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Large Scale Fine Chemical & API Intermediate Manufacture
Serious About Difficult Science. Scaling Challenging Chemistry into Commercial Reality.
Flexible development and manufacture of fine chemicals and advanced intermediates, supporting your programmes from early development through to commercial supply.
Delivered from our Athlone facility (formerly Arran Chemical Company), this capability combines over 40 years of expertise in complex chemistry with the strength of Almac Sciences’ integrated API offering.
Key benefits
Development to commercial-scale manufacture
Expertise in complex, multi-step chemistry
Flexible scale from kilogram to tonne production
Seamless integration with our API services
Integration with our API and technology services
This capability is fully integrated within Almac Sciences’ wider API offering, enabling seamless support across the drug development lifecycle, including:
- API development and manufacture
- Analytical and physical sciences support
- Process scale-up and optimisation
- Commercial manufacturing and supply
This integrated approach reduces risk, accelerates timelines, and ensures continuity from development to commercial supply.
Core Capabilities
Our team brings deep expertise across a wide range of synthetic and chemical processing technologies, including:
- Multi-step organic synthesis
- Chiral chemistry
- Flow chemistry
- Organometallic reactions
- Hydrogenation and catalytic processes
- Distillation and purification technologies
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Our Manufacturing Facility (Ireland)
Our Athlone facility is purpose-built for flexible, large-scale chemical manufacturing, supporting efficient scale-up from laboratory through to commercial production.
Facility highlights:
Reactor capacity supporting small to large-scale manufacture
Dedicated infrastructure for complex and hazardous chemistries
Robust quality systems aligned with global regulatory standards
Efficient technology transfer from development to production
Built on the legacy of Arran Chemical Company, this facility combines specialist chemical manufacturing expertise with Almac’s global infrastructure and scientific capabilities.
Speak to our experts about your chemical manufacturing requirements
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