1. (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

2. 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)

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Thank you