Contract Research

The new research facility has given impetus to the focus of SMS to be a top notch contract research service provider. The contract research at SMS involves

» Study of synthetic feasibility » Selection of synthetic route » Process development and scale up » Lead optimization and analogue synthesis

Apart from the contract research SMS also gives the option of taking a lab on lease to facilitate collaborative research to international clients.

Project Management Product Development » Developing a product exclusively for the client » A dedicated team would work on product development » SMS would take care of all the requirements and facilities » Client allowed access to the documentation and research areas

Scale Up » SMS can also provide scale up of the product in kilo lab and/or pilot plant. » SMS will not commercially manufacture this product » Client should provide the required raw material and for producing validation batches in the pilot plant » SMS team would even complete the stability studies and prepare a DMF ready for submission » SMS would be charging separately per product for the scale up and DMF preparation » The client has to pay the contracted sum in agreed percentages at agreed milestones along the product development path depending on the chemistry of the product

Project Execution » Performance will be measured against mutually agreed metrics » Weekly /phase wise progress reports to be provided » Complying with well-established systems like GLP and cGMP » Confidentiality of the assignment will be maintained (ably supported by infrastructure like access controls in research labs) » Communication facilitated through conference (video /audio) and e-mail » All other agreements and milestones to be decided on mutual consent