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Opportunities for process intensification in nuclear effluent treatment

A recent publication co-authored by Britest reviews precipitators, adsorbers and separators as technological opportunities for process intensification in nuclear effluent treatment.

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIONPublications

Nov272023



Welcome news on UK participation in Horizon Europe

B​ritest is delighted by the announcement of political agreement on the UK's participation in Horizon Europe, the EU's flagship research, and innovation programme.

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Sep72023



Early Career Researchers' Event October 2023

Britest's Early Career Researchers’ Event is a chance to build a profile within a friendly community of shared interest, get new ideas and fresh perspectives on common challenges, and to start shaping future collaborations.

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Jul202023



New appointment - Britest welcomes Kirk Malone

Britest Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Kirk Malone as Commercial Director from 01 May 2023.

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Appointments

May12023



New publication - Setting commercialisation objectives for sustainable innovation

A new paper by Britest's Rob Peeling describes a methodology for setting commercialisation objectives for sustainability in an innovative project

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGDecision MakingInnovationProcess DesignPublicationsScale-upSustainability

Dec22022



New year, new skills?

B​ritest is providing online training in core Britest Tools and Facilitation Skills over the course of four Monday afternoons in January and February 2023.

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- TECHNICAL FACILITATION- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGTraining

Nov252022



Forthcoming training opportunities - update your diary!

B​ritest is delighted to be cooperating once again with Scientific Update to provide opportunities for scientists, engineers and others to build their skills and knowledge in a range of topic targeted courses founded in process understanding

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- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGTraining

Oct122022



Britest Sustainability toolkit poster available

A​ poster recently presented by Britest exemplifies some new and improved approaches towards holistic qualitative and semiquantitative models for whole process understanding aligned with the needs of those in the chemical, biochemical and related process industries seeking to accelerate the transformation required to successfully respond to the threat of climate change

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- KNOWLEDGE SHARINGInnovationPublicationsSustainability

Oct122022



Keeping it flexible

Flexibility is increasingly recognised as a strategic driver of sustainable competitive advantage. Britest puts flexibility at the heart of our offering to deliver rapid results for our members and clients.

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGBest PracticeHorizon ScanningInnovation

Oct112022



New collaborative project to establish safe and sustainable pharmaceutical lifecycles by design

Britest is playing a crucial linking and communications role in a a new four-year European project that will contribute to the sustainable development of pharmaceuticals, by using and promoting lifecycle approaches to their design, manufacture, usage, and disposal

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIONInnovationPharmaSustainability

Oct102022



Robert Peeling to Chair IChemE Congress

Britest Senior Innovation Specialist Rob Peeling has just been elected as the new Chair of Congress for the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).

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AppointmentsNetworking

Jul122022



Circular Plastics online training tool

New training tool for circular plastics available from Britest Britest has produced a self-guided online training tool drawing on the activities and findings of the recently concluded MultiCycle EU Innovation Action to support capacity building in industry and in education to promote the

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- KNOWLEDGE SHARINGPublications

Jul42022



Plant Changeover and Cleaning webinar

Free webinar - Join Britest's Rob Peeling on Thursday 10th February at 1400 GMT as he reflects on opportunities to improve efficiency in process plant cleaning at changeovers

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- PROBLEM SOLVING- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGBest PracticePlant CleaningProcess EfficiencyProcess Improvement

Jan132022



BatchSafe - a new tool for process safety screening

BatchSafe - a new tool for process safety screening Britest is delighted to announce the launch of a newly developed safety screening tool for solvent based batch reactions. Exclusively available to registered Britest Advocates, BatchSafe is an easy to use spreadsheet based utility that enables the

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Process DesignRisk AssessmentSafety

Jan132022



Building a Britest toolkit for Sustainable Innovation report available now

Britest's latest white paper describes the alignment of some current and future developments in the Britest approach with the needs of the process industries seeking to respond positively to climate change.

