Delivering The Next Generation Penthrox 'green Whistle' - CSIRO

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Narrator: CSIRO have been a fantastic resource for MDI.

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Being a small company we don’t often have the ability to invest in a lot of research and development.

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There’s a lot of resources, a lot of equipment that would have to be brought into the four walls here at MDI to be able to support such a large research programme.

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Penthrox is an analgesic. It’s a fast onsetting pain reliver. It’s been used significantly in the ambulance services in Australia for many years for treating traumatic pain.

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It’s not administered through IV. It’s a non-opiate, so it’s a non-narcotic. It doesn’t have any side effects with regards to ability to be abused.

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We’ve recently sold into the UK

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and we’ve also… looking at selling into parts of Europe, particular two countries are France and Belgium.

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They’re recent markets. We’re looking to open up into 22 other countries in the next 12 months.

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With the international markets coming on board we had to look at options to be able to support that increased capacity

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and Scoresby was a site that we looked at very quickly.

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Scoresby allows us to design a purpose built facility for not only the current process but also for the new manufacturing process which we’ve designed with collaboration with the CSIRO

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and it also… I guess the footprint is a huge bonus for us as well.

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So, this new facility has been built to not only house the current requirements but then the projected requirements for five or ten years going forward.

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The new process allows us to do it a lot safer.

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It reduces the risk and provides, I think, a quick turnaround.

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We have seen significant increases in product yield.

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Also, the product can be scaled quite simply and easily

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without the investment in large equipment.

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The CSIRO has been in the story of Penthrox since 1999.

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During that time they’ve assisted us with many other requirements from an R and D perspective. The support is always there and also, I think having the CSIRO from the early stages of the development of the original process here in Australia,

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they have that familiarity. They know where we are going.

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They are an extension to our own R and D Department. They really do feel like they’re part of the family.

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