About J-STAR Research

Solving Complex Chemistry Problems with Creative Solutions for 29 Years and providing integrated drug substance and drug product services

Founded in 1996 J-STAR Research, Inc. is a contract process R&D and cGMP manufacturing organization serving as an outsourcing partner for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.

Over the past 29 years, J-STAR has assembled a team of chemists, scientists and engineers committed to creatively solving complex and matrixed chemistry and formulation problems.

While high quality synthetic chemistry and process research services continue to be at J-STAR’s foundation, the company has steadily added, and continues to expand, in the areas of Process R&D, QC/QA, GMP delivery, Crystallization R&D, Solid States Screening, Catalysis Screening, Enabling Technologies, High Potent Compound Handling (HPAPI), Impurity Isolation and Structural Elucidation, Pre-formulation, Formulation R&D, and Oral Solid Drug Product GMP manufacturing.

In addition to J-STAR’s creative chemistry and engineering problem solving, J-STAR has a track record of dependability and flexibility. This ability to adapt to changes within the dynamic preclinical and clinical R&D space, when coupled with J-STAR’s unflinching focus to meet objective timelines with rigorous quality, leads to a unique value proposition for your Drug Substance or Drug Product Program.

1996

Founded and lab work started in Newark, NJ

2000

Moved to new laboratory space in Plainfield, NJ

2008

1st cGMP campaign

2017

Acquired by Porton Pharma Solutions

2017

R&D expanded to 2nd facility in Cranbury, NJ

2021

Construction started on 3rd R&D facility in Cranbury, NJ

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