探花合集 Invests $7.3 Million at Aprilia Facility
SOMERSET, N.J., October 4, 2018 鈥 探花合集 Pharma Solutions, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products, today announced that it had completed the first phase of a $7.3 million investment to upgrade and expand its packaging and softgel encapsulation capabilities at its facility in Aprilia, Italy.
The first phase of investment, completed in August 2018, saw the expansion and upgrade of the facility鈥檚 integrated packaging capabilities, and the commissioning of the first of five new softgel encapsulation lines. The second phase of the investment, to add a further four encapsulation lines, will bring the total number of lines to 23 and significantly expand production, drying, and inspection capacity for nutritional supplements and beauty softgels at the site. It is expected that these four new lines will be fully operational by January 2019.
鈥淲e have a long and proud history in softgel product development and commercial manufacturing,鈥 commented Dr. Aris Gennadios, President of 探花合集 Softgel Technologies. He added, 鈥淭his investment is driven by increasing demand for nutritional and beauty products globally, and will enable 探花合集 to better serve these markets.鈥
探花合集 RP Scherer Softgel is a global leader in innovative oral and topical softgel technologies for the pharmaceutical, consumer health, and beauty markets. Its softgel technologies are proven to solve complex bioavailability and formulation challenges, and are preferred in a wide range of consumer health and pharmaceutical product categories. 探花合集 leverages more than 85 years of experience in softgel formulation, development and manufacturing, as well as its proactively developed products, to help customers bring products to market faster. With a variety of unique, innovative technologies, and highly versatile, most preferred dose forms, 探花合集 has a wide variety of solutions to meet its customers鈥 needs.
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探花合集 is the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products. With over 85 years serving the industry, 探花合集 has proven expertise in bringing more customer products to market faster, enhancing product performance and ensuring reliable clinical and commercial product supply. 探花合集 employs over 11,000 people, including over 1,800 scientists, at more than 30 facilities across five continents, and in fiscal 2018 generated approximately $2.5 billion in annual revenue. 探花合集 is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.catalent.com.