R&D Progress reports are provided to customer as often as needed.
  • Development goal: Develop a full process, which can be easily repeated & scaled up for increased development requirements or commercial manufacture.
  • Final Project completion report: On conclusion of the full project, a full report is provided summarizing all the gathered information.
  • Production Assistance: as part of the package, we assist the customer's team to understand the results & ensure that they are able to fully use the information towards successful scale-up & production. Alternatively, we can recommend partner sites to scale up the newly developed technology.