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New material developed to capture cancer-causing toxin Benzene

June 10, 2022

A team of scientists at the Bernal Institute of Engineering and Chemical Research, based at the University of Limerick campus, has developed a new material that can capture the cancer-causing toxin Benzene from the air.

The new material was created by SSPC’s Materials theme lead Professor Michael Zaworotko and colleageus, with findings published in the acclaimed journal Nature Materials.

Congratulations to Prof. Michael Zaworotko

Source and full story: https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2022/0527/1301609-scientists-limerick/

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Insights into Flow and Continuous Systems in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities

Insights into Flow and Continuous Systems in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities

Ireland’s pharmaceutical sector has transformed over the past 50 years, from an API manufacturing base to a global hub for high value activities including process R&D, formulation, bioprocessing, and biotechnology. A major recent shift has been the adoption of continuous flow technology, offering improvements in safety, efficiency, and flexibility. While integrating flow into a highly regulated environment is complex, Ireland’s ecosystem, multinational API sites, CDMOs, and innovative indigenous companies, has successfully advanced large scale API and RSM manufacture through strong collaboration with regulatory agencies. This commentary highlights key factors enabling this transition and the current state of continuous flow in API/RSM production.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.5c00309

Partners: Eli Lilly, MSD, Pfizer, JnJ, sk biotek, apc, almac, WAB, arran chemical, UCC, UCD, UL.

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