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serves as General Manager. He told the launch ceremony that the pharmaceutical manufacturing company produces over 100 products, including medicated shampoos, tablets, powders, capsules, and ointments in accordance with strict practices and United States and British pharmacopoeial standards ( standards for pharmaceutical substances and medicinal products ). However, the absence of accredited laboratories on the island has meant that over 250 samples are couriered annually to Canada where they undergo tests to confirm active pharmaceutical ingredients, physical characteristics, microbial and stabilities studies to determine their expiry dates. Palmer stated, “The benefits of having an accredited testing facility on the island would negate the need for foreign exchange, reduce turnaround, ensure better communication between the client and the laboratory, and provide the ability to use on-island, analytical data in real-time decision making. Also, for future research and development into new products, a testing facility would provide direct access to a cadre of expertise and the customisation of testing criteria best suited to our clients’ needs.” He said he looked forward to a mutually beneficial relationship with CCAS. u
“These circumstances will provide a golden opportunity for Barbados Industrial Development Corporation (Export Barbados) to work closely with the university in offering these said services to its customers on a commercial basis. “Undeniably, industry and our new approach to the development thereof, is inextricably aligned with innovation, science and technology. Thus, what we have with the launch of the Centre for Commercial and Analytical Services stands as a physical exemplar of the pivotal and synergistic role UWI, Cave Hill Campus plays in stimulating innovation through strategic collaborations that can produce lasting economic and social value.” D ean of the Faculty of Science and Technology Dr. Jeanese Badenock said the development of the centre follows years of discussion, planning and consultancies. With its realisation, she looks forward to the faculty being positioned as a centre of excellence in STEM (science, technology,
Dr. Jeanese Badenock Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology The UWI, Cave Hill Campus
engineering, and mathematics) innovation and leadership. She invited businesses and individuals in need of testing services to engage the analytical services that include on-site sampling, sampling preparation, data analysis, and targeted recommendations. One such business that utilises these services is the Warrens-based Carlisle Laboratories where Gary Palmer
From left: Principal, Professor Clive Landis ; Mark Hill , CEO of Export Barbados; The Hon. Davidson Ishmael , former Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology; Wayne Marshall , Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness; and Professor Avril Williams , Head of the Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences
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