News|Articles|October 18, 2013

MedPharm Opens New Facility in UK

Author(s)Melanie Sena

MedPharm opens a new topical and transdermal formulation-development services facility in Guildford, United Kingdom.

MedPharm, a speciality pharmaceutical company providing topical and transdermal formulation development services, has opened a new £.5 million ($680 thousand) GMP facility in Guildford, United Kingdom.

The investment adds a microbiology laboratory, cleanroom suites, an ICH stability testing area, and quality-control and performance-testing laboratories to support Phase I and II clinical manufacture. The facility also allows for the manufacture of highly potent compounds up to OEB level 4 with a manufacturing batch scale of up to 50 kg and primary packaging, labeling, and randomization services.

Source: MedPharm,


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