About us - Severn Biotech Introduction Severn Biotech is an independent British manufacturer founded in October 1989 by Andrew Smart, BSc (Hons) MSc, M.IoD. The company originally started by making oligonucleotides and acrylamide reagents moving on to peptide chemistry and expanding its reagent portfolio. Severn Biotech has continued to "organically" grow over the last 20 years and now manufactures a wealth of different laboratory materials.The present catalogue now lists over 400 chemical products which are highlighted in different categories. Manufacturing All products are manufactured to exact formulations and standards. We have well-equipped laboratories, for research, development, production, quality assurance and  manufacturing support. Severn Biotech provide bespoke reagents, OEM manufacturing, own label and branded products. Speciality kits of reagents are also available. We also pride ourselves by working closely with major pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies to ensure products are supplied to exact standards required for FDA approved firms. Research and Development  R & D has been assisted by a Dti SMART Award in 2001 and an EU FP6 award in 2007-2009  Severn Biotech is currently investigating COMET assay techniques as part of the COMICS consortium led by Professor Andrew Collins at Oslo University. http://comics.vitamib.com/        Please click on link for further details   Quality Assurance Severn Biotech is ISO 9000:2008 registered and QMS externally audited for quality purposes. We employ highly experienced chemists/Bio-chemists to formulate, manufacture and approve batches of materials used in our processes. Severn Biotech continues to manufacture bespoke Peptide and Oligo-nucleotide molecules for use in research laboratories. Having expertise in chemical synthesis, HPLC , MS purification and the conjugation of bio-molecules and reporter labels .  (see Peptide and oligonucleotide synthesis for further information).   Packaging All pack sizes and packaging are historically based on customer requirements. Custom packaging and labelling is available with bespoke pack sizes and OEM label manufacturing. Delivery All goods are delivered by courier, for next day delivery, unless long distance within the UK does not permit. In such cases two days carriage applies. Large items and orders will be delivered by pallet on a two-day service by freight forwarders. Export items outside the UK are delivered by road or airfreight depending on cost expediency and nature of the product.