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Quotient, Capsugel Begin Formulation Partnership

By Drug Discovery Trends Editor | June 26, 2012

Quotient Clinical, a leading provider of specialist early stage drug development services and Capsugel, a global leader in innovative dosage solutions for the healthcare industry, have announced a collaboration to enable the rapid development and clinical assessment of lipid-based formulations. Together, the companies will use their technology and expertise to address the drug delivery challenges of poorly soluble molecules with limited oral bioavailability.

The collaboration integrates Quotient’s RapidFACT real time clinical manufacture and testing service with Capsugel’s lipid-based formulation expertise and manufacturing capability. With up to 70% of the industry’s development pipeline consisting of molecules with poor solubility, the collaboration will fast track the effective clinical evaluation of lipid-based drug delivery systems in man, whilst optimising the drug product for downstream development. As part of the collaboration, Quotient will utilise Capsugel’s CFS Liquid Capsule Filling and Sealing technology at its facility in Nottingham and will be able to access the formulation expertise in Capsugel’s Development Centre in Strasbourg.

Mark Egerton, Managing Director of Quotient Clinical, said.  “The collaboration with Capsugel will help our customers address prevalent drug delivery challenges for poorly soluble compounds in a more effective way. It will further empower our RapidFACT service by ensuring that selected drug products can be rapidly scaled-up and transitioned into downstream development – further reducing timelines to critical development milestones.”

Keith Hutchison, Senior Vice President of R&D at Capsugel, added. “Our expertise with poorly soluble drugs includes a proprietary predictive modelling technology based on an extensive database of lipid formulations that allows us to find the best formulas quickly. We also have a deep knowledge of capsules and our Licaps liquid filling and sealing technology helps to speed up the development process.”

Date: June 25, 2012
Source: Quotient Clinical, Capsugel


Filed Under: Drug Discovery

 

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