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Continuing to expand technology capabilities through Innovate UK funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership Craigavon, Northern Ireland – 22nd September 2021 – Almac Sciences, a member of the Almac Group, has successfully reached the midway point of its continuous flow technology project made possible through an Innovate UK funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast. The aim of the Innovate UK funded KTP is to further enhance established flow technologies platforms at Almac Sciences. The technology will be used for development and manufacture of key raw materials and unlock capacity to perform challenging chemical transformations. The KTP scheme supports business growth through identification of new skills and transfer of the latest academic concepts to deliver a strategic innovation programme.
Scholarship established in partnership with Triangle Community Foundation to support next generation Durham, North Carolina – 2 September 2021 – Almac Group is delighted to announce that Khadeeja Ali Syeda, a 2021 graduate of Apex Friendship High School, has been selected as the recipient of the inaugural Almac Group Scholarship, and will receive $50,000 over the next four years. After an independent review by Triangle Community Foundation’s seasoned scholarship committee, Khadeeja was named this year’s recipient due to her impressive academic performance and involvement in the community, interest in pursuing a STEM career, and powerful personal statement. She will attend North Carolina State University and will receive, in addition to tuition assistance, mentorship opportunities and unique exposure to Almac Group’s career opportunities in the global pharmaceutical and biotech industry.
Galen, the privately-owned pharmaceutical sales and marketing company, is pleased to announce the inaugural Galen Medical Nutrition Scholarship Award designed to support people with metabolic disorders, such as Phenylketonuria (PKU), accessing further education, training and development courses or apprenticeships. Entrants are required to complete an application form and submit a personal statement (1000 words or less) describing their educational plans and how this scholarship will enable them to achieve their personal and career goals. Two scholarships will be awarded to people with metabolic disorders and the award is open to applicants right across Europe. The prize-winners will each win a bursary of up to £2,000/€2,500 towards their education/training course fees, in addition to a full technology package worth £2,000 including a state-of-the-art laptop, monitor, tablet, Apple watch and AirPods and a £200 voucher for study aids. Due to restrictions imposed as a result of COVID-19, the 2021 awards will be presented to the recipient at ceremonies in September.
Almac Discovery, the independent research driven drug discovery company dedicated to the development of novel and innovative therapeutics, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr James Reihill to further support the exploration of the role of Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) in the development of new drugs for major respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), severe asthma and cystic fibrosis (CF). As part of an Innovate UK funded Innovation Scholar award, the appointment will see Dr Reihill, who is currently based at the School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), join the Almac Discovery team for a 2-year project. James has extensive multidisciplinary experience in the development of novel therapeutic strategies for chronic lung diseases, including CF, COPD and severe asthma and will bring a wealth of expertise and insight to accelerate Almac Discovery’s research efforts in this field.
Almac Group , the global contract development and manufacturing organization, is delighted to support an innovative student experience project at Souderton Area High School, in partnership with the Indian Valley Educational Foundation. Understanding that today’s successful student experience requires access to collaborative space, technology, and a tangible connection between classwork and future opportunity, the project will support the remodeling of a large area of the Souderton Area High School library into a “Career & Collaboration Corner,” designed with students’ needs in mind. Through Almac’s financial support, the space will be outfitted with new furnishings and technology to foster collaboration, small group opportunities, and speakers, while also exposing students to Almac as a leading employer in the Indian Valley area.
Almac Group, the contract development and manufacturing organisation, is pleased to announce that the organisation’s Charnwood site (Loughborough, England) has been certified to the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) standards 45001 and 14001, following a United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited audit of the site’s Integrated Management System (IMS). ISO is an independent, non-governmental, international organisation that produces international standards to support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges. Almac’s recent UKAS certifications in Charnwood were to ISO 45001 and 14001, globally recognised standards for Operational Health & Safety and Environmental Management, respectively.
Almac Group, the global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organisation, is delighted to announce that Ciara Cassidy, Principal Applications Developer, was awarded ‘Developer of the Year’ at this year’s Digital DNA Awards, live-streamed from Belfast. Now in their 6th year, the Digital DNA Awards are widely regarded as the number one awards programme for companies and individuals working within the fast growing and highly competitive tech industry in Northern Ireland. Ciara Cassidy was named ‘Developer of the Year’ for her role as Lead Developer in Almac’s first foray into serverless application development, through a partnership with Amazon Web Services. Ciara’s team worked to architect and ramp up AWS to meet the needs of a business critical project, and after only 3 months of development, the solution went into production and is now actively used by a large Almac team. Commented Brendan Woods, Group Head of Systems Delivery, “Almac’s Information Services team is a global and disparate central unit that supports mission critical life sciences applications 24/7.
Almac Group, the global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organisation, is delighted to announce that Ciara Cassidy, Principal Applications Developer, was awarded ‘Developer of the Year’ at this year’s Digital DNA Awards, live-streamed from Belfast. Now in their 6th year, the Digital DNA Awards are widely regarded as the number one awards programme for companies and individuals working within the fast growing and highly competitive tech industry in Northern Ireland. Ciara Cassidy was named ‘Developer of the Year’ for her role as Lead Developer in Almac’s first foray into serverless application development, through a partnership with Amazon Web Services. Ciara’s team worked to architect and ramp up AWS to meet the needs of a business critical project, and after only 3 months of development, the solution went into production and is now actively used by a large Almac team. Commented Brendan Woods, Group Head of Systems Delivery, “Almac’s Information Services team is a global and disparate central unit that supports mission critical life sciences applications 24/7.
Almac Sciences, a member of the Almac Group, has invested ~£350,000 in an automated crystallisation platform to support solid form screening of polymorphs, salts and crystals in addition to crystallisation of amorphous materials. A new Empyrean X-ray powder diffractometer, which allows X-ray powder diffraction analysis of samples, represents a further £250,000 investment by the company. The ChemSpeed Swing Crystal platform automates many common crystallisation operations, which reduces overall duration for solid form screening projects, accommodates a 24/7 run schedule and allows for rapid screening of a significantly wide variety of crystallisation conditions, including where limited sample quantity is available. The platform has the capability to: Weigh up to eight different powdered solids from 1mg- 100g, including either amorphous or crystalline material and electrostatic powders Handle up to 60 different liquids, including a range of organic solvents, acid and base solutions for volumetric dispensing from 100µL-10mL Dispense into glass vials or well-plates suitable for direct
Almac Sciences, a member of the Almac Group, has invested ~£350,000 in an automated crystallisation platform to support solid form screening of polymorphs, salts and crystals in addition to crystallisation of amorphous materials. A new Empyrean X-ray powder diffractometer, which allows X-ray powder diffraction analysis of samples, represents a further £250,000 investment by the company. The ChemSpeed Swing Crystal platform automates many common crystallisation operations, which reduces overall duration for solid form screening projects, accommodates a 24/7 run schedule and allows for rapid screening of a significantly wide variety of crystallisation conditions, including where limited sample quantity is available. The platform has the capability to: Weigh up to eight different powdered solids from 1mg- 100g, including either amorphous or crystalline material and electrostatic powders Handle up to 60 different liquids, including a range of organic solvents, acid and base solutions for volumetric dispensing from 100µL-10mL Dispense into glass vials or well-plates suitable for direct
