Alkaloid AD is a pharmaceutical chemical cosmetic industry and generic producer of pharmaceuticals, existing since 1936. Institute for Development and Quality Control is organised within PC Pharmaceuticals, and covers activities which are performed during development of generic drug products- preformulation studies, formulation, process, analytical method development and transfer to industry.

The institute covers 1540 square meters of used area. It is equipped with newest laboratory and pilot manufacturing equipment, as well as highly sophisticated analytical instruments that enable the development of new modern forms of generic drugs implementing the latest advances in the field of pharmaceuticals.

The institute was officially launched in march 2009. The necessary funds were provided mostly from resources of Alkaloid AD and partly from allocated credit lines. The establishment of the Institute is actually an added value to the drugs in terms of development and introduction of new technologies and methods, maintenance of the quality, continuous improvement and meeting the strict reference demands of the European regulatory bodies.