West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., a global provider of innovative solutions for injectable drug administration, is launching its new Daikyo Crystal Zenith (CZ) Nested Vials in Tub.
 
Designed to meet the exterior dimensions of glass standard ISO-8362-1, CZ nested vials are a demonstrated containment solution for cell and gene therapies, radiopharmaceuticals, and sensitive molecules. CZ is designed to maintain container closure integrity down to cryogenic temperatures, offer superior functional recovery of viral vectors, low particulate specification (2% USP ), break resistance, and low risk of chemical interaction. CZ vials have demonstrated to be effective in safely storing gene therapy drugs and meeting the packaging demands from preclinical to commercial phases, according to the company.
 
“West has been at the forefront of pharmaceutical packaging for over 100 years and is the market leader for containment solutions for cell and gene therapy treatments,” said Cindy Reiss-Clark, Chief Commercial Officer at West. “This new offering expands the CZ platform to provide packaging configuration options for flexible filling solutions of sensitive molecules.”
 
Product features include: 

Available in 2mL and 10mL, and with ISO 8362-1 exterior dimensions.
 
Offer flexible closure solutions with crimped closures using NovaPure stoppers or PLASCAP press-fit closures with Daikyo stoppers to meet manual, semi-automated or automated capping requirements.
 
The ready-to-use nested vials are first layered with a Tyvek slip sheet, heat sealed with a breathable Tyvek lid, double bagged and sterilized.