Aesica Pharmaceuticals, a contract development and manufacturing organization, is adding additional services in its oral solids capability, including a new roller compaction unit for dry granulation production in Zwickau, Germany.

The company said it is enhancing it presence of its German sites (Monheim and Zwickau), having identified the German pharmaceutical market as a growth area.This latest investment compliments other recent investments in the region, including a new tablet coater capability and pouch packing line.  

The new roller compaction unit uses a continuous production step that enhances product uniformity and enables the formulation of active pharmaceutical ingredients otherwise inhibited by the presence of water.

Source: Aesica Pharmaceuticals