PILOT PLANT OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY HELPS TO SOLVE INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS.

The Casali Pilot Plant carries out contract Research and Development for Israeli industry in the field of process development. The Unit is unique in Israel as it is the only Pilot Plant in the field of organic synthesis which is on 'neutral territory' and can therefore serve a broad range of companies without the problem of conflict of interest. The pilot plant has the added advantage of being able to call upon expertise in many fields available at the University. By coming to the Casali Pilot Plant, a company saves the initial investment cost in a facility together with the cost of maintaining a properly trained staff. Several important factors seen necessary for successful process development are the following: looking at the total picture; good communications; scaling down, not up; doing lots of homework; and checking the economic pulse.