BASF in spray drying co-operation with GEA Niro

Published: 11-Feb-2010

BASF has signed an agreement with GEA Niro, which will allow BASF to make cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) spray drying tests and pilot productions of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) at GEA Niro\'s pharma test station in Copenhagen, Denmark.

BASF has signed an agreement with GEA Niro, which will allow BASF to make cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) spray drying tests and pilot productions of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) at GEA Niro's pharma test station in Copenhagen, Denmark. This test station is said to be one of the most advanced and versatile cGMP spray drying facilities worldwide.

Through the cooperation, BASF's Pharma Ingredients & Services division will add spray drying of APIs and formulations to its custom synthesis services for small molecules for the pharmaceutical industry.

Folker Ruchatz, BASF's director of global business management custom synthesis, said: "Teaming up with GEA Niro gives us access to a superior facility, and by working with the leading supplier of spray drying technology worldwide, we can provide the best solutions to our customers' needs sustainably."




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