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- COMPLEX DECISION MAKING- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGPublicationsSustainability

Jan112022



See you at NEPIC Meet the Members

Join us at NEPIC 'Meet the Members' Britest is looking forward to exhibiting at NEPIC's 'Meet the Members' event taking place on Wednesday 20th October in the Grand Marquee, Wynyard Hall, Billingham, Teeside. Long-established a the North-East of England's Chemical Processing Sector event of the

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Oct72021



New report lays out the sustainability benefits of remote service delivery

A new report shares Britest's experience of the challenges presented by COVID-19 lockdown restrictions along with an analysis of significant benefits quantified in terms of time, money, and emissions saved, and new possibilities created by successfully harnessing remote working and service delivery.

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- TECHNICAL FACILITATIONBest PracticePublicationsSustainability

Aug172021



IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Innovation is key

IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Innovation is key The newly published IPPC Sixth Assessment Report lays out a clear but stark picture of climate change. It’s here already, it’s going to get worse, and human activity has unequivocally caused it. However, if human activity has got us into this

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIONSustainability

Aug112021



Video: LevWave - scalable platform chemicals from industrial side streams

Dr. Silvia Tedesco of Manchester Metropolitan University explains how the InnovateUK funded proof of concept project is exploring the feasibility of turning a significant industrial process side stream - paper mill sludge - into the strategically important platform chemical Levulinic Acid.

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- TECHNICAL FACILITATION- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGInnovationRisk AssessmentScale-upSustainability

Apr152021



Britest support to Digital Implementation planning

A new 2-minute-to-watch video explains how Britest's roadmap for digital design development and application can be used by organisations in the chemicals-using and process industries to successfully plan for a rapid and effective business introduction of new ways of working based upon emerging digital and modelling based process design, development and control methods.

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- COMPLEX DECISION MAKING- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- TECHNICAL FACILITATIONInnovationPharmaServicesSpeciality Chemicals

Mar262021



John Borland Award jointly recognizes innovations in Process Control Strategy Mapping and Virtual Collaboration

Britest is delighted to announce that our premier award recognizing significant contributions to innovation within the Britest community, has this year been jointly awarded to teams from Biogen for pioneering the development of Process Control Strategy Mapping: A Structured Approach to Identifying Process Control and Sensing Opportunities', and the Britest User Group at AstraZeneca, Macclesfield for work on 'Enabling virtual collaboration with Britest'.

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InnovationMembership News

Feb52021



Britest Process Understanding Day 2021 a virtual success

Britest's annual Process Understanding Day broke new ground by not breaking any ground after being successfully conducted for the first time as an entirely online virtual on the afternoons of Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd January 2021.

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- KNOWLEDGE SHARINGInnovationMembership NewsNetworking

Jan222021



Britest tools used to improve robustness of analytical sample preparation

A new publication from Astra Zeneca Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations describes how Britest process understanding tools have been successfully applied, along with experimental design, to addressing some of the challenges associated with sample preparation procedures when developing quantitative assay methods for solid-oral dosage forms.

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- KNOWLEDGE SHARINGAnalytical ChemistryMembership NewsPublications

Oct162020



Autumn 2020 Online Training Events: Physical Organic Chemistry Concepts and Introduction to Chemical Engineering Science

Britest is pleased to be once again working in association with Scientific Update to provide you with the scientific principles and skills that they don't teach at university, so you don't have to learn by bitter experience!

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- KNOWLEDGE SHARING- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGSkills DevelopmentTraining

Sep252020



Lock-down unlocks fresh thoughts on plant cleaning

COVID-19 lockdown has turned out to be a catalyst for insightful reflection upon the subject of pharmaceutical plant cleaning operations on the part of Britest's Rob Peeling. His detailed analysis of relevant driving forces and conclusions which challenge received industrial wisdom and typical  practice can be read in full in this freely available Britest white paper.

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- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGPharmaPlant CleaningPublications

Sep12020



We're on the move!

Britest has a new postal address and phone number from 1st August 2020. Here's where you can reach us...

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Membership News

Jul282020



Britest and Micropore Technologies Announce Licence Agreement

Britest Limited has entered into a licensing agreement with Micropore Technologies. This allows Micropore to use a defined set of Britest’s established process understanding tools, in conjunction with their own proprietary technologies, to support their internal evaluation of potential applications of their membrane emulsification and encapsulation technology for client demonstration and general marketing purposes.

