Consultancy Services Unit (CSU)
The NIPRD Consultancy Services Unit
The creation of NIPRD Consultancy Services was first initiated on 17 December 1996 with the inauguration of a committee to facilitate the successful take-off of the Unit. The Unit was later established with full operation in year 1999 with goals in four areas.
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Research & Development Services
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Immediate (local) and Professional Community Service
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Public Relations Service for NIPRD
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Recovery of funds for Revolving R&D Services
The Unit has a Management Committee responsible for setting its broad policies and guidelines, and a Coordinating Committee comprising representatives of the service providing centres of the Institute, to effectively manage the process of rendering quality services to clients. However, the Coordinating Committee and the day-to-day operation of the Unit is headed by the “Coordinator / Head of Consultancy Services” who is an appointee of the Chief Executive.
Following our attainment of ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Certification, we are now well-positioned to provide Quality Analytical Services that meet international testing standards of GLP and GCLP, to our esteemed stakeholders and partners, especially in the pharmaceutical manufacturing, cosmetic, food, agro-allied, and biotech industry and academia.
LABORATORY SERVICES
Services available include:
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Drug Quality Services
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Uniformity of Dosage Unit (UDU) - including weight variation & content uniformity.
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Dissolution testing
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Loss on drying (LOD) determination
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HPLC Analysis
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Spectrophotometric analysis
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pH measurement
Other Laboratory Services
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Drug Stability /Shelf-life
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Drug formulation
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Drug Disintegration, Friability and Hardness
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DSC studies
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Toxicity or safety study
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Efficacy study (immunomodulatory, anti-inflammation, antimalaria, antimicrobial including TB, diabetes, sickle cell disease, antiulcer, reproductive/fertility, etc)
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Elemental analysis
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Water analysis
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Food analysis
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Microbial Load/count – including biochemical characterization or organisms
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CNS/Behavioural studies
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Herbal product analysis
Clinical Service
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Clinical Trials
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Clinical laboratory diagnostic services
Technical Training
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QMS / QA &QC for Laboratories and production facilities
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Equipment use including procedures, precautions, prequalification, etc.
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SOP development
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Methods development/validation
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Technical concepts /research procedures
The Consultancy also offer Laboratory Bench Space for Academic Research and Research Staff Exchange.
All application for services should be addressed to;
The Director-General,
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD),
Plot 7&8 Idu Industrial Layout Idu,
PMB 21, Garki,
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.
For further enquiries, submission of Samples and collection of Test Results,
please contact NIPRD Consultancy Services at:
+234 902 408 7833; niprd.consult@gmail.com
While we look forward to your patronage, we assure you of quality services always.
Henry Omoregie Egharevba,
PhD, FICCON, FCSN, MRSC (UK)
Coordinator, Consultancy Services.