Laboratory research programmes for organisations that require a defined method, documented procedures and traceable data.
Good research starts before anyone opens a vial. It starts with a clear question, an agreed method and a decision about what the results need to show.
Scoping
Each programme opens with the research question. From there we work through the materials, the methods and controls that fit, and what the report needs to contain so it is useful to your team.
Writing this down first means everyone can see what the study is designed to show, and what it is not.
Characterisation
Many projects begin by establishing how a compound behaves under defined conditions. Stability and characterisation studies look at how a material holds up over time, across storage conditions or between different sources.
Comparative work places two or more materials side by side under the same method, so that differences can be attributed to the material and not the procedure.
Reporting
Findings are issued as a written report, supported by the raw data and analysis behind them. A reader who was not involved in the study should be able to follow what was done and why.
Research can be commissioned on its own, or feed directly into formulation, analytical testing or product development.
Scope, equipment and accreditations for this service are to be confirmed before publication.
The process
Four stages take a study from an initial question to a written report.
The research question, materials and reporting requirements are agreed.
Methods, controls and timelines are documented.
The study is carried out under documented procedures.
Results are issued with the supporting data.
Scope
Outputs
Facilities and infrastructure
One company, five locations across the UK, the Netherlands and India. Every service is backed by the same lot records, wherever the work happens.
United KingdomBridgendFormulation, production and manufacturing
ISO 7 accredited
GMP certified
United KingdomWickfordHPLC, analytical testing and freeze-dryingISO 7 accreditedGMP certified
United KingdomThetfordUK warehousing, cold-chain storage and distributionLot-tracked stockCold-chain storage
NetherlandsAmsterdamEU warehousing, cold-chain storage and distributionEU distributionCold-chain storage
IndiaBaddiBiologics facilityBiologicsGood to know
The material, what you want to find out, any existing data and how the results will be used.
Earlier results help avoid repeating work, and show where a new study adds most value.
Research often leads into formulation or analytical testing, and can share one set of records.
Questions
Yes. Research can be commissioned as a standalone study, or combined with other services.
The material or compound, the research question, any existing data and the reporting format required.
Start a project
Send your requirements and we will confirm the scope, documentation and lead time. It helps to include:
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