FB Pharmtech provides custom synthesis services to customers across the chemical industry, including drug development companies, contract research/manufacturing organisations, catalogue companies, government bodies and academic institutions. We are committed to providing a reliable, fast, cost effective custom synthesis service based on a foundation of technical innovation and clear, open communication
Custom Synthesis
FB Pharmtech specialises in the custom synthesis of organic small molecules including impurities, metabolites, intermediates; and molecules for drug discovery and development. FB Pharmtech's chemists have successfully completed hundreds of custom synthesis projects on scales ranging from mg - multi kg.
Our dedicated team of chemists are based in Shanghai working on projects of scales from mg-multi kg utilising complex chemistry, multi-step synthesis routes and key technologies.
We have strengths in the custom synthesis of molecules for drug development, impurity reference standards and metabolites on the mg-100g scale, having successfully completed many challenging synthesis projects for these types of molecules for applications in both pharmaceutical and plant protection
- Dedicated team of chemists for synthesis and process development
- Successful track-record in performing challenging, multi-step syntheses
- Fixed cost synthesis
- FTE service
- Small molecule drug development, medicinal chemistry and process development service
- 32 Fume hoods, 3 kilo labs, one pressure lab
- Preparative HPLC for separation work
We also have the capabilities and facilities to support process development and scale-up, supporting the manufacture of intermediates and fine chemicals at kg-Mt scale, features include
- Professional facilities for pilot production
- 500 litre reactors and 2 x 1000 litres, 2 x 2000L, 2 x 3000L, 2 x 5000L
- Pressure Lab with 300 L autoclave up to 200 atm
- Fractional distillation and re-crystallization facilities
- An experienced team for scale-up
- Well-equipped with steam, cooling, vacuum systems
- Waste water treatment and dangerous goods warehouse
FB Pharmtech is committed to providing the best possible service to our customers, we provide regular technical updates on the progress of a synthesis project and communicate the challenges, targets and timescales to support our customer's research, planning & development
We utilise a number of analytical techniques in support of our custom synthesis work including 400MHz NMR, HPLC, MS, GC, prep-HPLC, Karl Fischer water content, elemental analysis, optical rotation, particle size analysis and a physical chemical tests; which are all carried out in-house
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