Based at Discovery Park in Sandwich, Kent, our Sandwich facility is a dedicated materials science and analytical development lab.
Lab Description
The Sandwich lab offers you tailored services and partnership to navigate your pharmaceutical development journey from discovery to commercial manufacture.
Resolian’s scientists offer extensive expertise in analytical and materials science solutions to support and troubleshoot new and existing products.
Resolian Analytical Sciences Sandwich
Discovery Park, Ramsgate Rd, Sandwich CT13 9ND
Lab Tour at Resolian's Sandwich Analytical Sciences Laboratory
Resolian Sandwich: built for the complex problems in pharmaceutical analytical science.
Physical properties. Solid state characterisation. Advanced separation science. Foreign matter forensics.
One dedicated lab. One expert team. Covering the full spectrum of analytical and materials science challenges from discovery to commercial manufacture.
We’ve filmed a virtual tour so you can see exactly what we offer before you ever pick up the phone
Services Provided
Materials Science Solutions: Dedicated characterization services to enable better understanding of the solid state and physical properties of your materials.
Analytical Solutions: Bespoke, phase-appropriate analytical methods for identification, characterization and testing of your material to underpin chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC).
Foreign Matter Analysis: Forensic analysis of contamination to determine its identity and source, and to support root cause investigations and remediation for more robust processes.
Supporting a Wide Range of Industries: Our experience spans across multiple disciplines and we provide solutions to suit the individual challenges of industries:
- Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical
- Veterinary Medicine & Animal Nutrition
- Medical Devices & Design
- Personal Care and Cosmetics
- Agrochemicals & Agriculture
- Food & Beverage
- Chemicals & Standards
- Catalysts
- Electronic Cigarettes
Materials Characterization Instruments
Solid Form Characterization
- Bruker D2 PXRD
- Bruker D8 Advance PXRD
- Perkin Elmer Spectrum Two FTIR spectrometer
- Perkin Elmer Spotlight 200i FTIR microscope
- Perkin Elmer DSC8000
- TGA (TA Instruments TGA550)
Particle Size, Count, Shape
- Malvern Mastersizer 3000 (dry and wet dispersion)
- Sympatec HELOS KF (dry, T4.1 module)
- Sympatec HELOS KR (dry and wet dispersion)
- Sympatec QICPIC
- Beckman Coulter 9703+ HIAC
Light and Electron Microscopy
- Nikon Ni-U Eclipse with camera and NIS Elements-D software
- Nikon SMZ745T with camera and NIS Elements-D software
- Olympus BX51 with camera
- Olympus SZX12 with camera
- Mettler Toledo FP82HT Hot Stage and FP90 Central Processor (for hot stage microscopy)
- Carl Zeiss Sigma FE-SEM
Physicochemical Properties
- SMS iGC-SEA
- Micrometrics TriStar 3000
- Micrometrics TriStar 3020
- SMS DVS Advantage One
- SMS DVS Resolution
Density
- Varian Tapped Density Analyzer
- Helium Pycnometer (Accupyc II 1340)
Elemental Analysis (SEM-EDX)
- Thermo Ultradry EDX with NSS software
- EDAX (Ametek) Octane Elect Plus EDX with Apex software
Separation Science and Wet Chemistry Instruments
LC Instruments
- Waters Acquity UPLC with Waters G2-XS Q-TOF-MS
- Waters Acquity UPLC with QDa MS and DAD
- Agilent 1100 HPLC with DAD
- Agilent 1100 HPLC with VWD
- Agilent 1260 HPLC with DAD and FLD
Water Content, Viscosity, pH
- Metrohm Karl Fisher Titrino 870KF (volumetric)
- Mettler Toledo pH meters and ion electrodes
- Brookfield DV2T-RV Viscometer
- Distek dissolution bath
LIMS System & 21 CFR Part 11 Compliant Software
- OpenLab 2
- Empower 3
Sandwich, UK FAQs
What kind of lab is Resolian's Sandwich, UK facility?
Sandwich is a dedicated materials science and analytical development lab, based at Discovery Park in Kent, focused on the physical and solid-state properties of pharmaceutical materials.
What services run out of the Sandwich, UK lab?
Two core service lines: materials science characterisation of solid state and physical properties, and bespoke analytical methods for identification, characterisation and testing to support chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC).
What stage of drug development does Sandwich support?
Sandwich is built to support the full journey from discovery through to commercial manufacture, not just one phase, so the same team can carry a material's characterisation profile across the development lifecycle.
Where is the Sandwich lab located?
The lab is at Discovery Park, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9ND, part of a life sciences campus in the south east of England.
Can Sandwich troubleshoot an existing product, not just new development?
Yes. Resolian's scientists at Sandwich are experienced in troubleshooting existing products as well as characterising new materials, so the lab supports both new development and problem-solving on products already on the market.
