OUR CENTRES
Our Centres
Four internationally leading and complementary Centres, headquartered at the University of Limerick, form the PROCESS Fellowship Programme.
Our Centres
THE SSPC
Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC)
The SSPC is a global hub of Pharmaceutical Process Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing, and is a unique collaboration between 24 industry partners, 9 research performing organisations (RPOs) and 12 international academic collaborators. It is the largest research collaboration in Ireland with total research income of >€65m, and is one of the largest globally within the pharmaceutical area, supporting 43 post-docs and 60 PhD students.
Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC)
The research agenda in DPTC is driven by the long-term growth opportunities for the dairy sector. DPTC has a total research income of >€25m funding 30 post-docs and focuses on cost competitiveness in dairy processing, process quality and safety by design, and environmental sustainability towards a zero-emissions Irish dairy industry. The DPTC has 8 industry partners and 9 RPOs.
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre (PMTC)
The PMTC is focused on pharmaceutical process innovation, advanced manufacturing, rapid micro-analytical techniques, control of continuous processing, soft-sensor modelling tools and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) real-time release. The total research income to date is >€11m with 32 industry partners and 8 RPOs.
Confirm Smart Manufacturing
Confirm Smart Manufacturing
CONFIRM benefits from the expertise across 8 core research performing organisations in Ireland and 16 international collaborations. Confirm Centre has 42 Industry partners across MNC and SME sectors including; Johnson & Johnson, Analog Devices, Action Point, Modular Automation, SL Controls, United Technologies Research Centre Ireland, KUKA, Medtronic and many others.
