RP-BASF Pharmaceutical Technology Lab

• For academic enrichment of RP’s students, RP and BASF will jointly develop and organize projects and academic modules to enrich the student’s learning in pharmaceutical science and pharmaceutical technology
• For research and development (R&D) work in Pharmaceutical Science under RP’s Technology Development Centres, RP and BASF will collaborate in R&D work pertinent to the capabilities of this Joint Laboratory.
• For training and service to the industry RP and BASF will work together to establish the Joint Laboratory as a connecting node to the industry through activities that will help RP to foster and strengthen linkages with the industry.

Staff-In-Charge

Michelle Siow (Dr)
Email: michelle_siow@rp.sg
Tel: 3100 1737

Irene Yap (Dr)
Email: irene_yap@rp.sg
Tel: 3100 1781

Wu Jing Yi
Email: wu_jing_yi@rp.sg
Tel: 3100 1742

Capabilities

This lab is equipped with instruments that support technology development in the following areas:

• Microencapsulation of nutraceuticals and its application in functional food
• Tablet formulation
• Cream and cosmetics formulation
• Herbal products formulation

• 16 – station tablet press
• Ball mill
• Cube mixer
• Disintegration tester
• Dissolution tester
• Dry and Wet Granulator
• Extruder and spheronisers
• Film Coater
• Fluidized bed dryer
• Freeze dryer
• Friability tester
• High Shear Mixer
• Humidity chambers
• Melting Point Apparatus
• Moisture Analyzer
• Powder Characterization System
• Sieve analysis system
• Spray dryer
• Sugar Coater
• Tablet hardness tester
• Tapped Density Tester
• Y Blender

• Optimisation of Tablet Compression based on the Physical Properties and Dose of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient in the Tablet Formulation
• Self-Emulsifying Formulation of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Application in Functional Food
• Optimisation of Film Colour Coatings for Tablets
• Stability Studies on Emulsion Systems
• Characterisation of Food Powder
• Moisture Protective Film Coatings for Tablets
• Formulation of Omega-3 Oil Pellets
• Application of Spray Drying Method in Formulating Food containing Omega-3s and Analysis using Gas Chromatography