In the manufacture of foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals particle size, shape and complexity is of critical importance now and increasingly so in the future. For example, in personal care products especially anti-aging creams and hair care products, base emulsions in food products such as mayonnaise and sauces, and smart drug delivery enabling the development of inhaled versions of oral and injectable therapeutics. Collectively these three sectors represent a huge global market.

Q Chip is a new start-up Company; the commercial development of innovative research in microtechnology performed at Cardiff University within the UKs, DTI led Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) consortium and Manufacturing Molecule Initiative (MMI). Q-ChipТ’s key advantage is the capability of its microreactors to produce precisely engineered micro-particles of a specific size, shape and complexity and all within a very tight size distribution. The technology has the potential to overcome many current limitations of micro- and nano-particle production, improving and enhancing existing products and enabling the development of new pharmaceutical therapies and FMCGs.