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How a New Synthetic Route Could Save You Time & Money

How expert route scouting and selection could save you time, money, and environmental impact.

2024 By Rob Crook
Route Selection Process and Tools: How to Find the Right Route for your API

Explore our interactive infographic to discover how you can leverage our process and tools to conduct a rigorous, objective route assessment that improves the scalability, efficiency, sustainability and quality of your synthesis

2024
Route Selection Excellence at CatSci

Discover our industry-leading route selection process and assessment tools.

2023 By Rob Crook
Route Redesign to Eliminate Use of PhOCN

The route supplied by the client involved the use of phenyl cyanate for functionalising a heterocyclic intermediate with a nitrile group. Its ongoing use would require cyanide monitoring, a dedicated waste stream treatment step, and there were concerns over the sourcing of material of appropriate quality over the long term.

2021 By Marc HutchbyFil RotaGareth TuttonNadia Fleary-Roberts
Effective Route Scouting Allows Pilot Plant Slot To Be Met

CatSci was tasked with performing route-scouting, route selection and early-phase process development over a 6-month period to meet a pilot plant manufacturing slot.

2020 By Guy BrenchleyElise RochetteJoanne B. SampsonMarc Hutchby

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CatSci Ltd are an award-winning innovation partner for medicines development who are committed to creating tailored solutions from candidate selection through product launch and beyond. We break down the silos in small molecules, TACS, glues and oligonucleotides CMC development to accelerate the delivery of life-changing medicines to patients in need. 

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