Process Research

Quality by design (QbD) and proven acceptable range (PAR)–driven solutions for accelerated, standardized, and digitized process research and chemical development.

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Mimicking industrial production with flexible, integrated optimization

Process development aims at truly mimicking the final industrial production process (incl. reaction preparation, chemical reaction, work-up, analysis). Integrated reaction sequences regarding a number of critical process parameters have to be optimized simultaneously and requires a high degree of flexibility.

Chemspeed’s automated solutions have been designed for high output experimentation in the development, optimization and scale-up of chemicals. This cutting-edge technology allows scientists to execute reaction screening and development workflows in a fully automated fashion:

  • Gravimetric solid and liquid dispensing
  • Independent control of all process parameters in each reactor
  • PAT like IR, NMR, UV-VIS, PSD, calorimetry, pH
  • Feeding (gas, liquefied gas, liquid) and sampling under reaction conditions
  • Cleaning in place (e.g. automated cleaning, inserts)
  • Easy access to all process data with a convenient interface into Excel or virtually any other software
  • Closed loop by interfacing with e.g. AI, ML, DOE

Process research example solutions

Chemspeed provides innovative automated solutions for process research. Discover how our deep understanding of process optimization allows us to deliver unparalleled solutions for a huge range of applications
 

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Take your classical & automated synthesis to hyper speed

Life science industry faces the increased demand for innovative, “Rule of five compatible small-molecule” medicines against various diseases. Time-to-market with an easily accessible but highly innovative API is essential.Gamification of Research & Development represents a paradigm shift in life science research. It enables flexibility, diversity, standardization, and speed in the entire discovery process, i.e. synthesis, purification, sample management, reformatting and biology testing, based on an unprecedented automation concept combined with SMOLE.

High output polyolefin / rubber catalyst synthesis, work-up, analysis

Automated, quality assured, scalable polyolefin and rubber catalyst synthesis (Ziegler-Natta, single-site).

High output (mixed) oxide synthesis by pH-controlled precipitation, ion exchange, sol-gel processes

End-to-end automated (mixed) oxide synthesis by pH-controlled precipitation, ion exchange, sol-gel processes, incl. reaction preparation, synthesis, washing, drying for e.g. refinery catalysts, adsorbents, cathode materials.

High output process research / chemical development / scale-up

Quality by design (QbD), proven accetable range (PAR) driven automated process R&D / chemical development, scale-up and preparative synthesis.

High output porous materials synthesis, work-up, analysis

Accelerated, standardized, digitized automated zeolite and metallorganic framework (MOF) synthesis and work-up by precisely controlled hydro- and solvothermal synthesis.

Automated chemical development for organics, inorganics, polymers

Quality by design (QbD), proven accetable range (PAR) driven high output process R&D / chemical development and preparative synthesis.

Automated process R&D and preparative synthesis

Quality by design (QbD), proven accetable range (PAR) driven high-output process R&D / chemical development, preparative synthesis, work-up, and analysis.

Parallel, high output real time calorimetry

Parallel, automated and real-time calorimetry in high-precision Qbd process reactors for e.g. safety.

Automated fuel cell catalyst & membrane discovery and optimization

The leading technology in overhead gravimetric dispensing / dosing (patented) combined with our quality by design reactor as well as process excellence and user friendly software enable you to accelerate, standardize and digitalize your fuel cell catalysts and membrane discovery / optimization as well as optimization workflows.

Automated batch & flow chemistry

Automated all-in-one batch and / or flow chemistry with independent, precise process parameter control in each reactor, multistep reactions and workup with optional online benchtop NMR.

Process research news

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Toward fully autonomous closed-loop molecular discovery – A case study on JAK targets

Bridging AI and self-driving laboratories, we introduce the first fully-automated, closed-loop molecular discovery cycle, exemplified by the identification of novel JAK inhibitors. With minimal human intervention, we combined AI-driven molecular design and retrosynthesis with IBM’s synthesis automation system RoboRXN and Arctoris’ Ulysses platform for automated in-vitro screening.

03.02.2026
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Asymmetric hydrogenation of olefins with transition metal-based catalysts: practical insights from screening to production of APIs

Selective hydrogenation plays a critical role in modern synthetic chemistry, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry, where the production of chiral molecules with high enantiomeric purity is essential for the efficacy and safety of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). 

20.01.2026
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Chemspeed & Ames National Laboratory: Driving Innovation Together in DOE’s Genesis Mission

We are proud to spotlight our partnership with Ames National Laboratory, a key leader in the U.S. Department of Energy’s historic Genesis Mission—an initiative harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to transform American science and innovation.

02.12.2025
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Celebrating 12 Years of Innovation in Materials and Catalysis R&D

We are proud to mark a 12-year milestone in our successful partnership with REALCAT driving breakthroughs in materials and catalysis discovery through high-throughput automation and advanced characterization.

02.11.2025
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Complementary and Spatially Resolved Operando Spectroscopic Investigation of Pt/Al₂O₃ and Pt/CeO₂ Catalysts during CO/NO Conversion

The composition of reaction mixtures strongly influences the structural evolution and performance of noble metal-based catalysts. In this work, we compared the effect of the simultaneous presence of CO and NO on the noble metal state and CO oxidation activity of Pt/Al2O3 and Pt/CeO2 catalysts under close-to-stoichiometric conditions using complementary in situ/operando X-ray and infrared spectroscopic techniques.

14.10.2025
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Influence of the CeO₂ Morphology and Initial Pd–Pt Interaction Degree on Catalyst Activity and Stability

Due to its peculiar properties and strong interaction with noble metals, ceria is widely used as a catalyst support for numerous applications. In this work, morphologically pure and highly crystalline ceria nanocubes and nanorods were prepared to systematically investigate both the impact of the support morphology and Pd–Pt interaction degree on the noble metal-support interplay during CO oxidation.

07.10.2025
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