April 2012

Lyostat is a freeze drying microscope that allows observation and recording of sample structure during freeze-drying. This enables collapse temperature to be determined, as well as observation of many other events such as crystallisation and the effects…

Cytotoxic drugs are used as part of a chemotherapy regime and form the bedrock of this form of cancer treatment.  Recently, their uses have expanded outside of the cancer envelope to treatment for certain skin conditions (e.g., psoriasis), the treatment…

March 2012

Later this month BTL will be attending the International Society of Lyophilization and Freeze-Drying (ISL-FD)’s 5th Annual Conference in Bologna, Italy.

The Society is a non-profit organization which aims to promote and advance the field of lyophilization. This…

Evaluating New Advances

BTL has collaborated with process equipment developers to evaluate new methods and test new machines. Partnerships in these areas have included;

• Headspace Analysis – evaluating this novel method for non destructible QA/QC applications
• Atmospheric Spray Freeze Dryer – prototyping

Co-Developing New Products

BTL has successfully bid with a range of UK based companies and Universities for funding from the Technology Strategy Board for funding to address the following challenges:

• Regenerative medicine – freeze drying human blood for long term ambient storage
• Regenerative medicine – freeze drying of collagen scaffolds for regenerative repair of cartilage
• Industrial processing – freeze drying advanced formulations of probiotics to provide stable and viable product options
• Crop protection – Developing novel formulations of innovative targeted pesticides

In each of these projects the IPR arising from the projects have been agreed upfront as part of the collaboration agreements.

BTL as a Collaboration Partner

BTL is keen to participate in collaborative R&D projects and leverage its freeze drying process and engineering knowledge. We have a track record of successfully bidding for SME funding in the UK. To explore how we might participate in a collaborative project, please contact us.