Industry leading further education programs unified and expanded
Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA, 10th April 2017, Colorcon, Inc. announces the launch of the Colorcon Academy™, an exciting new entity to build on the success of our highly valued education programs worldwide. Colorcon has provided speciality excipients for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications for nearly 60 years, and has always placed great emphasis to help customers optimize formulation development and manufacturing processes through its education events. Our goal is to help our clients achieve both outstanding technical and business outcomes.
Dr Ali Rajabi-Siahboomi, VP/Chief Scientific Officer at Colorcon Inc. says “At Colorcon we are always striving to do something extra. This year, with the introduction of the Colorcon Academy, we’ve reorganized our highly valued education programs to advance our global standard in education. Under the new Colorcon Academy platform, we will offer the different programs at our 20 technical services facilities worldwide, in addition to events designed specifically for our customers, which are held at their site. Academy attendees have the opportunity to progress their skills in pharmaceutical sciences and become leaders in their own organizations at locations convenient to them.”
Since the first Colorcon Coating School® in the 1980s, we have provided continuing education to thousands of customers around the world each year and continue to strengthen our commitment to advancing pharmaceutical technology and it’s applications.
The Colorcon Academy™ program is designed to give pharmaceutical professionals a deeper knowledge of excipient functionality, core formulation, film coating and controlled release of oral solid dosage forms, along with regulatory insights; plus the opportunity to explore innovative solutions to formulation challenges.
The thousands of course attendees have ranged from senior research scientists, to technology transfer scientists and process engineers. We receive very positive feedback from attendees and their managers, and continue to update and extend the content of the courses in line with changing industry needs. I am personally committed to the educational advances we provide and trust we continue to surpass attendees’ expectations with the launch of the Colorcon Academy,” concludes Dr. Rajabi-Siahboomi.
Company Information
Colorcon is a world leader in the development, supply and technical support of specialty excipients: formulated film coating systems, modified release technologies, and functional excipients for the pharmaceutical industry. Our best-in-class products and technologies are complemented by our extensive application data and value-added services to support all phases of solid oral dose design, development and manufacture. Our focus on market issues and technology development has earned Colorcon an international reputation as a pharmaceutical supplier of choice. That reputation is based on superior product quality, unparalleled technical support, extensive regulatory assistance and reliable supply from multiple locations. Colorcon has 11 manufacturing facilities, 20 technical service laboratories globally and more than 1200 employees exclusively dedicated to its customer base.
For more information, visit www.colorcon.com.
