PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 11, 2010 – SOMERSET, NJ — Catalent Pharma Solutions announced an expansion of its development capabilities for oral controlled release dosage forms. This major expansion will enable Catalent to offer formulation development and optimization services in its Winchester, Kentucky facility and complements that site’s existing pilot scale and commercial capabilities for controlled release tablets and capsules. The addition of formulation development and optimization services in Winchester will allow products to move through the development stages to commercialization within the same site; reducing the need for additional technology transfers and facilitating a faster time to market. This expansion also builds upon Catalent’s existing controlled release development capabilities in Somerset, New Jersey and Schorndorf, Germany.
“This latest investment in our modified release group continues our long established heritage in this field and offers our customers a more comprehensive service at our Winchester facility and across our network,” said Ian Muir, President of Catalent’s Modified Release Technology business.
This new formulation and process development area is expected to be open for business in early December and is representative of Catalent’s commitment to growth and is in line with customer needs. Maintaining this momentum, a major expansion of development and commercial capabilities in Catalent’s Schorndorf, Germany oral controlled release facility is underway for a planned launch in 2012 and will allow global and European customers to take advantage of Catalent’s extensive expertise in solving the most complex formulation and scale-up challenges.
For more information or to schedule a follow-on interview, please contact Patricia McGee at media@catalent.com or stop by the Catalent booth (#1901) at the upcoming AAPS Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
About Catalent
Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, Catalent is a leading provider of advanced dose form and packaging technologies, and development, manufacturing, packaging and printing services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and consumer healthcare companies in nearly 100 countries. Catalent applies its local market expertise and technical creativity to advance treatments, change markets and enhance patient outcomes. Catalent employs approximately 9,000 at 29 facilities worldwide and in fiscal 2010 generated more than $1.7 billion of annual revenue. For more information, visit http://www.catalent.com.
Catalent is one of the leading providers of advanced dose form and packaging technologies, and development, manufacturing and packaging services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and consumer health companies in nearly 100 countries.
www.catalent.com.
