We're growing! A familiar face returns to Britest
Britest is delighted to welcome back Dr Mark Talford the team!
05 May 2026Rob Peeling is this year's recipient of the John Borland Award for Innovation
Rob Peeling, Britest's chief technical officer, is presented with the John Borland Award for Innovation at the annual Britest Innovation Conference
28 November 2025MIB hosts Britest Innovation Conference
Britest welcomed members and invited guests to its annual conference with a focus on sustainable manufacturing
24 November 2025Gold award for RESILIENCE and Britest at Learning Technologies Awards
The RESILIENCE project was recognised by the Learning Technology Awards as the best learning technologies project in the public and non-profit sector for 2025
20 November 2025National Award for Britest's CEO
Britest CEO Kirk Malone named Most Influential CEO 2024 - Global (Chemical Processing Solutions)
01 November 2025Britest in the community - National outreach events
The Britest team supported outreach projects and attended science festivals, trade shows and fairs as part of RESILIENCE
01 November 2025Britest strengthens partnerships with members for another 12 months
Britest is pleased to announce that six companies have renewed their membership for a further 12 months
01 April 2025We're growing! New faces at Britest
Britest is delighted to welcome three new faces to the team this autumn! Find out how we are growing our business and service capabilities.
01 October 2024Case study: In-depth process understanding to underpin a continuous bioprocess technology platform
A new in-depth case study describes how Britest helped CellRev, an innovative solutions provider in controlling cell-to-cell and cell-to-surface attachment, to capture critical process understanding enabling inter-company technology transfer with their development partner for a new continuous manufacturing platform.
03 September 2024Haz Study 1 - you shall go to the ball!
A new article by Britest's Rob Peeling reflects in light hearted fashion upon the early prevention opportunities presented by the sometimes undervalued "Cinderella of Safety", the Hazard Study 1.
30 August 2024New framework for early-stage sustainability assessment of innovation projects published
A new open peer-review publication from Britest details a new framework for early-stage sustainability assessment of innovation projects and an enabling multi-criteria decision analysis methodology handling uncertainty in the evaluation of the options considered.
05 August 2024New 'Research to Impact' training offering from Britest
Britest is pleased to introduce a new training offering in the form of an interactive one-day event helping post-graduates and early-stage researchers explore the concept of research ‘impact’ and how they can achieve it as inidivduals and within groups.
19 July 2024New Chief Executive Officer for Britest
Britest Limited would like to announce that, as of 1st April 2024, Dr Kirk Malone will become Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and will join the Board of Britest as Executive Director.
28 March 2024Opportunities 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.
27 November 2023Welcome news on UK participation in Horizon Europe
Britest is delighted by the announcement of political agreement on the UK's participation in Horizon Europe, the EU's flagship research, and innovation programme.
07 September 2023Early 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.
20 July 2023New appointment - Britest welcomes Kirk Malone
Britest Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Kirk Malone as Commercial Director from 01 May 2023.
01 May 2023New 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
02 December 2022New year, new skills?
Britest is providing online training in core Britest Tools and Facilitation Skills over the course of four Monday afternoons in January and February 2023.
25 November 2022Forthcoming training opportunities - update your diary!
Britest 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
12 October 2022Britest 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
12 October 2022Keeping 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.
11 October 2022New 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
10 October 2022Robert 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).
12 July 2022Circular Plastics online training tool
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 adoption of new recycling technologies. The materials in the guide may be adapted for reincorporation in other training and educational resources. Access the tool The
04 July 2022Plant 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
13 January 2022BatchSafe - 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 user to rapidly separate combinations of reaction and operating conditions that lie within a conservative basis of safe operation from those that
13 January 2022Building 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.
11 January 2022See you 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 year, 'Meet the Members' will packed with chemical-processing sector investment project updates and networking opportunities that are
