Profile: Apotex Fermentation Inc. carries out R&D, process development, scale up & manufacturing of fermentation based active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). We specialize in secondary metabolites from fungal and bacterial fermentations. We produce APIs in small quantities for clinical trials & development work for final dosage forms. Our microbiology lab is equipped with four incubation chambers capable of temperature & humidity control. Inside the incubation chambers are large shaking platforms capable of incubation of up to 3200 shake-flasks simultaneously. Axenic transfers of cultures are facilitated by the use of laminar flow hoods with UV sterilizing lamps. The lab is equipped with all the necessary equipment needed to conduct microbiological R&D including microscopes, pH meters, incubators and fume hoods. Simple determinations such as biomass and pH measurements are carried out while chemical determinations of API titre and residual nutrient levels are performed in analytical chemistry.