PolyPeptide Signs Scientific Collaboration Agreement with UKZN Peptides Science Laboratory

PolyPeptide Signs Scientific Collaboration Agreement with UKZN Peptides Science Laboratory

PolyPeptide has signed a collaboration agreement with UKZN’s Peptides Science Laboratory in Durban to ensure scientific and academic support for one of its innovation projects in solid-phase synthesis.

PolyPeptide is a contract development and manufacturing organisation supporting pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the development and manufacturing of proprietary and generic active pharmaceutical ingredients. Its goal is to help its customers develop products, secure regulatory approvals and successfully launch and commercialise their products in the market.

UKZN’s Professor Fernando Albericio and Professor Beatriz G de la Torre, who are involved in research at the laboratory, will support one of PolyPeptide’s innovation projects to improve the sustainability of peptide manufacturing.

Consistent with its strategic aspiration to lead in innovation, PolyPeptide’s global innovation and technology team is working on a portfolio of projects to improve the sustainability of peptide manufacturing. This includes efforts to reduce, recycle, replace or even avoid altogether hazardous solvents, which are particularly relevant against the backdrop of increasing customer demand and growing manufacturing volumes.

Director of Global Innovation and Technology Mr Olivier Ludemann-Hombourger said: ‘With some of our technology projects, we challenge the status quo in peptide manufacturing. If successful, we will be able to significantly increase throughput and productivity, coupled with the optimisation of solvent consumption and the reduction of the environmental footprint.

‘At PolyPeptide it is our firm ambition that our customers get their products not only faster but also greener,’ added Ludemann-Hombourger.

Words: NdabaOnline

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