Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology
| Motto | Pioneering Professional Excellence & Certification |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1992 |
| President | Alexander MacGregor |
| Students | 180-200 Postgraduates |
| Location | , , 43°46′26″N 79°15′14″W / 43.774°N 79.254°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Blue and White |
| Nickname | TIPT |
| Website | www |
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The Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology (TIPT) is a registered private career college located in Toronto, Ontario and is licensed by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology a North American technology Institute providing specialized education and training in pharmaceutical sciences and technology. The Institute was established to provide the bridge between academia and industry delivering experiential training to science graduates.[1] TIPT has over 4000 graduates who are qualified professionals.[2]
History[edit]
TIPT is the first pharmaceutical Institute registered in Canada by the Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities of Ontario. Since its inception in 1992, Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology has provided education to science graduates and industry employees pharmaceutical multinationals such as GlaxoSmithKline, Patheon, Teva and Biovail. In this position, the Institute enhances the human resource capital of the pharmaceutical sector and also serves as a continuing source of knowledge.[citation needed]
Training facilities[edit]
Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology provides practical training in Health Canada approved GMP facilities in the following areas:
Research & Development (Formulation) Laboratory: a multi-purpose laboratory for advanced pharmaceutical research including drug formulation development, controlled drug delivery dissolution testing, pre-formulation and micromeritis.[citation needed]
Quality Control (Testing) Laboratory: an analytical testing laboratory equipped with modern high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with advanced computer integration software, mass spectrometer (MS), ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) spectrophotometers, raw material and finished product testing equipment such as dosage form dissolution, disintegration, hardness and friability testing equipment.[citation needed]
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP): The facilities include of various suites for drug production such as dispensary, mixing and blending, granulation, compression (tableting), capsulation, tablet coating, and solutions & suspension preparation.[citation needed]
Collaboration [3][edit]
The Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology has collaborated with the following:
| Industry Partner | Type of collaboration |
|---|---|
| Sick Kids Hospital, Canada | Formulation development |
| University of Kupio, Finland | Drug discovery |
| DCPC, Beijing, China | Formulation development |
| Orx Pharmaceutical, Canada | Drug delivery |
| AMS Long Island University | Academic |
| University of Guelph | Formulation development |
| University of Toronto | Formulation development |
| Zhenghou University, China | Academic |
| GlaxoSmithKline, Canada | Training |
| Patheon Inc., Canada | Training |
| Teva, Canada | Training |
References[edit]
- ^ "Jobpostings - Graduate School Planning Guide - 2008". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ "Jobpostings - Graduate School Planning Guide - 2008". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ "Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology - Industrial Collaboration". www.tipt.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-23.