NARA Machinery and PSL stand shoulder to shoulder at Interphex Japan

Published: 2-Jul-2014

PSL will explain its new technology for microsphere formulation at the show

This week, from 2–4 July, PSL is to exhibit once again with NARA Machinery on booth No. 2–001 in East 3 Hall of the Tokyo Big Sight conference centre in Japan.

After the success of last year's show, PSL would like to thank NARA for inviting the company back on to its stand. PSL will be represented by Pierre Landais, Tendering Manager for Asia-Pacific and Head of PSL APAC (Asia-Pacific). Landais will be on site during the three-day conference promoting the long standing partnership between PSL and NARA. He will also be explaining the new technology for microsphere formulation and how PSL is leading the field with its innovative designs.

The show follows another successful joint exhibition at Korea Pharm 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. That show saw 50,621 visitors attending, with over 2,500 from overseas, according to the organisers. This was a great platform for PSL's new APAC office opened in February 2014 to look after the Asia Pacific region (excluding India, where PSL India is responsible), supporting and serving new and existing customers with advanced process requirements. PSL APAC will also provide real-time support to PSL’s local partners and distribution network throughout the region, including NARA Machinery in Japan and South Korea.

Celebrating 25th anniversary in 2014

Established since 1989, PSL celebrates 25 years of business in 2014. To mark the occasion, the company will hold an exclusive Global Showcase Event at its Liverpool, UK headquarters on 18 September, at which it will demonstrate microsphere formulation process technologies.

Microspheres are increasingly used as drug delivery devices in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries due to their revolutionary characteristics and applications. They work as miniature time release capsules made of biodegradable polymer carrying the API of parental drugs.

PSL’s process experts developed the MicrosphereRefiner in respond to the challenges faced by drug manufacturers with other techniques such as sieving with mesh blocking, lengthy drying and Steam-In-Place (SIP) difficulties.

The MicrosphereRefiner combines filtration, cake washing, classification and drying, all in one step, with sterile product recovery. The harvesting of the micro particles is key in the formulation process as the control of particle size distribution affects the time release effect of the micro capsules. PSL technology has been developed to meet such requirements with SIP and full drainability capabilities, and tiltable sterile discharge.

PSL is an international manufacturer of filtration, drying and high containment solutions from small-scale production to full process systems for pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, chemical and laboratory industries worldwide. PSL provides advanced process solutions for the production of APIs including sterile, cytotoxic, oncology, hormones and many other active compounds.

Visit us at booth 2-001 in East 3 Hall of the Tokyo Big Sight conference centre in Japan and discover PSL’s innovative technology for microsphere formulation.

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