01.14.19
MedPharm Ltd has announced the expansion of its US Center of Excellence in Durham, North Carolina in response to increasing service demand for its topical and transdermal formulation development and performance testing services.
An investment of $4M in the expansion and equipment will more than triple the size of the current US facility to 25,000 sq. ft. LC/MS and automation of sample handling will also be substantially increased.
“This expansion aligns with MedPharm’s strategy to keep increasing the sophistication and relevance of our proprietary ex vivo human skin models and further increase our responsiveness to clients in formulation development, especially in ocular delivery,” commented Eugene Ciolfi, MedPharm’s president & chief executive officer. "The expansion complements the recent expansion we have completed in our facility at our headquarters in Guildford, UK and reflects the positive demand for our services globally.”
As part of the investment, MedPharm has installed the latest Waters LC-MS/MS to manage the increasing demand for bio-analysis. This new model is equipped with the latest UPLC for rapid separation and method development and offers mass spectrometry detection at picogram levels.
“The FDA has set stringent validation criteria for any performance test if they are being used to substantiate generic equivalence”, said Professor Marc Brown MedPharm’s co-founder and chief scientific officer. “Customers are recognising that MedPharm has the depth of experience to achieve positive outcomes from these complex experiments and has the strategic knowledge to support successful regulatory submissions of their topical and transdermal products.”
An investment of $4M in the expansion and equipment will more than triple the size of the current US facility to 25,000 sq. ft. LC/MS and automation of sample handling will also be substantially increased.
The expansion creates additional laboratory space for MedPharm to de-risk its customers’ development programs by carrying out expanded topical dosage formulation development services and innovative performance testing on topical and transdermal pharmaceutical products. Recently published FDA and EMEA guidance’s on demonstrating generic equivalence for topical medicines, as well as the growing interest in developing new topical drugs, is fueling this demand.
“This expansion aligns with MedPharm’s strategy to keep increasing the sophistication and relevance of our proprietary ex vivo human skin models and further increase our responsiveness to clients in formulation development, especially in ocular delivery,” commented Eugene Ciolfi, MedPharm’s president & chief executive officer. "The expansion complements the recent expansion we have completed in our facility at our headquarters in Guildford, UK and reflects the positive demand for our services globally.”
As part of the investment, MedPharm has installed the latest Waters LC-MS/MS to manage the increasing demand for bio-analysis. This new model is equipped with the latest UPLC for rapid separation and method development and offers mass spectrometry detection at picogram levels.
“The FDA has set stringent validation criteria for any performance test if they are being used to substantiate generic equivalence”, said Professor Marc Brown MedPharm’s co-founder and chief scientific officer. “Customers are recognising that MedPharm has the depth of experience to achieve positive outcomes from these complex experiments and has the strategic knowledge to support successful regulatory submissions of their topical and transdermal products.”