Almac

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Almac Clinical Services in Durham, North Carolina

The Almac Group is an established contract development and manufacturing organisation that provides an extensive range of integrated services to the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors globally. The services range from R&D, biomarker discovery and development, API manufacture, formulation development, clinical trial supply, IXRS® technology (IVRS/IWRS) through to commercial-scale manufacture. The international company is a privately owned organisation that has organically grown over 40 years and now employs in excess of 4,500 highly skilled personnel. [1] Almac is headquartered in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, with operations in the UK, Ireland, across the US (Pennsylvania, North Carolina and California) and in Asia (Singapore and Tokyo). [2]

Craigavon settlement in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland

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Almac's service areas include: Diagnostics, API Services and Chemical Development, Formulation Development, Clinical Services, Clinical Technologies and Commercial services. [3]


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References

  1. https://www.thereporteronline.com/news/almac-group-hosts-local-students-for-national-manufacturing-day/article_32f3c31e-5888-5a41-b44f-ff53a289775d.html
  2. http://www.montgomerynews.com/business/almac-group-hosts-local-students-for-mfg-day/article_91f40f70-e93e-11e9-af6b-1b9cc9a70503.html
  3. Susan Aldridge (2008-06-15). "Almac Offers a Range of Integrated Services". Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News . Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. pp. 8, 10. Retrieved 2008-07-06.