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Pick a research theme, then follow three steps: consortia and centres whose official text mentions it, playbooks on working with them, and calls on this site. Suggested starting points, not a ranking; items appear only where sourced text matches the theme.

Continuous crystallizationPolymorph and solid form controlImpurity rejection and purificationParticle engineeringPAT and process modelling (incl. AI/ML-assisted process development)Flow chemistryBiocatalysisGreen and sustainable processMicrogravity crystallizationContinuous manufacturing

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Continuous crystallization

Crystallizing continuously (MSMPR cascades, tubular or oscillatory-baffled crystallizers) rather than in batches.

  1. Consortia & centres

    • CMAC Ideas welcome from non-members

  2. Playbooks

  3. Calls

    None tagged from sourced text yet. See industry-funded calls.

Full theme page: Continuous crystallization

Polymorph and solid form control

Polymorphs, salts, cocrystals, hydrates and solvates, and keeping the right solid form through the process.

  1. Consortia & centres

  2. Playbooks

  3. Calls

    None tagged from sourced text yet. See industry-funded calls.

Full theme page: Polymorph and solid form control

Impurity rejection and purification

Rejecting or purging impurities, and purification steps in drug-substance processes.

  1. Consortia & centres

    • PharmaSEL No public route currently published

  2. Playbooks

  3. Calls

    None tagged from sourced text yet. See industry-funded calls.

Full theme page: Impurity rejection and purification

Particle engineering

Particle size, shape and properties through crystallization, milling, drying and powder processing.

  1. Consortia & centres

  2. Playbooks

  3. Calls

Full theme page: Particle engineering

PAT and process modelling (incl. AI/ML-assisted process development)

Process analytical technology, in-line monitoring, mechanistic and data-driven models, and AI/ML for process development.

  1. Consortia & centres

    • NIPTE Ideas welcome from non-members

  2. Playbooks

  3. Calls

Full theme page: PAT and process modelling (incl. AI/ML-assisted process development)

Flow chemistry

Reactions run in continuous flow (flow reactors, microreactors, telescoped flow synthesis).

  1. Consortia & centres

    • RCPE Ideas welcome from non-members

  2. Playbooks

    None tagged from sourced text yet. See all playbooks.

  3. Calls

Full theme page: Flow chemistry

Biocatalysis

Enzymes and engineered biocatalysts in chemical synthesis.

  1. Consortia & centres

    None tagged from sourced text yet. Browse the directory.

  2. Playbooks

    None tagged from sourced text yet. See all playbooks.

  3. Calls

    None tagged from sourced text yet. See industry-funded calls.

Full theme page: Biocatalysis

Green and sustainable process

Green chemistry and engineering, solvent and waste reduction, process mass intensity.

  1. Consortia & centres

  2. Playbooks

  3. Calls

Full theme page: Green and sustainable process

Microgravity crystallization

Crystallization experiments in microgravity, on the ISS or other orbital platforms.

  1. Consortia & centres

    None tagged from sourced text yet. Browse the directory.

  2. Playbooks

    None tagged from sourced text yet. See all playbooks.

  3. Calls

Full theme page: Microgravity crystallization

Continuous manufacturing

End-to-end or unit-level continuous processing of drug substance and drug product.

  1. Consortia & centres

  2. Playbooks

  3. Calls

    None tagged from sourced text yet. See industry-funded calls.

Full theme page: Continuous manufacturing