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UK provider of chemistry services seeks novel methodology and novel compounds

Summary

Profile Type
  • Technology request
POD Reference
TRGB20250424023
Term of Validity
8 May 2025 - 8 May 2026
Company's Country
  • United Kingdom
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
A leading UK provider of chemistry services and products to the global life science industry seeks partners from universities, research institutes and SMEs with novel methodology and novel compounds. Partnerships sought are licence agreements under commercial agreements with technical assistance.
Full Description
The UK south west based specialist chemistry services company has over 39 years experience in providing high quality intermediates, screening compounds, fragments, catalysts and ligands to international clients from the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, petrochemical and materials industries and academic research institutions.

The UK company has expertise and has worked with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the following areas:

• Synthetic organic chemistry (SOC) including multi step custom synthesis, high pressure reactions, microwave synthesis, parallel synthesis, process development and scale up to kg level in our new process facility:

• Medicinal chemistry – supply of novel intermediaries and fragment libraries and support to in house R & D projects including lead generation, hit to lead development, lead optimisation, through client led, single molecule or library synthesis.

• Library design – production of novel proprietary fragment collections.

• High end analytical services including compound identification and structure elucidation, purification, purity screening.

• Process and scale-up to support a smooth transition from discovery into pre-clinical development, and subsequent good manufacturing practice.

The company has a database of over 330,000 research intermediates, fragments, biochemicals and screening compounds and is able to supply the global scientific community with most products via immediate dispatch.

The company holds license agreements with a number of UK and European academia and industry partners specializing in novel methodologies and compounds. It is actively seeking new opportunities and collaborations under commercial agreements with technical assistance.
Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
The UK company is seeking collaborators from academia or industry to provide them with new, innovative chemistries for the pharma, agrochemicals and materials science sectors.

These could come under the headings of the following:
• novel intermediates
• novel amino acids
• stable labelled building blocks
• improved methodology to high value compounds
• protein degraders and molecular glues
• biological tool compounds
Stage of Development
  • Already on the market
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
The company seek partners with new, innovative chemistries to extend their range of novel compounds and methodology for the pharmaceutical, agrochemical and materials science sectors.
Type and Size of Partner
  • University
  • R&D Institution
  • Big company
  • SME 50 - 249
  • SME <=10
  • SME 11-49
  • Other
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance

Dissemination

Technology keywords
  • 05001004 - Organic Chemistry
Market keywords
  • 08001019 - Speciality/performance chemicals
  • 08001021 - Other speciality chemicals
  • 08001023 - Other chemicals and materials (not elsewhere classified)
Sector Groups Involved
  • Agri-Food
  • Health
  • Energy-Intensive Industries - BioChemTech
Targeted countries
  • All countries