Qualicaps, a capsule manufacturer, has acquired Genix Industria Farmaceutica Ltda., a two-piece hard capsule manufacturer based in Brazil with operations located in the pharmaceutical hub of Goais, and commercial activities managed from Sao Paulo.

Qualicaps is a global manufacturer of a complete assortment of two-piece hard capsules and related pharmaceutical processing equipment, belonging to Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation through The Life Sciences Institute, Inc., which encompasses its healthcare portfolio of businesses. The acquisition allows the company to expand its global presence from operating sites in Japan, Spain, Romania, Canada and the US, to include Brazil.

Genix has 13 years of experience in hard gelatin capsule manufacturing. Genix also has had a long-standing collaboration with Technophar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualicaps that provides the machinery and technology for both companies' manufacturing processes.

Source: Qualicaps