SSPC, The SFI Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals

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.

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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. 

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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.  

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CONFIRM is the Science Foundation Ireland funded research centre for Smart Manufacturing. Its mission is to fundamentally transform industry to a Smart Manufacturing ecosystem through excellent research to develop future technologies, delivery of education and public engagement activities to enhance public perceptions of manufacturing and the creation of a community of practice involving all stakeholders to embrace to 4th industrial revolution.  The total research income is >€56m, which supports 43 PhD students, 39 post-docs and an industrial network of 42 industry partners, 6 of which are currently active in research projects.

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