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- TECHNICAL FACILITATION- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGProcess Design

Jul62020



Online Britest: Turbo charging remote whole process understanding studies

Using best in class online collaboration tools can dramatically enhance the capacity of a Britest session to deliver insightful results productively and efficiently. Watch Britest's Mark Talford and Rob Peeling show you how. 

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIONBest Practice

Apr62020



Ever felt the need to think more like a Chemical Engineer? This course could be for you...

Britest is providing an essential three-day training course for R&D Scientists and Engineers from other disciplines, who want to better understand the basic principles of chemical engineering, or make more effective considerations of whole process issues. Taking place 28th-30th April in Manchester.

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- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGProcess DesignProcess EfficiencyProcess ImprovementSkills DevelopmentTraining

Mar102020



Article on digital information flows goes open access

Article on digital information flows goes open access A new publication describing how new digital models and approaches have been mapped onto the information workflow involved in pharmaceutical product and process design and development via a Britest-developed dedicated technical

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- COMPLEX DECISION MAKING- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- KNOWLEDGE SHARING- TECHNICAL FACILITATION- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGBest PracticePharmaProcess DesignProcess EfficiencyPublications

Feb212020



New task library expands armoury for visually presenting processes

A new "task library" supporting the use of the Britest Process Definition Diagram (PDD) tool substantially expands the armoury of ready-made task representations available to Britest facilitators and practitioners, and helps create better PDDs faster.

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- KNOWLEDGE SHARING- TECHNICAL FACILITATION- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGBest PracticePDDProcess Definition DiagramProcess DesignProcess EfficiencyProcess ImprovementServicesTOOL - Process Definition Diagram

Feb172020



Innovation award recognizes JM's use of Britest tools in hazard studies

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 John Borland Award for Innovation: Alejandro Santana, Loretta Wong, David Johns, and Antonio Zanotti-Gerosa, from Johnson Matthey for their use of Britest tools in hazard studies for multi-purpose reconfigurable plant.

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Membership NewsNetworkingPDDProcess Definition DiagramRisk AssessmentSafety

Jan232020



Britest Process Understanding Day 2020 - Call for Papers

Britest invites potential contributors to offer abstracts for consideration for both short oral and poster presentations at Britest Process Understanding Day 2020

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- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGInnovationMembership NewsNetworking

Sep132019



Britest Annual Dinner and Process Understanding Day 2020

Join us for the Britest Annual Dinner and Britest Process Understanding Day 2020: Manchester, UK, 21st & 22nd January 2020

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIONBest PracticeHorizon ScanningInnovationMembership NewsNetworkingOpportunity Space

Sep122019



Training for more effective knowledge transfer between Scientists and Chemical Engineers

An essential three-day training course for R&D Scientists and Engineers from other disciplines, who want to better understand the basic principles of chemical engineering, or make more effective considerations of whole process issues

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- KNOWLEDGE SHARING- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGSkills DevelopmentTraining

Sep102019



New online tool put continuous whole process design decision making in your hands

Newly released interactive tools for parallel decision making about whole process design and regulatory considerations around continuous manufacture are available now on the Britest website!

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- COMPLEX DECISION MAKING- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGContinuous ManufactureCrystallisationInnovationProcess DesignSkills Development

Aug302019



Particle Informatics: how Digital Design is advancing understanding of particle properties

A new publication arising from the ADDoPT project collaboration describes how a combination of existing and novel approaches has been applied to the assessment and prediction of particle properties intrinsic to the formulation and manufacture of pharmaceuticals via a new, robust workflow applying predictive digital design tools built around the CSD-System software suite.

