IRL BioPharm (1998-2006) Biotech company of the year: Hitech excellence awards (2002) Agritech and life-sciences exporter of the year: Trade New Zealand export awards (2003) A contract manufacturing company specializing in high-potency fine-chemical production utlizing microbial fermentations. IRL-Biopharm (also known as Biopharmaceuticals) specialized in the production of complex secondary metabolites. Chemical manufacture was completed under current Good Manufacturing Practices and generated 100g quantities of high potency molecules suitable for early-stage clinical trial investigations.