The production of speciality chemicals is still heavily reliant on batch processes, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector, and this symposium will highlight recent developments focussed on the growth of continuous processes in the fine chemicals and pharma industries. Topics to be covered include: - Continuous flow reactors and equipment on a production scale, - Continuous flow technology for the Pharma Industry, - Scale up of exothermic and hazardous chemistry, - Comparison of batch and continuous processes.