Drug Substance Development & GMP Manufacturing

Integrated R&D and GMP manufacture delivering early‑phase API and regulator‑ready CMC for first‑in‑human trials.

The Arcinova Advantage: Built for Early Development Success

Integrated expertise in solid-state science, process development and GMP drug substance manufacturing to help advance molecules into the clinic.

Reduce Development Risk

40+ years of integrated solid-state expertise helping minimise late-stage surprises.

Accelerate First-in-Human Studies

Fit-for-purpose GMP drug substance supply designed for rapid clinical advancement.

Regulatory Confidence

Submission-ready CMC documentation developed alongside process development.

Proven Quality

20+ years of successful regulatory inspections with no critical observations.


 

Integrated PR&D, solid-state, and GMP teams under one roof 


 

Robust CMC datasets for global regulatory submissions 


 

Flexible GMP manufacture of early phase API
 (up to 10 kg) 


 

Licensed manufacture and supply of controlled substances (Schedule 1–4)

Integrated Drug Substance Expertise

Scalable API Development and GMP Manufacturing

Advanced technologies and integrated PR&D and manufacturing expertise supporting scalable API development from early-stage synthesis through GMP production.

Analytical Development, Quality Control and CMC Support  

Phase-appropriate analytical methods, quality control strategies and CMC support developed alongside manufacturing activities.

Complex API Manufacturing and Scale-Up

Experience across complex chemistries, controlled substances and potent APIs, supporting safe and efficient scale-up.

Integrated Process Development and Solid-State Expertise

Analytical, process development and solid-state specialists working together to optimise manufacturability and reduce development risk.

Data-Driven Process Optimisation

Data-led process development using advanced experimentation and modelling approaches to improve efficiency and accelerate timelines.

GMP Drug Substance and API Manufacturing Facility in Alnwick, UK

Significant investments have been made to expand our Alnwick, UK facility over the past few years, enabling both batch and continuous flow manufacturing and Annex-1 compliance for aseptic manufacturing. 

Our expanded space features multi-purpose capacity of up to 14 GMP reactor streams with volumes ranging from 5 to 150 L and deployment of both batch or continuous flow chemistry technologies. This allows us to flexibly manufacture GMP API batches at the quantities you need for your early stage drug programmes.

Our industry 4.0-ready, GMP drug substance facility is also equipped with CFR21-compliant data handling and real-time process control, facilitating advanced multivariate analysis to ensure the highest standards of quality and regulatory compliance at every stage of production. 

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GMP API Manufacturing and CMC Development From Day One
From early development onwards, we design every programme with GMP compliance, scalability and regulatory expectations in mind.




End-to-End Drug Substance Development & Manufacturing

Integrated process development, solid-state expertise, GMP API manufacturing and CMC support for first-in-human programmes.
 

  • Process Development & Scale-Up
  • Solid-State & Preformulation Expertise
  • GMP API Manufacturing
  • Regulatory-Ready CMC Support 
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40+ Years

Drug substance development and manufacturing experience

20+ Years

Successful regulatory inspections with no critical observations

14 GMP Reactor Streams

Supporting flexible API scale-up and manufacturing

Schedule 1-4

Licensed manufacture and supply of controlled substances

Contact Us
Discuss your next drug substance programme with us today.