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGInnovationPharmaPublications

Aug82019



Focus article on digital design for pharmaceutical product and process development

Focus article on digital design for pharmaceutical product and process development An "in-depth focus" article in the June 2019 issue of European Pharmaceutical Review looks at how Britest has been working along with others in the ADDoPT collaborative consortium to explore how emerging process

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- KNOWLEDGE SHARING- PROBLEM SOLVING- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGInnovationProcess DesignPublications

Jul172019



Technical facilitation provides information flow model for adoption of Digital Design approach in pharma

A dedicated technical facilitation process designed and delivered by Britest has enabled a the development of an information flow for digital design and manufacture of pharmaceuticals which is set to .be a valuable enabler for the UK pharmaceutical industry in adopting new technology, and in building innovation and leadership capacity

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- KNOWLEDGE SHARING- TECHNICAL FACILITATION

Jun252019



Britest exhibiting at NEPIC MTM 2019

Britest has become a member of NEPIC, the regional cluster body for the process industries in the North-East of England.

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Membership NewsNetworkingPartnering

Jun122019



Britest joins regional Process Industries cluster body

Britest has become a member of NEPIC, the regional cluster body for the process industries in the North-East of England.

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Membership NewsNetworkingPartnering

Mar252019



New paper outlines Britest methodology for decision making for investment in innovation

A feature article by Britest Senior Innovation Specialist Rob Peeling explores the long-standing question of why the introduction of innovative process technologies appears to be so slow in the process industries, and argues that a facilitated decision making approach can go a long way towards accelerating decision making around investment in innovation.

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Mar42019



Chemical Engineering: What scientists and other engineers need to know...

An essential three-day training course for R&D Scientists and Engineers from other disciplines, who want to better understand the basic principles of chemical engineering, or make more effective considerations of whole process issues

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- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGSkills DevelopmentTraining

Jan232019



Multi-site facilitation best practice guide updated

Britest's highly practical best practice guide to multi-site facilitation has just been updated and is available now as a free download for registered Britest users.

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Best PracticePublications

Dec62018



New project to pilot selective recovery of pure plastics from multi-materials waste

Britest is to facilitate enhanced impact of the new MultiCycle project, a three-year EC Horizon 2020 Innovation Action which will deliver an industrial recycling pilot plant for thermoplastic-based multi-materials allowing selective recovery of pure plastics and fibres from mixed wastes without downgrading. Britest will be applying insight into building effective, flexible training resources from previous projects, and piloting the SPRING framework for enhanced project impact in the EC SPIRE process industries..

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- KNOWLEDGE SHARINGHorizon ScanningSustainability

Nov292018



Britest innovation specialists congratulated on new external appointments

Britest's Amy Peace and Rob Peeling appointed to significant external professional/advisory positions with EPSRC and IChemE

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Nov122018



PDD tool automation wins AZ Britest Innovation Award

Britest would like to extend our congratulatons to the winners of the 2018 John Borland Award for Innovation: Alex Lamacraft and Natalie Monks from AstraZeneca PT&D Chemical Development for The Development and Delivery of an Automated Process Definition Diagram tool.

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- PROBLEM SOLVING- WHOLE PROCESS UNDERSTANDINGInnovationMembership NewsPDDProcess Definition DiagramTOOL - Process Definition Diagram

Nov52018



Britest Day 2018 materials now available

Following another successful Britest Day event, registered Britest users are invited to access downloadable copies of all the presentations and posters given, and to browse our gallery of photos capturing events from the Britest Day and the preceding evening's annual dinner.

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Membership NewsNetworkingPartnering

Oct302018



Recognition for Biogen’s use of Britest

The strong progress being made by one of Britest’s newer user companies in embracing and gaining value from the use of the Britest tools was wholeheartedly recognized by an audience of their peers at Britest’s annual showcase event Britest Day 2018.

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Membership News

Oct232018



Britest Day 2018 - see you there

Britest Day 2018 - see you there! Britest's premier annual showcase and networking event, Britest Day 2018 will take place on Thursday 18th October at the Village Hotel, Warrington, UK. Taking the theme of "Insight into Impact" Britest Day 2018 will feature high quality and impactful talks

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- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION- KNOWLEDGE SHARINGHorizon ScanningInnovationMembership NewsOpportunity SpacePartnering

Aug232018



Decision Making Methodology White Paper Published

A newly published white paper by Britest Senior Innovation Specialist Rob Peeling, considers - and offers a methodological approach to counteract - a long-standing frustration in the process industries: the length of time it takes to introduce innovative process technologies.

