{"id":700127,"date":"2026-05-28T13:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/700127\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:58:10","slug":"eldico-scientific-will-enable-first-dedicated-micro-ed-deployment-in-asia-pacific-through-collaboration-with-crystal-pharmatech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/700127\/","title":{"rendered":"ELDICO Scientific will enable first dedicated micro-ED deployment in Asia-Pacific through collaboration with Crystal Pharmatech"},"content":{"rendered":"

ELDICO Scientific AG, a technology company dedicated to advancing electron diffraction for structural analysis, today announced the introduction of the ELDICO ED-1 electron diffractometer by Crystal Pharmatech, along with the continued expansion of the strategic collaboration between the two companies.<\/p>\n

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The ELDICO ED-1. Image Credit: ELDICO Scientific AG<\/p>\n

Upon installation at Crystal Pharmatech’s Suzhou, China site, Crystal Pharmatech will become the first company in both China and the Asia-Pacific region to deploy a dedicated MicroED (Microcrystal Electron Diffraction) platform purpose-built for industrial applications. Beyond acquisition, the collaboration aims to advance the integration of MicroED into routine solid-state workflows, transforming a historically specialized technique into a scalable, high-throughput platform for pharmaceutical development.<\/p>\n

This milestone represents a significant step forward in expanding the industrial adoption of next-generation solid-state characterization technologies and enabling faster, more reliable, and structurally informed insights for global drug development programs.<\/p>\n

Unlike conventional approaches that rely on adapted transmission electron microscopes (TEMs), the ELDICO ED-1 is the world’s first dedicated electron diffractometer, purpose-built to determine crystal structures directly from sub-micron crystalline powders for small-molecule compounds.<\/p>\n

Designed for real-world pharmaceutical development, the ED-1 supports automated, 24\/7 operation with streamlined data acquisition and high reproducibility. This transforms MicroED from a specialized, expert-dependent technique into a scalable, high-throughput analytical platform suitable for routine industrial workflows.<\/p>\n

Through this collaboration, Crystal Pharmatech will further strengthen its capabilities in:<\/p>\n

Direct determination of crystal structures, chirality, and absolute configuration from sub-micron crystalline powders, including complex polymorphic mixtures and low-crystallinity materials
\nComprehensive polymorph\/salt\/cocrystal screening and solid-form selection through full polymorphic landscape mapping and structural elucidation of all identified forms (anhydrous, hydrates, and solvates)
\nUltra-sensitive detection and qualification of trace polymorphic impurities at the single-particle level in drug products
\nHigh-resolution characterization of amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) to confirm the absence of residual crystallinity in drug-polymer systems
\nAccelerated preformulation, formulation, and CMC development enabled by rapid, structure-driven decision-making<\/p>\n

Crystal Pharmatech is an ideal partner to bring MicroED into industrial practice.\u00a0Their deep expertise in solid-state science and strong track record in supporting global pharmaceutical development uniquely position them to unlock the full potential of the ED-1 platform.”<\/p>\n

James Berwick, CEO, ELDICO Scientific AG<\/p>\n

“Integrating the ELDICO ED-1 into our platform represents a major step toward making MicroED a routine tool in pharmaceutical development,” said Alex Chen, Co-founder, Chairman & CEO of Crystal Pharmatech. “As the first company in China and the Asia-Pacific region to deploy this dedicated technology, we are advancing our commitment to delivering next-generation, industrialized solid-state solutions to global partners. A long-standing aspiration in solid-state science – to determine the crystal structure of every polymorph – is now becoming increasingly achievable. Leveraging our deep expertise in crystallography and solid-state research, we will integrate the ED-1 into routine polymorph, salt, and cocrystal screening workflows, with the goal of elucidating the structure of every form identified.”<\/p>\n

The collaboration builds on an established partnership between Crystal Pharmatech and ELDICO Scientific AG, particularly in solid-state research and advanced crystallography applications.<\/p>\n

With this milestone, ELDICO Scientific AG continues to expand the adoption of dedicated electron diffraction technologies, reinforcing its role in enabling industrial-scale MicroED applications across the pharmaceutical, chemical, and materials science industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ELDICO Scientific AG, a technology company dedicated to advancing electron diffraction for structural analysis, today announced the introduction…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":700128,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,340959,62572,27538,27123,337,105],"class_list":["post-700127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-crystallography","tag-diffraction","tag-electron","tag-micro","tag-research","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=700127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/700128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=700127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=700127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=700127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}