(3rd July to 29th September) Summer Internship at FMC International (3rd July to 29th September) Vivek Verma 11th May ̕ 18 PhD Supervisors: Prof. Kieran Hodnett Dr. Sarah Hudson Dr. Peter Davern

Introduction Name: Vivek Verma Hometown: Jhansi, India (near Taj Mahal) Education: Int BS-MS from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India Currently 4th year PhD student in SSPC at University of Limerick (joined in October 2014)

How are medicines manufactured Medicines made of an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient + Excipients Drug Substance(s) Materials Molecules Medicines Drug Product API Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Excipients Crystallisation of APIs onto excipients

About FMC Company Name: FMC International (Now DuPont) Based in Little Island, Cork, Ireland Other sites in Newark, Philadelphia; Rayon, Thailand Around 150 people on site Major product is Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) marketed as Avicel

Why doing an industrial placement? Experience To gain experience Clear view about future prospects Knowledge Learn how plant works Learn to work as a team Networking Meeting people that work in industry

Experience gained Equipment experience Implementation of the lab work into the plant Problems associated with the scale-up Overview of how a plant works Legal requirements SOPs Clothing in the plant Health and safety

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