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- COMPLEX DECISION MAKINGInnovationTOOL - Initial Screening AnalysisTOOL - Process Definition DiagramTOOL - Process Information Summary Map

Jul92018



Property Mapping - a (Quality) Critical Friend

A recent expansion in the capability of the Britest toolkit is helping process chemists and engineers understand how the properties and performance of the products they are making are influenced by the materials and equipment they are using, and by the processing conditions. Download a recent presentation to find out more.

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InnovationNetworkingProperty MappingServicesTechnical Facilitation

Mar272018



Medicines manufacturing - are you up for the challenge?

The £10m Medicines Manufacturing Round 2: Challenge Fund call opens on Monday 12 March 2018, Many of the themes "particularly encouraged" by the call scope match challenges in which the Britest approach has a strong track record, or is potentially well suited to address,

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InnovationOpportunity SpacePartnering

Feb282018



From Collaborative Projects to Education and Training Resources

From Collaborative Projects to Education and Training Resources It is self-evident that if the process industries are to become more sustainable, current and future workforces must be able to learn about the innovative technologies and approaches being developed in collaborative projects. A

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- KNOWLEDGE SHARINGHorizon ScanningInnovationNetworkingOpportunity SpaceSustainability

Feb162018



Reflections on a continuous journey

As 2017 draws to a close, Britest's CEO Gareth Jenkins provides a timely reflection on the interwoven paths trodden towards widespread adoption of continuous manufacturing by the chemicals industry, and the development of the Britest toolkit for capturing and improving process understanding. Over the last few years, Britest has developed and applied a number of support tools for multiple-criterion based business decision making, and 2018 will see more case studies emerging, 

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- COMPLEX DECISION MAKINGContinuous ManufactureInnovationProcess Design

Dec202017



New conceptual study for butadiene telomerization published

Research arising from the EU's 7th Framework Programme’s SYNFLOW project on which Britest collaborated has resulted in a new, peer-reviewed publication describing a conceptual design study for a butadiene telomerization process.

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Continuous ManufactureHorizon ScanningInnovationProcess DesignPublications

Nov202017



Britest to frame thinking on new approaches to decision making for batch to continuous evaluation

Britest to frame thinking on new approaches to decision making for batch to continuous evaluation CEO speaking at 9th Symposium on Flow Chemistry for Industrial Applications Britest's Chief Executive Officer Dr. Gareth Jenkins will be in Barcelona next week, speaking at the latest in a series

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- COMPLEX DECISION MAKINGContinuous ManufactureInnovationNetworkingProcess Design

Nov102017



Britest Day 2017 Innovation, impact... and inspiration

Britest Day 2017 - Innovation, impact... and inspiration Britest's premier annual showcase and networking day has been hailed as an all-round success. Taking the overall theme of "Innovation and

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Nov72017



Autumn marks the start of SPRING

Autumn marks the start of SPRING Amy Peace and Mark Talford represented Britest at the SPIRE Industry Conference in Brussels on 19th-21st September, communicating the key findings of a recently completed collaboration and announcing the start of our new EU project SPRING. "...setting the

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Oct172017



Britest Day 2017 provisional programme announced

Britest Day 2017 - provisional programme announced The provisional programme for our premier annual showcase and networking event, Britest Day is now available. Built around the overall theme of "Innovation and Impact" Britest Day 2017 is taking place on Thursday 2nd November 2017 at the

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Sep192017



Picture this - future EU Process Industry under discussion

Picture this - Future state EU Process industries under discussion Britest focusing on sustainability and impact at 2017 SPIRE Process Industry Conference The Process Industry Conference , a SPIRE cPPP mid-term policy event, taking place on 19th - 21st September 2017 in Brussels , promises to

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Jun192017



Supporting Women in STEM at Darebsury

Supporting Women in STEM at Daresbury Britest is pleased to be supporting local efforts at Sci-Tech Daresbury to encourage a mutual support network amongst female workers involved in all aspects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics across the North-West's dynamic high-tech business

