Contract Research and Development Services of New Products and Technologies

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Pharmaceutical Industry

We offer development of new products from the following categories:

Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), herbal active substances and extracts, Rx drugs, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, herbal medicinal products, traditional herbal medicinal products, medical devices, veterinary medicinal products, and new technologies for their production.

Areas of excellence:

• Pharmaceutical chemistry (APIs):
  • development of synthetic processes for manufacturing of APIs
  • synthesis on mg-to-multi kg scales (see Chemical Industry)
  • API intermediates and related substances
  • incapsulated APIs
  • inclusion API complexes
  • new salts, prodrugs, and derivatives of existing APIs
  • natural products-derived APIs
  • development and technology of herbal-, essential oils-, and propolis-based active substances
• Pharmaceutical development:
  • pharmaceutical formulations:
    • classical: powders, granulates, tablets, capsules, solutions, suspensions, syrups, lotions, creams, ointments, ophthalmics, nasal and vaginal dosage forms
    • advanced: controlled-release dosage forms, patches, inventive skin penetration systems
  • natural products, herbal extracts, propolis extracts, and essential oils-based API formulations
  • vitamins, minerals, and amino acid-based formulations
  • inventive solutions for improving stability of APIs in solid and liquid formulations
  • inventive solutions for improving solubility of poorly soluble APIs
  • new and inventive fixed combinations with improved therapeutic profile
• Medical devices (MDs):
  • MD formulations development targeting:
    • skin
    • eyes
    • ears
    • oral cavity
    • upper respiratory tract
    • gastrointestinal tract
    • vaginal mucosa, and
    • dermal fillers
    • bone substitutes
  • solutions for herbal extracts, propolis extracts, and essential oils in MD products

Food Industry

We offer development of new products from the following categories:

• functional food and beverages: products with health-beneficial nutrients such as proteins, fibres, vitamins and minerals, herbal extracts, probiotics and others
• salt substitutes
• sugar substitutes and table-top sweeteners
• baking powders
• seasonings
• food supplements
• foods for special nutritional uses
• spreads: plant butters and others
• instant and liquid soups
• sauces: mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, salad dressings and others
• fats and oils and emulsion-based products: industrial fats and oils, margarine
• fruits- and vegetables-based products
• dairy products
• coffee- and coffee substitutes-based products
• alcoholic beverages: beer and malt-based products, spirits, fruit and aromatised wines and others
• animal feed supplements

Areas of excellence:

• development of new food and beverage product recipes, especially functional food products
• patentable salt reduction solutions
• patentable sugar reduction solutions
• umami solutions without monosodium glutamate (MSG)
• kokumi solutions
• fat reduction solutions
• fats and oils solutions
• palm-free solutions
• fermented drinks including kombucha
• inventive food supplements and foods for special nutritional uses (PARNUTs)
• powderous instant beverages

Cosmetic Industry

We offer new product development in conventional and organic formulation options, from the following categories:

• Hygienic and toilet products: soaps, shower gels, shampoos, disinfectants, shaving creams, aftershave products and others
• Skin care preparations: creams, lotions, tonics, etc.
• Hair care products
• Oral care preparations: toothpastes, mouthwashes, gum maintenance preparations
• Sun protection products
• Decorative cosmetics
• Perfumes
• Active cosmetic ingredients: herbal extracts and various formulations of active substances for use in cosmetic products
• New formulations of cosmetic preservatives with focus on minimally harmful and environmentally acceptable microbiocides

Areas of excellence:

• Development of cosmetic formulations
• Highly active cosmeceuticals
• Natural products, herbal extracts, essential oils, and propolis-based formulations

Chemical Industry

We offer the development of:

• New syntheses of organic compounds, especially pharmaceutically active ingredients (APIs) and fine chemicals on mg-to-multi kg scales:
  • oxidations and reductions
  • protective groups manipulation reactions
  • organometallic reactions
  • chemistry of aromatic compounds: acylation, halogenation, sulfonation, nitration
  • carbanion condensations and related reactions
  • aryl-aryl bond forming reactions
  • esterification and transesterification
  • carboxylic acid derivatives synthesis
  • epoxidation and epoxide-ring opening reactions
  • heterocyclic chemistry
  • glycosylations and glycosides chemistry
  • complex multistep syntheses
  • enantioselective syntheses
  • oleochemistry
  • chemistry of essential oils and other natural products
  • ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents in organic synthesis
  • green chemistry

• Chemical product formulations:
  • washing and cleaning products
  • industrial fragrances
  • coatings, adhesives and sealants
  • biolubricants
  • construction chemical products
  • essential oils and other natural products based formulations

Besides conventional chemistry, our focus is on environmentally friendly technologies and renewable starting raw materials.

• Production technologies of:
  • natural products
  • herbal extracts
  • essential oils
  • propolis extracts

for the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.

• Biodiesel technology

Agrochemical Industry

We offer development of new products from the following categories:

• granular and liquid mineral fertilizers including secondary nutrients and micronutrient-containing products
• products intended for feeding specific crops
• eco-friendly pesticides
• plant growth enhancers
• soil conditioners

especially new and inventive product formulations based on eco-friendly “green agrochemistry”.