07 October 2021New 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.
17 August 2021IPCC 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 mess, human ingenuity gives us the best chance to get us out of it, or to limit the damage at least. As
11 August 2021Video: LevWave - scalable platform chemicals from industrial side streams
In a newly released video, LevWave project principal investigator 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. Britest's Martin Edwards joins
15 April 2021Britest 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. The roadmap builds upon
26 March 2021John 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 Daniel R. Hill, Oliver Steinhof, John Paul Smelko, and Robert Guenard of Biogen for pioneering the development of Process Control Strategy Mapping: A Structured Approach to Identifying Process Control and Sensing
05 February 2021Britest Process Understanding Day 2021 a virtual success
Britest Process Understanding Day 2021 a virtual success Britest's annual Process Understanding Day broke new ground by not breaking any ground after b eing successfully conducted for the first time as an entirely online virtual on the afternoons of Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd January 2021. Nearly 100 participants gathered over the course of the two afternoons to enjoy a packed
22 January 2021Britest tools used to improve robustness of analytical sample preparation
A new publication by an international team of authors from Astra Zeneca Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations describes how Britest process understanding tools have been successfully applied, in conjunction with experimental design, to some of the challenges associated with sample preparation procedures encountered when developing quantitative assay methods for solid-oral dosage
16 October 2020Autumn 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! From 13th to 15th October in three afternoons, our latest offering Physical Organic Chemistry Concepts for process Development is all about the vital role of this
25 September 2020Lock-down unlocks fresh thoughts on plant cleaning
The exceptional set of circumstances provided by COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom has catalysed some insightful reflections upon the subject of pharmaceutical plant cleaning on the part of Britest's Rob Peeling. Rob's "Eureka!" moment came upon him in a rather unlikely location: standing in front of a rather weather-worn garage door whilst struggling to get it sufficiently grime and
01 September 2020We're on the move!
From the 1st August 2020, Britest's new postal address will be: Britest Ltd 13th Floor Piccadilly Plaza Manchester M1 4BT United Kingdom Our main telephone number is changing to +44 (0)161 327 1579. Other details remain the same and you can still contact members of the Britest team through their profile pages here . Britest has a
28 July 2020Britest and Micropore Technologies Announce Licence Agreement
Micropore to use Britest Tools to evaluate client technical queries Britest Limited, the internationally recognised leading exponent of whole process design for the process industries, has entered into a licensing agreement with Micropore Technologies, the world's foremost authority on membrane particle formation. Being able to use Britest Tools as part of [our after-sales support] approach
06 July 2020Online Britest: Turbo charging remote whole process understanding studies
Received wisdom would have it that facilitation is a contact sport. It's not hard to understand why, but recent tumultuous events have made us all look afresh at all sorts of aspects of the way we live and work. Recent experience has convinced us that not only can Britest work effectively with our clients when we can't all be in the same place, but (with a little bit of careful preparation)