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Jun162017



Symposium Report - Continuous Flow Chemistry for Industrial Processes

Symposium Report - Continuous Flow Chemistry for Industrial Processes RSC Symposium, ChemSpec Europe, Münich, Germany, 31st May – 1st June 2017 The production of fine and speciality chemicals is still heavily reliant on batch processes. There is much technology innovation being developed

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Continuous ManufactureHorizon ScanningInnovationPharmaProcess DesignSpeciality Chemicals

Jun152017



No headaches applying Britest to Paracetamol MicroFactory

No headaches applying Britest to Paracetamol MicroFactory Process understanding study helps CMAC team build the picture of new rapid prototyping capability The power of the Britest tools to build team communications, deepen understanding of complex systems, and plan for further action was once

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Jun62017



Britest CEO in chair at Continuous Flow Symposium

Britest CEO in the chair at International Continuous Flow Chemistry Symposium Gareth Jenkins to chair session at RSC event during Chemspec 2017 Britest Limited is pleased to report that our Chief Executive Officer Dr. Gareth Jenkins will be chairing a session at a forthcoming Royal Society

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Continuous ManufactureHorizon ScanningInnovationNetworkingPharmaSpeciality Chemicals

May252017



Innovation and the Business of Science

Innovation and the Business of Science Britest Limited looks forward to joining other key regional stakeholders at the Business of Science Conference 2017 pre-conference dinner on Wednesday 17th May, The event is the setting for the presentation of a new national Leadership Award which seeks

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May162017



Making an impact through Public-Private Partnerships

Making an impact through Public-Private Partnerships Britest is helping the EC assess and enhance the impact of H2020 sustainability projects. Britest is pleased to be playing an active role in helping the European Commission assess and learn from the impact of the 2014 - 2016 contractual

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May162017



Building links in Continuous Crystallisation

Britest will be attending the 2017 CMAC Open Day for the first time as a Tier 2 Member of the Centre for Continuous Manufacture and Crystallisation. This annual showcase for developments in key areas of manufacturing research enabling continuous manufacturing, and future directions.envisaged takes place on 23rd and 24th March 2017 in Glasgow.

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Jan192017



Join us at IBioIC17

Britest looks forward to further strengthening our growing links in biotechnology at the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre's 3rd annual conference, IBioIC17, due to be held in Glasgow on the 26th and 27th January 2017.

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BiotechnologyNetworking

Jan92017



Biogen becomes Britest Associate

2017 has started on a note of new growth, with the announcement of Biogen International GmbH's accession to Britest Associate status.

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Membership News

Jan32017



Britest joins world leading continuous processing consortium

Britest joins world leading continuous processing consortium Britest Limited has strengthened its capacity to innovate in relation to understanding the batch to continuous manufacturing transition and the role of crystallisation processes in particle design by becoming a Tier 2 member of CMAC

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Dec12016



John Borland Award for Innovation Inaugurated

Britest Members’ Day 2016, our principal annual showcase and networking event, saw the inauguration of a new prestigious award designed to recognise and encourage innovation within the Britest community.

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Nov12016



Members' Day "best yet"

The 13th annual Britest Members' Day has been acclaimed by attendees as "the best yet". Held on 20th October 2016 at the Macron Stadium, Bolton, Members' Day was attended by around 80 delegates from three continents, drawn from Britest's members, associates, partners and collaborators, and other invited guests.

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Membership NewsNetworking

Oct312016



New CEO for Britest

Britest Limited has announced the appointment of Dr Gareth Jenkins as our CEO. He will assume responsibilities on 24th October and will succeed Sue Fleet who is retiring after 12 years in the role.

