RCPE is a K1 COMET Centre within the COMET – Competence Centres for Excellent Technologies programme. The COMET programme is operated by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) and the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs (BMDW). Our projects are also funded by Land Steiermark and the Styrian Business Development Agency (SFG). Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH Company Presentation
Transcript
RCPE is a K1 COMET Centre within the COMET – Competence Centres for Excellent Technologies
programme. The COMET programme is operated by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) on
behalf of the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) and the Federal Ministry for
Digital and Economic Affairs (BMDW). Our projects are also funded by Land Steiermark and the Styrian
Business Development Agency (SFG).
Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH
Company Presentation
Key Facts:
Independent research center for pharmaceutical process & productdevelopment
Located in Graz, Austria
100% owned by research institutions
Our Mission:
Develop Innovative science driven platform knowledge for process andproduct design & development
Increase the sustainability profile reducing costs and time in pharmaceuticaldevelopment (e.g. enlarge the knowledge space)
Innovation in cleaning verification of clean rooms (bioactive system)
Multiphysically simulations, development of software solutions
Tools for sample preparation for thermoplastic materials
4 Spin-Offs
Company Presentation4
Partnering with RCPE
Independent R&D in the field of Pharm. Engineering & Product Development, from science to industrial qualified applications
Large span of scientific support in research activities: Basic research and knowledge implementation
(including literature review, initial characterisation, proof of concept)
Extensive multi-year research programmes for platform implementation (e.g. Hot melt extrusion implementation process and product following QbD principles)
Defined IPRs provide maximum benefit for industrial partners
Company Presentation5
Partnering with RCPE
Long-term strategic partnership (different business models available for partner`s evaluation)
Highly lean process to activate project/collaborations
Project plan defined bilaterally and the project can be started immediately
Established scientific and academic network
Consolidated partnerships with industrial partners
Equipment vendors (e.g. implementation of innovation in cps filling including Material Science)
Specialty Pharma (e.g. HME implementation of innovative design of process including MS)
Partially funded by Austrian Federal Funding Agency
Minimum three year duration
Must involve a minimum of two industrial and one scientific partner
Project partners contribute cash and in-kind payments
Project topics are aimed at research and must have high level scientific output
Scientific results must be published in peer reviewed journals or at relevant industry conferences
Partner participation governed by Project Agreement which details scientific areas of interest, expected outcomes, financial contributions, IP rights etc
Company Presentation
Embedded in the Academic Environment
Access to expertise from a wide range of different scientific academic fields e.g.: Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Material
Access to equipment and infrastructure of local and international partners This includes the equipment available in all Institutes as well as all associated
business units (e.g. the Austrian Centre for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis, http://www.felmi-zfe.tugraz.at/)
Access to students and (post) graduates Possibility to choose students and (post)graduates from a pool of candidates with the
best academic background, and engaging them in diploma theses (6 months FTE), dissertations (3-4 years FTE work) and on a Post-Doc level
Company Presentation17
Company Presentation18
RCPE Staff
150 employees
average age: 33,5 years
gender ratio: 37% female, 63% male
20 nationalities
Individually planned trainings, coaching & development schemes
Company Presentation19
Educational Profile
37%
Engineering1
37%
Pharmaceutical Sciences
26%
Other Academic
Programmes2
1 chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, process engineering,