06 April 2020Ever felt the need to think more like a Chemical Engineer? This course could be for you...
Ever felt the need to think more like a Chemical Engineer? This course could be for you... 28 th - 30 st April 2020 Hyatt Regency, Manchester UK Presented by Britest specialists in technical facilitation in association with Scientific Update This essential three-day training course for R&D Scientists and Engineers from other disciplines , who may find themselves at a disadvantage
10 March 2020Article 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 facilitation methodology has been selected by the publisher for open access status. This means that the full paper, published in the Jan/Feb 2020 edition of ISPE
21 February 2020New 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. It covers a wide range of tasks commonly encountered in the chemical, pharmaceutical and bio-processing industries, including representations
17 February 2020Innovation award recognizes JM's use of Britest tools in hazard studies
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. John Borland Award winners Loretta Wong (centre) and
23 January 2020Britest Process Understanding Day 2020 - Call for Papers
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 (Wednesday 22nd January 2020, Manchester, UK). on the broad themes of advances in whole process understanding in support of innovative manufacturing , technical risk
13 September 2019Britest Annual Dinner and Process Understanding Day 2020
Britest Annual Dinner and Process Understanding Day 2020 The Directors of Britest issue a warm invitation to all interested parties to join them at the Britest Process Understanding Day 2020 at the Crowne Plaza, Manchester Oxford Road, UK on Wednesday 22nd January 2020, and at the Britest Annual Dinner taking place on the preceding evening. Britest Process Understanding Day 2020
12 September 2019Training for more effective knowledge transfer between Scientists and Chemical Engineers
Training for more effective knowledge transfer between Scientists and Chemical Engineers Presented by Britest specialists in technical facilitation in association with Scientific Update 19 th - 21 st NOVEMBER 2019 Madrid, Spain Back by popular demand this essential three-day training course for R&D Scientists and Engineers from other disciplines , who may find themselves at a
10 September 2019New online tool put continuous whole process design decision making in your hands
A newly released set of resources supporting the uptake of continuous manufacturing approaches in the pharmaceutical industry is available now as a free to use e-learning tool on the Britest website. Developed by Britest and Cogent Skills in consultation with the ReMediES* consortium representing a broad supply and knowledge base in the sector, the tool provides an easy to use, self-guided
30 August 2019Particle 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 . The paper,
08 August 2019Focus 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 understanding and predictive models can be applied and embedded within industrial workflows to
17 July 2019Technical facilitation provides information flow model for adoption of Digital Design approach in pharma
Technical facilitation provides information flow model for adoption of Digital Design approach in pharma A recent presentation by Britest Senior Innovation Specialist Martin Edwards has outlined how 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. This
25 June 2019Britest exhibiting at NEPIC MTM 2019
Britest will be exhibiting next week at NEPIC's Meet the Members Conference & Exhibition 2019 , taking place next Wednesday 19th June in the The Grand Marquee, Wynyard Hall, Teeside. Britest will be represented by CEO Mark Talford and Senior Innovation Specialist Rob Peeling (pictured at a recent NEPIC Projects and Turnarounds conference). Rob and Mark will be equipped with lots of useful
12 June 2019Britest joins regional Process Industries cluster body
We are pleased to announce that Britest has become a member of NEPIC, the regional cluster body for the process industries in the North-East of England. As a member of NEPIC, Britest gains access to a growing network of like-minded businesses that have come together to support the continued development of the process industries in the North East of England. NEPIC is an award winning membership
25 March 2019New paper outlines Britest methodology for decision making for investment in innovation
A feature article by Britest Senior Innovation Specialist Rob Peeling landed behind the doors of thousands of members of the Institution of Chemical Engineers last week in the March edition of the The Chemical Engineer . The paper - which is available for registered Britest users to download here and available in full to IChemE subscribers and in part to others here , explores the
