Catalent Expands Highly Potent And Cytotoxic Clinical Packaging Capabilities
Somerset, N.J. – November 3, 2014 — Catalent Pharma Solutions, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products, has today announced that work has commenced to expand its highly potent and cytotoxic clinical drug packaging capabilities within its 450,000 sq. ft. Kansas City, MO campus.
The expansion will increase the available packaging space for highly potent compounds adding two large packaging suites, a sampling lab, and space for various storage conditions. Segregated and separated from non-potent manufacturing operations, the new 6,000 sq. ft. facility is capable of handling SafeBridge® Category 3, 4 and cytotoxic compounds. Completion is expected in January 2015.
Catalent already has several highly potent and cytotoxic drug packaging suites in its clinical supply facility in Bolton, UK, providing end-to-end clinical supply solutions from clinical supply management, comparator sourcing and primary packaging to storage and distribution globally.
“Customer demand for specialty clinical packaging has grown as the proportion of highly potent molecules in drug development pipelines increases,” commented Gerry Hepburn, Chief Operating Officer, Vice President and General Manager of Catalent’s Clinical Supply Services business. “Industry-wide clinical packaging capabilities are insufficient to support future demand and this expansion will provide our customers with the necessary capacity and expertise to develop and commercialize potent and cytotoxic compounds.”
Catalent’s Kansas City campus provides a range of fully integrated support services, from formulation development and small and large molecule analytical testing, to clinical and commercial scale manufacturing and packaging of a variety of oral solid dose forms. Its co-located end-to-end drug development solutions provide speed and flexibility to help Catalent’s customers accelerate their drug development programs to market.
*SafeBridge is a registered trademark of SafeBridge Consultants, Inc.
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Catalent Pharma Solutions is the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products. With over 80 years serving the industry, Catalent has proven expertise in bringing more customer products to market faster, enhancing product performance and ensuring reliable clinical and commercial product supply. Catalent employs approximately 8,000 people, including over 1,000 scientists, at nearly 30 facilities across 5 continents and in fiscal 2014 generated more than $1.8 billion in annual revenue. Catalent is headquartered in Somerset, N.J. For more information, visit www.catalent.com
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