Liquid filled hard capsules
Edinburgh
NextPharma Edinburgh site is a centre of excellence for development and manufacture of liquid filled hard capsule products.
The Edinburgh facility is one of the world's largest dedicated sites for the development and manufacture of liquid and semi-solid pharmaceuticals using liquid-filled hard capsule technology (LFHC). The site is fully integrated and supports all aspects of development, scale-up and manufacture of LFHC products. The team in Edinburgh has over 30 years’ experience in developing and commercializing innovative products using LFHC technology. The site was acquired from Lonza in 2021.
The following services are offered
Pharmaceutical Development
- Pharmaceutical formulation development
- Scale-up (pilot-scale, production-scale)
- Technical transfer
- Validation
- Manufacturing of stability batches including registration and validation
- Galenic optimisation of existing formulation
Analytics
- Analytical development
- Validation
- Stability testing
- Quality control including in-house microbiology testing
- Market release
Clinical and Commercial Manufacturing & Packaging Capacity
API size reduction | Impact milling |
Bulk mix preparation | 20L, 200L and 400L vessels |
Capsule filling and banding | Bench to commercial scale, up to 100k capsules/hour |
Drum coating | Multiple scales, up to 120k capsules/batch |
Capsule printing | Off-set roller printing, up to 80k capsules/hour |
Blister packing and cartoning | Thermoform capability with full lid foil printing |
Serialisation | Level 4 system with tamper evident closure |
Containment | High containment API handling in dedicated suites |
Manufacturing | 900 m² total (400 m2 dedicated to HP production) |
Regulatory status | MHRA approved and FDA inspected |
Site contact information
Address
NextPharma
Unit 1-8 Oakbank Parkway
Livingston
Scotland EH53 0TH
UK
Phone
+441506448080
Fax
+441506448081