OUR COMMUNITY

Colour Synthesis Solutions

Colour Synthesis Solutions (CSS) is a leading provider of bespoke research, intellectual property and manufacturing services. Through our expertise in molecular design, CSS synthesises novel molecules for the manipulation of light for use in applications including; electronic displays, smart windows, solar energy capture, OLED/OPV, personal care and textiles. At CSS, we provide our customers with novel synthetic solutions to achieve their technical goals.
In 2017 CSS expanded it’s capabilities with the addition of a 50L pilot plant manufacturing laboratory to assist in the development and production of kilogram quantities of materials for our customers. The facility includes two state of the art ATEX 50L jacketed vessels, a 50L ATEX rotary evaporator and a 25L Jacketed SS316 pressure filter.

DXC Technology

DXC Technology is the world’s leading independent, comprehensive IT services company, helping clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change

EndoCare Diagnostics

At EndoCare we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality insourcing service, delivered by NHS, highly skilled and experienced Consultants. Established in 2017, we are a clinically led and owned insourcing service. We pride ourselves on our ability to support healthcare organisations in reducing their backlogs by providing services in locality using our specially recruited team clinicians and nurses.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) provides inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford and Trafford and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

The Trust employs around 4,750 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 130 locations. Over a 12-month period, we see in the region of 53,000 service users.

Our overarching vision is improving lives and we aim to achieve this by adhering to our values which were co-produced with staff, service users and carers.  These are:

We inspire hope
We work together
We are open and honest
We are caring and compassionate
We value and respect

Intertek Pharmaceutical Services

For over 20 years we have helped the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies to navigate challenges of new product development, scale-up, manufacturing and market release. Our chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) development strategies and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) laboratory services can play a key role in reaching your next milestone through regulatory-driven, phase-appropriate GMP analytical services. Our CMC laboratory services help to identify sources of risk early in development and provide sufficient information to help you meet the stringent regulatory requirements of development, registration and production. Our expertise ensures sufficient information for your filings through expert method development and validation, stability studies and GMP batch release testing. Our scientists are adept at applying advanced technology in GMP compliant analytical development programs

Our GLP/GMP Centre of Excellence in Blackley, Manchester, UK, offers world-class scientific support to clients focused on the development of biologic medicines and advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP) including biosimilars, proteins, monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug-conjugates, vaccines and cell and gene therapies. Our programs include protein structural analysis, physico-chemical properties and potency testing for use in product characterization packages, stability or batch release. From this facility, we are also able to offer bioanalysis, immunogenicity, biomarker studies, early-stage product characterization and biological activity testing.

Bringing quality and safety to life, we respond precisely to your needs with solutions that go beyond just “testing” to help you achieve Total Quality Assurance.

Lonza

Lonza is one of the world’s leading suppliers to the pharmaceutical, healthcare and life science industries. Products and services span its customers’ needs from research to final product manufacture. It is the global leader in the production and support of chemical and biological active pharmaceutical ingredients. Biopharmaceuticals are one of the key growth drivers of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Lonza has strong capabilities in large and small molecules, peptides, amino acids and niche bioproducts which play an important role in the development of novel medicines and healthcare products. Lonza is also the world leader in microbial control providing innovative, chemistry-based and related solutions to destroy or to selectively inhibit the growth of harmful microorganisms. Its activities encompass the areas of water treatment, personal care, health and hygiene, industrial preservation, materials protection, and wood treatment. In addition, Lonza is a leader in cell-based research, endotoxin detection and cell therapy manufacturing. Furthermore, the company is a leading provider of value chemical and biotech ingredients to the nutrition and agro markets.

Lubrizol

Lubrizol Performance Coatings is a business unit within The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company. We are manufacturers of chemicals and specialty additives used in the production of industrial paints, printing inks, plastics , digital ink-jet systems, and many other applications and end uses.
AT Hexagon Tower we have research and application testing laboratories as well as being the commercial headquarters for the company in Europe. We have recently extended our footprint within the Tower to expand both our chemical synthesis and ink jet testing capabilities.

Northwards Housing

Northwards Housing is a not-for-profit organisation created by tenants’ reps and the City Council to deliver housing services – like ordering repairs and collecting rent.

Process Treatments

Manufacturer and supplier of metal working fluids and support products to industry

Siteco

Siteco deliver professional, customized and innovative products and lighting solutions for all applications and needs.

Smartkem

Our Vision
Reshaping the electronic display industry
The SmartKem vision is to become the worlds leading supplier of organic semiconductors for the manufacture of unbreakable, lightweight, flexible and low power thin film transistors.
The ground-breaking truFLEX® semiconductor platform is enabling the manufacture of a new generation of differentiated automotive, wearable, mobile and embedded electronic displays. SmartKem’s core offering responds to the demands of the electronic display industry for lightweight, conformal and low power thin-film transistors.
Our materials are designed and formulated to yield superior performance thin film transistors by low temperature solution processing on low cost polymer substrates using standard print manufacturing methods.
With an unrivalled pipeline of materials under adoption by OEMS and brand owners worldwide, SmartKem is redefining the display industry, delivering expertise in molecular design, synthesis, formulation, electronic prototyping and scale-up support to our customers’ production lines

With over 100 years of expertise in a range of chemical technologies Vivimed Labs Europe Ltd are a global manufacturer of patented and speciality, high performance chemicals.

We are a world leader in photochromic dye chemistry developing and manufacturing speciality dyes that reversibly change colour upon exposure to UV sources such as sunlight. Produced and marketed under the Reversacol trade name they can be used for many applications both in the ophthalmic and non-ophthalmic markets.

Alongside the photochromic dyes Vivimed Labs Europe Ltd develop, manufacture and supply a full range of hair dye intermediates under the Jarocol® trademark. Jarocol hair dyes are used to formulate permanent, semi-permanent and temporary hair colourants and are supplied customers across the globe.

With dedicated R&D and Product Application teams based in the UK, we pride ourselves on the knowledge and expertise that comes from being leading suppliers to the worlds most creative companies, and are constantly working on new innovative products to develop and grow the speciality ingredients business.