Pierre Fabre Supercritical Fluids shortlisted for award at CPhI Worldwide

Gaillac, France: – Highly innovative process experts Pierre Fabre Medicament Supercritical Fluids Division are on the short list for a coveted prize at the CPhI Pharma Awards 2015.

The awards are a highlight of the highly prestigious event, being staged this year in Madrid.

PF Supercritical Fluids are shortlisted for an award in the category Best Innovation in Process and Formulation Development, alongside Codexis and Catalent.

Final countdown

All 16 finalists will make a concluding in-depth presentation to the Awards jury panel during the first day of CPhI Worldwide on Tuesday, October 13, before the winners are announced live during the show.

R&D Project Manager, Hubert Lochard, will deliver Supercritical Fluids Division’s presentation.

Innovations

The division has announced a number of significant innovations during the year, including its Formulcoat process, a mild and solvent-free process to efficiently coat all kind of dry powders even small particles and successfully tested for taste masking issue on a wide variety of dry compounds.

About Pierre Fabre Supercritical Fluids

Pierre Fabre’s Supercritical Fluids division has developed specialized expertise in supercritical fluids technology for pharmaceutical applications, in particular in Drug Delivery Systems (DDS).

The division is part of Pierre Fabre Laboratories, one of France’s largest independent pharmaceutical laboratories, focusing on ethical drugs, health products and dermocosmetic products.

Headquartered at Castres in the French Midi-Pyrenees Departement, Pierre Fabre has a presence in more than 130 countries worldwide and has a combined workforce of more than 10,000 people of whom more than 3.000 work outside France.

About ICSE/CPhI 2015

The ICSE Contract Services conference and exhibition is part of the suite of events that make up CPhI Worldwide, one of the biggest pharmaceutical industry events in the world.

Now in its 26th year, the 2015 event is a three-day event opening October 13 at IFEMA, Feria de Madrid. Last year’s even in Paris attracted almost 36,500 delegates and 2,500 exhibitor companies from more than 150 countries worldwide.

The CPhl Worldwide show is being held alongside two other zoned exhibitions; P-MEC Machinery and Equipment and InnoPack pharmaceutical packaging events.

The Pre-Connect Conference on October 12 brings together senior representatives and key stakeholders from all segments of the industry for a series of market-led educational modules on the latest trends and topics with networking and partnering opportunities.

The CPhI Pharma Awards, presented on the first evening of the conference, honor innovative companies and leaders. The previous three categories (formulation, process development and packaging) have now been expanded to eight awards, now additionally honoring best innovations in biologic drug development and manufacturing, supply chain & logistic management, manufacturing technology, APIs and excipients, as well as CEO of the Year.

The CPhI series is staged by leading Global B2B Events Organizer and Publisher UBM Live More information at: http://www.cphi.com/europe/home