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 The biocatalyst group at Almac has doubled in size in the last year and is reaping rewards with major business growth in chiral building block supply, evolution and commercial manufacture projects as well as metabolite synthesis.
"Biocatalysis is now Almac's first choice for any scale-up chemistry involving chirality resulting in cheaper, cleaner and robust processes" says Head of Biocatalysis, Dr. Tom Moody. |
 Almac has opened a new £3m building at its Craigavon headquarters from which staff will provide services to customers in over 100 countries around the world.
Around 150 staff who work for Almac’s Clinical Services Business Unit have just moved to the new 30,000 sq ft building to consolidate its services.
Staff working in the pharmaceutical development company’s new offices will co-ordinate and manage the processes involved in packaging and distribution of medicinal supplies for clinical studies carried out as far afield as Argentina to Zimbabwe. |
Major site expansion will lead to the creation of 200 new jobs in Westport Co. Mayo.
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 At least three of the 22 in-house companies based at IT Sligo’s Innovation Centre will be announcing significant expansions in 2012, resulting in a 20 per cent increase in jobs there, according to Niall McEvoy, IT Sligo’s Head of Innovation.
While acutely aware of the turbulence in the economic climate, as uncertainty about the euro overshadows the approach of the New Year, McEvoy insists that the outlook for regional entrepreneurial activity is healthy.
“I have no doubt that we will continue to see growth in three key areas – ICT (Information and Communications Technology), the sustainable energy sector and in the whole medical devices/pharmaceutical area,” he predicted. |
 Almac Shines At Awards Ceremonies
Almac’s Clinical Services business unit is celebrating having picked up three top accolades in the recent NI Chamber of Commerce Awards and The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Ireland, Marketing Excellence Awards. These latest achievements mark the end of a highly successful year for the NI Company who also won the Business of the Year at the BMI / Belfast Telegraph Awards earlier in the year. Almac was recognised for its continued excellence in the field of contract drug development and manufacturing within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, in which the company is globally renowned as a world class services provider. |
 Ciara Cassidy, from Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone, has just taken up a position at the Craigavon-based pharmaceutical development company as an Application Support Developer.
Her job will involve constant updating of Almac’s IT systems to help it provide services to more than 600 companies, including all the world leaders in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.
Almac joins just a handful of local independent private companies to pass the landmark of employing more than 2,000. |
 An investment of £4.4m in a unique academic-business collaboration between pharmaceutical development company Almac and Queen’s University will help develop better tests for diagnosing and treating prostate, ovarian and breast cancer.
The research initiative, based at the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB) at Queen’s, will be led by Professor Richard Kennedy, one of Almac’s experts in personalised medicine - which tailors specific treatment to each cancer patient. |
May 24, 2011 |  |
 Aurion Learning to host Masterclass in Learning Technologies in Dublin
Following on the success of last year’s learning technologies conference held in Belfast, Aurion Learning is set to host a masterclass in learning technologies in Dublin.
Masterclass in Learning Technologies: Delivering More for Less is a free event specifically designed for busy health and pharmaceutical professionals who have a responsibility for learning and development or continuing professional development within their organisation.
Delegates attending the event will be able to enjoy bitesize presentations on how to get the best out of learning technologies, and maximise return on training investment. |
January 25, 2011 |  |
 Cutting edge research at the University of Ulster is helping a leading Northern Ireland labelling company reinvent itself and target new markets ahead of its competitors.
Ulster academics Dr Kevin Curran from the School of Computing and Intelligent Systems at Magee, Professor Dennis McKeag from the School of Engineering and Engineering graduate and KTP Associate Dr Charles Young are collaborating with Nuprint to introduce innovative tracking technologies into the company’s production processes.
Ulster’s partnership with Nuprint is one of a number of exciting KTP projects between Ulster and the local business community. |
November 18, 2010 | |
More good news for Aurion Learning.
The award winning online learning company has just announced that it has been awarded a contract to develop an e-learning programme for the Irish affiliate of pharmaceuticals giant, Roche.
Principles of Musculoskeletal Assessment will be developed as part of a blended learning programme for registered nurses and consultants. |
 University of Ulster expertise took centre stage in Dublin last night when pioneering research and development business projects were showcased at The Irish Times All-island Innovation awards in association with InterTradeIreland.
The Altnagelvin-based project C-TRIC took the top prize for a cross-border innovation project, while Clinical Conduct Associates – a Fusion project – was runner-up in the same category at the prize-giving held at a gala reception at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin.
Seventeen organisations were shortlisted in six categories from 282 companies and organisations that initially registered in the competition. |
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