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How to engage the Enabling Technologies Consortium (ETC)

ETC's two published routes (open RFI/RFPs and idea submission), what each step involves, and what to prepare. Checked 30 Oct 2026 · 3 of 3 sources rechecked automatically, unchanged as of 12 Nov 2026.

Themes: Polymorph and solid form control · PAT and process modelling (incl. AI/ML-assisted process development) · Continuous manufacturing

From official sources

What ETC is

  • Founded by the pharmaceutical industry to collaborate with third parties from the vendor and academic communities on pre-competitive enabling technologies for pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.[1]
  • Formed in 2016, ETC says it removes "the need for parallel agreements between each member company and the external party".[3]

  1. Route 1: respond to an RFI/RFP

    • Member experts in Working Groups and project teams define consensus requirements, then ETC issues a public solicitation (RFI or RFP), reviews and ranks proposals, and interviews the strongest candidates.[1]
    • "Any organization (e.g., commercial, non-profit, academic, government, etc.)" can respond by the posted deadline, following the instructions in the downloadable RFI/RFP document.[2]
    • The three requests on ETC's active table on 30 Oct 2026 had all closed: an electrostatic charge neutralization device for continuous manufacturing (17 Jul 2026), an automated solid–liquid separation device (28 Aug 2026) and solubility prediction of multicomponent crystals (28 Aug 2026).[2]

  2. Route 2: submit a project idea (any time)

    • The ETC Secretariat distributes the idea to members and the relevant Working Group(s); if ETC is interested, the third party pitches by webinar or in person.[1]
    • If there is enough interest, the collaborator drafts a statement of work (deliverables, milestones, timeline and cost) and interested members execute an internal project charter.[1]
    • Do not submit confidential information: submissions are shared with ETC staff and members, and "neither ETC nor its members makes any commitment of confidentiality".[1]

Our guidance

The Grant Lattice's own suggestions, not a statement by any funder, company or centre.

  • Check ETC's RFI/RFP page and our calendar entry every few weeks; requests open and close within a few months.
  • When answering an RFI/RFP, map your response to each stated requirement in the document, point by point.
  • For an idea, write a one-page non-confidential summary - the problem in pharmaceutical development or manufacturing, what is new, current stage and evidence, and what you would need from members.
  • Talk to your technology-transfer office before submitting anything you may want to protect, because submissions are not confidential.
  • Prepare for the pitch and statement-of-work steps early - a draft scope with milestones, timeline and an indicative cost.

Sources (3)

  1. Collaborate with ETC (etconsortium.org) · etconsortium.org · checked 30 Oct 2026
  2. RFI/RFP (etconsortium.org; the active-requests table was read in a browser) · etconsortium.org · checked 30 Oct 2026
  3. About us (etconsortium.org) · etconsortium.org · checked 30 Oct 2026

Always confirm on the official page.