On 30 June 2004, Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Ltd., announced the renaming of its Research Services business (Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Research Centre) as ProCitius Research. At a function to launch the new brand, Dr S Subramaniam, Chief Executive, explained the significance of the name, derived from the Latin word Citius, which signifies speed; as in the Olympic motto – Citius, Altius, Fortius (faster, higher, stronger).
The global lifescience industry is in a state of flux and the major players are moving a considerable part of their research activities to locations in India, China and Russia. In response, a large number of service providers have also emerged to meet the need for services. In this competitive environment, it is important for service providers in the field to emphasize qualities that their customers value most, such as speed of response and speed of delivery.
ProCitius Research will continuously aim to be the highest quality provider of Research Services to the global lifescience industry and distinguish itself by delivering those services faster than the competition. ProCitius Research will also add to its current portfolio of research services – which are focused on Chemistry – new services in the area of Clinical Development and Formulations Development. Such an integrated service offering will be especially attractive to the large biotech sector, which is focused primarily on early stage discovery and has limited resources to facilitate to the progress of molecules to this stage internally. Using the services of ProCitius Research, they can now, with limited resources, take molecules to Phase 2 development, at which stage they will realize much greater value by licensing their inventions.
Dr Swaminathan Subramaniam
Dr R Sankara Subramanian
The ProCitius Research website at www.procitius.com was recently Dr Swaminathan Subramaniam Dr R Sankara Subramanian launched. The research services business of SSCL is raring to go, as evidenced by the news and events regularly featured on the site.
Employees rated ‘A’ for the year 2003- 04 were felicitated on 13 July 2004. M S Sekhar, Managing Director, SSCL, distributed the awards. M Thiagarajan, Junior Manager – QA received the long service award.
M S Sekhar presenting the long service award to M Thiagarajan, QA.
M S Sekhar with the employees rated ‘A’ for the
year 2003-04.
Dr Mark H Kowalski and Dr Robert J Nick from Cabot, USA, with the SSCL, Berigai team on 1st June 2004.
World Environment Day was observed on 5 June 2004 at Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Limited, Berigai. The programme included a gathering of the employees to reaffirm our commitment to protection of the environment and pollution control.
Saplings were planted in and around the facility as part of our green belt development efforts. Krishnagiri District Collector Mangat Ram Sharma, IAS, visited SSCL’s Berigai facility on 10 July 2004. He was received by M Veluchamy, General Manager – Works and taken around the factory.
Krishnagiri District Collector Mangat Ram
Sharma, IAS, visiting the factory.
SSCL - Berigai personnel planting saplings
on World Environment Day.
General Manager - Works M Veluchamy
addressing employees on World Environment Day.
Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Limited, Alathur was accredited to ISO-14001 by RWTUV for their Environmental Management System in August, 2004. The USFDA-inspected facility was also certified recently for Good Manufacturing Practices(GMP) in accordance with WHO norms by the Indian Drugs Control Directorate. The facility is already ISO-9001:2000 certified for the Quality Management System.