Vacuum Pump used by Glaxo
- Made:
- circa 1920
Vacuum pump used by Glaxo at two pilot plants at their Greenford site during 1956-1970 and 1970-1994 for new drug development. Some of the principle drugs developed and marketed by GlaxoWellcome in which this pump would have played a part in the R&D process include: Becotide (asthma drug which received the Queen's Award; Zinacef (antibiotic); Fortum (third generation inhectable antibiotic which received the Queen's Award); Zinnat (oral antibiotic which received the Queen's Award); Flixotide (asthma). The pump was refurbished by APM Electro Mechanical Services Ltd.
Details
- Category:
- Vacuum Technology
- Object Number:
- 1998-495
- Measurements:
-
91.44 x 60.96 x 152.4 cm
- type:
- vacuum pump
- credit:
- Glaxo Wellcome Research and Development