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About Us

FB Pharmtech is a leading company in custom synthesis and chemical sourcing.

We provide custom synthesised molecules and chemical sourcing services to our customers across the spectrum of the chemical industry, including drug discovery/development companies, contract research/manufacturing organisations, catalogue companies, government scientific bodies and academic institutions.

We undertake the custom synthesis of complex small molecules including compounds for drug discovery & development, impurity reference standards, metabolites and chemical intermediates on the scale mg – 100’s kg. We have successfully completed hundred's of challenging custom synthesis projects where we have had to utilise multi-step processes, chiral chemistry and challenging purifications.

FB Pharmtech sources chemicals for applications across the pharma, life science and fine chemical industries, allowing our customers unrivalled access to local suppliers; labs and factories across China and India. We enable our customers to obtain hard-to-find chemicals and to access solutions for their chemical sourcing and purchasing challenges.

Why use FB Pharmtech?

FB Pharmtech has two main strands of business; the custom synthesis of small organic molecules in the quantities of mg – multi kg, and the sourcing of bulk chemicals in quantities of g-Mt.

Custom Synthesis

FB Pharmtech specialises in the custom synthesis of organic small molecules including impurities, metabolites, intermediates; and molecules for drug discovery and development. Our chemists have successfully completed hundreds of custom synthesis projects on scales ranging from mg - multi kg.

Chemical Sourcing

FB Pharmtech are experts in chemical sourcing with an in-depth knowledge and rich experience of the Chinese chemical market. We can help to accelerate product development and save money by working with trusted partners to supply chemicals for applications across the pharmaceutical, fine chemical and specialty chemical sectors.

FB Pharmtech was founded by Oliver Smith, who has many years experience of working in the chemical and pharmaceutical sector, including several years working in China. After working as an organic chemist in the UK, he moved to China where he studied Chinese and founded a company providing QC analysis services to international companies sourcing chemicals from China, during this time he developed a network of trusted factories and supplier who FB Pharmtech now collaborate closely with to provide custom synthesis and chemical sourcing services.