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 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 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 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 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 2019PDD 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 2018Biogen 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 2017Members' 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 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 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 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 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
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