• What is an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) in pharma? 

    What is an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) in pharma? 

    Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient, or API, is the chemical or compound found in drugs and medications that produce their intended therapeutic effects. They are the main active ingredients of a drug and typically make up between 40-90% of the total mass of a pill or capsule. What is an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient? An Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) is the component in a drug that produces its effects. This can be either a chemical compound or a combination of compounds. An API may be composed of one single compound or multiple compounds working together to produce the desired effect. For example, aspirin

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  • Chemistry students getting to know career opportunities

    On 28th of November TÃœKS aka Tartu Ãœlikooli Keemiaüliõpilaste Selts (University of Tartu Chemistry Students’ Association) paid a visit to TBD Pharmatech. Students were interested in getting acquainted to TBD’s everyday work and therefore getting a better look at chemist’s career opportunities.  The visit started with an introduction to TBD. Our chemist-project manager Jürgen Vahter introduced the history, field of activity, projects and the company in general to the students. The presentation was followed by a tour in quality control laboratory with head of QC Yauheni Yulin. The last stop was at our largest production room together with head of manufacturing Ivan Ogibalov.

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