04 March 2019Chemical Engineering: What scientists and other engineers need to know...
Chemical Engineering: What scientists and other engineers need to know... Essential training developed, and presented, by Britest's team of specialists in technical facilitation in association with Scientific Update 30 APRIL - 2 MAY 2019 Manchester Conference Centre, UK Following the success of a well-received course in Lisbon last autumn, we are delighted to invite you to take-up
23 January 2019Multi-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 . Successful facilitation across multiple locations and time-zones relies on careful and thoughtful preparation if the session is to achieve the levels of visualisation, collaboration, engagement, and dialogue needed for any
06 December 2018New project to pilot selective recovery of pure plastics from multi-materials waste
Britest to facilitate enhanced impact of new Horizon 2020 Innovation Action The MultiCycle project held a successful kick-off meeting in Brussels on 28th November. This new three-year EC Horizon 2020 Innovation Action will deliver an industrial recycling pilot plant for thermoplastic-based multi-materials allowing selective recovery of pure plastics and fibres from mixed wastes without
29 November 2018Britest innovation specialists congratulated on new external appointments
We are pleased to report that the ability of Britest’s senior innovation specialists to bring their experience and perspectives to bear on issues of strategic and professional importance within the chemicals and process industries has been reflected in two recent external appointments. Amy Peace and Rob Peeling have both been recognised in new professional advisory capacities Amy Peace ,
12 November 2018PDD 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. Alex Lamacraft and Natalie Monks are pictured receiving the John Borland Award for Innovation 2018 from their colleague
05 November 2018Britest 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. Britest Day 2018: Insight into Impact showcased latest advances in the use of Britest for whole process
30 October 2018Recognition 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. Isabella Giovinazzo, a Britest trained engineer in Global Manufacturing Sciences at Biogen International GmbH, gave a well-received morning
23 October 2018Britest 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 from leading thinkers and influencers from the chemical and process industries, policy and research spheres, supported by examples
23 August 2018Decision 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. The paper argues that instead of falling back on characteristic conservative positions and "safer to do nothing"
09 July 2018Property Mapping - a (Quality) Critical Friend
The IChemE's ChemEngDay 2018 annual conference on 27th March 2018 included a presentation by Britest Senior Innovation Specialist Martin Edwards outlining a recent expansion in the capability of the Britest toolkit which 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
27 March 2018Medicines manufacturing - are you up for the challenge?
UK businesses are about to get an open invitation to apply for a share of £10 million for innovation projects in medicines manufacturing. The Medicines Manufacturing Round 2: Challenge Fund call officially opens on Monday 12 March 2018, but all of the key information needed to decide if you're up for the challenge is already available on the Innovation Funding Service website. The competition
28 February 2018From 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 forthcoming workshop being held by the Britest coordinated SPRING project under the auspices of
16 February 2018Reflections on a continuous journey
As 2017 draws to a close, it is timely to reflect on what has been achieved and to set out targets for the New Year. 2017 marked twenty years since the start of the original EPSRC funded BRITEST project which ultimately led to the creation of Britest Limited. That project brought together chemists and chemical engineers, academics and industrialists, and batch and continuous production
20 December 2017New conceptual study for butadiene telomerization published
Research arising from the EU's 7th Framework Programme’s SYNFLOW project o n which Britest collaborated has resulted in a new, peer-reviewed publication describing a conceptual design study for a butadiene telomerization process. Britest Senior Innovation Specialists Amy Peace and Charles Gordon are co-authors on the new paper along with colleagues Prof. Wolfgang Marquardt, Sebastian
20 November 2017Britest 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 of international profile events for executive chemists, engineers and business developers in the pharmaceutical and fine chemicals industry. Dr. Jenkins will be conveying the latest thinking from
10 November 2017Britest 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 Impact" Britest Day 2017 attracted a strong showing from our corporate and academic membership, collaborative partners, and invited guests to a new venue,
07 November 2017Autumn 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 framework for the enhanced impact of SPIRE projects." Project coordinator Amy Peace summarised
17 October 2017Britest 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 Inspiration Suite, Village Hotel, Warrington, UK. The programme for this exclusive, invitation only event feature a series of impactful keynote talks
19 September 2017Picture this - future EU Process Industry 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 gather all relevant stakeholders for the European Process Industry in a high-level forum dedicated to picturing the future EU Process Industry and what can be
19 June 2017Supporting Women in STEM at Darebsury
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 campus. Senior Innovation Specialist Amy Peace will be speaking at Daresbury WiSTEM's June meeting Women across Daresbury site , on
