RESEARCH FACILITIES
Presently two research centers are operational at SMS apart from the research centers functional at all the manufacturing units for solving the unit specific process and product issues.
RESEARCH CENTER I
A state of art Global Corporate Research Center has been established in Hyderabad to cater to in-house research needs and for focusing on CRAMS
Research Labs
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40,000 Sft of research lab area |
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20 labs including a dedicated oncology lab with containment facilities |
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Each lab to have 10 to 12 research chemists |
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Each lab would be headed by a PhD group leader guided by research center head |
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Chemists would be graduates / post graduates with relevant experience |
Analytical Development Block
The research center is supported by dedicated Analytical Development block (22,000 Sft.)
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Self contained with all modern analytical equipment |
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Experienced staff providing analytical services support for product development
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Equipment includes |
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- FT-IR and UV-VIS spectrophotometers
- Gas Chromatography (with liquid auto sampler)
- Gas Chromatography (with Head space auto sampler)
- HPLC (with PDA, RI, and Variable Wavelength Detectors)
- Rapid Resolution Liquid Chromotagraphy
- Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
- Polarimeter
- Potentiometric Titrators
- Stability chambers etc
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KILO LAB
A kilo lab with all glass systems is available for scaling up products to kilo level after successful completion of the gram batches in labs.
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Kilo lab area of 3000 Sft |
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Capacities from 50 Lts to 500 Lts |
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Utilities support for scale up |
PILOT PLANT
R&D center also includes a fully equipped pilot plant
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Pilot plant area of 3200 Sft. for validation batches |
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Contains all glass systems and SS reactors (upto 500L) |
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Includes clean room facility |
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Complies with cGMP standards |
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Can opt for DMF filing |
SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
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Well equipped library for literature support |
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Literature and technology browsing infrastructure |
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Tie-up with premier institutions for literature support |
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Video conferencing facility |
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Training facilities (regular training conducted with in-house and external trainers) |
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Well stocked ware-house |
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Cafeteria facility |
RESEARCH CENTER II
An in-house research center in Hyderabad, India focuses on continued research activity for
- Cost optimization of the already commercialized products
- Synthesis of impurities
Supported by fully euipped analytical development division
