ESSEN Scientific is a pharmaceutical research and development company headquartered in Peoria, IL, with operations at Peoria NEXT Innovation Center managed by Bradley University.

ESSEN focuses on custom synthesis and contract research and development services that will enable the discovery of contemporary drugs in the pharmaceutical industries.

ESSEN’s products and service area cover advanced drug intermediates and custom synthesis of APIs, pharmaceutical active compounds and purification and structure identification, and the API process development and production, etc.

ESSEN is established to grow into a major provider of well-sought-after pharmaceutical intermediates/building blocks based in the Midwest USA and expand into the Europe and emerging market in Asia.

With its continued growth in business, a new China CRO and pilot plant will be establishing in end of 2012.