16 June 2017Symposium 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 to enable the scale-down of continuous processing and the 2017 RSC Symposium at ChemSpec Europe highlighted some recent successes, reported here by Britest CEO, Gareth
15 June 2017No 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 again demonstrated by a successful Britest Tools training and application workshop on 30th and 31st May at the CMAC Future Manufacturing Research Hub in
06 June 2017Britest CEO in chair at Continuous Flow 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 of Chemistry International Symposium in Continuous Flow Chemistry for Industrial Processes . The event, taking place over the two days of Wednesday 31st May and Thursday 1st June,
25 May 2017Innovation 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 to recognise a senior figure from the private, public or charitable sector who has made an outstanding contribution to business leadership in an
16 May 2017Making 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 Public-Private Partnerships (cPPPs) in order to increase the possible impact of cPPP projects after the end of the EU funding and to collect evidence on the
16 May 2017Building 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 plans and directions is taking place on 23rd and 24th March 2017 at the University of Strathclyde's state of the art
19 January 2017Join 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. We will be using the event to raise awareness of the massive potential for Britest whole process understanding to positively address the challenge of integrating
09 January 2017Biogen becomes Britest Associate
2017 has started on a note of new growth, with the announcement of the accession of Biogen International GmbH to Britest Associate status. A pioneer in biotechnology for over two decades, Biogen today is a global organization with more than 7,000 employees possessing the leading portfolio of medicines to treat multiple sclerosis, and is at the forefront of research into new medicines for
03 January 2017Britest 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 (Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation). Britest Technical Director Mark Talford said: “Britest has worked hard over the years to develop our reputation
01 December 2016John 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. The John Borland Award for Innovation will be awarded annually by the Board of Directors to a person or persons who, in the opinion of the Scientific Advisory Board has made a significant
01 November 2016Members' 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. As well as the usual insights into Britest's activities and plans to build and
31 October 2016New 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. Gareth joins Britest from AM Technology where he was COO, Director and Company Secretary for 2 years. Gareth's previous positions include PR&D Projects Director, AMRI Holywell (UK); VP Process
21 September 2016New 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 and Johnson Matthey, where he was most recently Engineering Research Manager for Platinum Group Metal Refining. Rob has at
01 July 2016Senn Chemicals 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 development needs and drive operational excellence. Based in Dielsdorf, near Zurich, Switzerland, Senn Chemicals is an independent, privately owned
23 June 2016Continuous flow catalysis for API synthesis scales up
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 catalyst in a real industrial context, has been selected as an “ACS Editors’ Choice” by the American Chemical Society. This recognition, based on recommendations by the
10 June 2016Welcome to 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 organisations or business units of larger organisations to access a range of Britest tools and services to support process challenges. Associate
04 April 2016Britest and IBioIC partner up 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 Network Member of IBioIC (which represent a broad spectrum of the industrial biotechnology community) and IBioIC becomes a Strategic Partner of Britest.
01 March 2016New £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 future to be designed digitally. The ADDoPT (Advanced Digital Design of Pharmaceutical Therapeutics) project addresses a key challenge for the pharmaceutical industry; getting new
28 January 20162015 Britest 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 priorities and innovation focus, the meeting featured input from several members on how organisations are embedding and generating
22 October 2015John 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 experienced industrial polymer chemist and has a strong track record in process improvement, training, and leading dissemination
12 October 2015External 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 the Comité de Pilotage Scientifique (CPS) of the French National Research Agency, ANR. CPS is the Agency’s new scientific advisory board, and is
01 October 2015Britest 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 recently accelerated into its next phase following the approval of £11.2 million of UK government funding through the Advanced Manufacturing
26 August 2015Britest moves to Daresbury Sci-Tech Hub
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 Keckwick Lane, Daresbury Cheshire. WA4 4FS. UK Tel: +44 (0) 1925 607030 Our e-mail and website addresses all remain the same. We
25 June 2015Britest 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 Members’ Day in November 2014 and is now available to all member organisations. It is a highly intuitive and user friendly electronic knowledge management and
25 January 2015Britest 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 and deliver a practical 'toolkit' that can be used by industry and future European funded projects to assess the value (in sustainability terms) of new
10 January 2015New 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 feasibility of implementing a biocatalytic step in a chemical process. It can be used for conceptual studies to assess the feasibility of biocatalysis based on limited data
08 January 2015