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Appointments

Sep212016



New role for Rob Peeling

New role for Rob Peeling A new stage in an ongoing journey with the Britest approach has just started for Rob Peeling, whom we are pleased to report has joined Britest in the role of Senior Innovation Specialist. Rob brings a wealth of industrial experience to his new role from a career with ICI

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Appointments

Jul12016



Senn Chemicals become Britest Associate

Senn Chemicals AG become Britest Associate Swiss custom manufacturer Senn Chemicals AG has become the latest organisation to engage with Britest by taking up Britest Associate status. As an Associate Senn will be able to access a range of Britest tools and services to support their process

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Jun232016



Continuous flow catalysis for API synthesis scales up

Continuous Flow Chiral Hydrogenation Scales Up Successfully A new, high-profile scientific paper arising from one of Britest's international collaborative projects , which reports the first development of a continuous flow process for asymmetric hydrogenation with a heterogenized molecular

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InnovationPublications

Jun102016



Welcome to Merck Chemicals UK

Britest welcomes Merck Chemicals UK In an extension to its collaborative business model, Britest is pleased to announce that the Technical Centre of Merck Chemicals UK has become the first Britest Associate. This new level of engagement with Britest offers the opportunity for smaller

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Membership News

Apr42016



Britest and IBioIC partner up to drive innovation

Britest and IBioIC partner to drive innovation Britest has joined forces with the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) to support organisations in delivering innovative process solutions for the growing industrial biotechnology sector. In a reciprocal deal, Britest becomes a

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InnovationNetworkingPartnering

Mar12016



New £20.4m project set to transform UK pharmaceutical development and manufacturing

New £20.4m project set to transform UK pharmaceutical development and manufacturing Britest is playing a key role in a newly launched major collaborative project that is set to transform the UK pharmaceutical industry by enabling the manufacturing processes of the innovative medicines of the

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InnovationPharma

Jan282016



2015 Britest Members Day Builds on Strengths

Members' Day Builds on Strengths The 12th Britest Members' Day, held on 22nd October 2015 took the theme 'building on strengths' and was attended by over 70 delegates from member organisations, collaborators and invited guests from industry and academia. Alongside an update on Britest's strategic

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Membership NewsNetworking

Oct222015



John joins Britest

John joins Britest Britest continues to build its capabilities and broaden the skill set of the core team with the recruitment of a new Technical Communications Specialist. Dr John Henderson joined Britest from new process technology developer C-Tech Innovation in October. John is an

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Appointments

Oct122015



External Appointments for Sue and Mark

External appointments for Sue and Mark The strategic skills and insight of two senior figures in Britest have been recognised through their recent appointments to external advisory bodies. Firstly, we are delighted to report that Britest CEO Sue Fleet has been appointed to the Presidency of

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AppointmentsPartnering

Oct12015



Britest to partner in £22m REMEDIES project 

Britest to partner in £22m REMEDIES project Britest’s role in the REMEDIES (RE-configuring MEDIcines End-to-end Supply) project will help the UK pharmaceutical industry develop enhanced process understanding to improve medicines manufacturing and supply. The project was launched in 2014 and has

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InnovationPharma

Aug262015



Britest moves to Daresbury Sci-Tech Hub

Britest office move - 1st July 2015 On Wednesday 1 st July 2015 Britest moved to a new innovation hub at the Sci-Tech Park, Daresbury, just a few miles from our previous location at The Heath, Runcorn. Our new contact details are: Britest Limited The Innovation Centre Sci-Tech Daresbury

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Membership News

Jun252015



Britest launches new data capture and knowledge management tool

Britest launches new data capture and knowledge management tool Britest’s latest venture into software-based tools to support process understanding has been launched following extensive development and testing with member organisations. The Facilitator Support Tool (FST) was showcased at Britest

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Innovation

Jan252015



Britest to lead European Horizon 2020 sustainability project 

Britest to lead European Horizon 2020 sustainability project Britest is to lead the co-ordination of project STYLE - a two year coordinated support activity across the European process sectors, funded by the Horizon 2020 / SPIRE programme. Launched in January 2015, project STYLE aims to identify

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InnovationSustainability

Jan102015



New methodologies launched to address key business drivers 

New Britest methodologies launched to address key business drivers Britest has launched three new methodologies to help organisations generate value from process understanding by addressing key business drivers. A new Biocatalysis Assessment Methodology is used to assess the techno-economic

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Innovation

Jan82015



News Archive

Older news items from Britest.

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Jan12015



Events