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Catalent Opens New Full-Service Clinical Supply Facility in Shiga, Japan

The 6,000 square-meter-site will provide flexible clinical supply solutions, serving both local and global biotech and pharmaceutical companies. The facility, one of the largest of its kind in Japan, will play an important role in Catalent’s expanding Asia-Pacific network, working alongside two sites in China and one in Singapore to ensure customers’ clinical trials are well-served across the region.

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Announcing Start of Long-Term Partnership with Phathom Pharmaceuticals

Catalent and Phathom Pharmaceuticals have signed a commercial supply agreement for Phathom’s lead compound, vonoprazan, which is a novel, orally active-potassium competitive acid blocker (P-CAB). As it works toward regulatory review, Phathom will leverage Catalent’s extensive capabilities and history of supporting successful product launches at its Winchester, Kentucky, facility.

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Catalent Completes Acquisition of Bettera, a Leading Gummies Manufacturer

Catalent, Inc., has completed the acquisition of Bettera Holdings, LLC, a major manufacturer in the high-growth gummy, soft chew, and lozenge segments of the nutritional supplements, complementing and accelerating the growth of Catalent’s global softgel and oral dose formulation and manufacturing business to provide consumer health innovators with unrivalled choice, formulation expertise, and high-quality, scalable manufacturing solutions to help bring new products to market.

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Catalent in the News

Catalent Expert Discusses Challenges of Controlled Release Formulations

Ron Vladyka, Director of Scientific Services, Oral and Specialty Delivery at Catalent joins other industry experts to discuss the challenges of controlled release formulations in Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Investing in PBPK – Catalent Experts Featured in Pharmaceutical Outsourcing 
Published in Pharmaceutical Outsourcing, Anders Lindahl, Ph.D. and Jan Neelissen, Ph.D.  discuss the ways investing in PBPK early in the development process can help minimize development risk.

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Raman Spectroscopy Discussed by Catalent Expert in Contract Pharma
Raman spectroscopy helps ensure quality along the pharma supply chain of materials—from incoming raw materials through to finished product. Read the article, published in Contract Pharma, by Jacques Ledru, Head of Characterization at Catalent’s facility in Nottingham, U.K.

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Catalent Adding Hundreds of Jobs in Bloomington, Indiana

Inside Indiana Business reports on how Catalent is responding to growing demand at the Bloomington site.

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Upcoming Events: Join Our Experts to Hear the Latest on Technology Development Programs

CPhI Worldwide | Milan, Italy | Hybrid Online Conference: October 25 - November 19 Live In-Person: November 9-11
Plan to attend various live and on-demand sessions on some of the industry’s most discussed topics, both at the hybrid online conference and the live, in-person event. Stop by stand 2F10 to speak with our team about how Catalent can assist with your project needs.

Biologics

BIO-Europe Digital | Virtual | October 25-28
Register now and connect with our Catalent Biologics experts over this 4-day virtual event.


Biologics Contract Manufacturing Europe | Virtual | October 27-28
Catalent is a proud sponsor of this year’s event. Register now and schedule a meeting with our experts to learn more about our capabilities in Europe and beyond.

PEGS Europe | November 2-4, 2021 | Barcelona, Spain – Hybrid Conference
Greg Bleck, Ph.D., Vice President, R&D, Catalent Biologics will present “Leveraging Proven Technology to Speed Path to First-In-Human Studies with GPEx® Lightning”.

Clinical Supply Services


CHINATRIALS 13 Summit | Shanghai, China | November 10-12, 2021
Register now and visit our Catalent Clinical Supply experts in booth 15 dedicated to the Asia Pacific region. They are ready to help you explore solutions to your clinical supply challenges in APAC and beyond.


Consumer Health

SupplySide West | Las Vegas | October 25-28
Visit our team of Catalent experts in booth 2839. Schedule a meeting to learn more about our latest product offerings and new developments in the consumer health space for your next project.

Oral Drug Delivery


Inhalation & Respiratory Drug Delivery Online Conference | Virtual| October 21-22
Join us at the Inhalation & Respiratory Drug Delivery Conference and hear from Catalent experts, Carla Vozone and Samiran De, discuss the latest trends and innovations in inhalation technology. Register today!

PODD: Partnership Opportunities in Drug Delivery | Boston | October 28 – 29
Corrnell Stamoran, Ph.D., Vice President, Strategy and Government Affairs, will moderate "Meeting the Formulation and Delivery Needs of Special Patient Populations: Focus on Pediatrics and Geriatrics".

Global Drug Bioavailability Enhancement Summit | Virtual | November 3 – 4
Stephen Tindal, Director, Science & Technology, Catalent will present “OptiForm® Solution Suite – Catalent’s Early Development Toolkit for Resolving Small Molecule Oral Bioavailability Challenges in Preclinical Phase” at this virtual summit.

A Catalyst in Drug Development

Lun Xin, M.Sc.

Senior Formulation Development Scientist

In his role at Catalent, Mr. Xin focuses on establishing formulation development and manufacturing capabilities for mRNA-LNP delivery platforms. He collaborates with Catalent’s global data science team to couple the high-throughput formulation development lab with automated data and reporting workflow. He has extensive knowledge in pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, and non-invasive drug delivery as applied to biologics. Learn what drives his commitment to research, and access his works on developing high-throughput formulations, fluorescence microscopy detection and more.

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Top Content

Biologics

●      Webinar: “Biologics Analytical Methods: Trends and Strategies to Accelerate Biologics Development” - In this webinar, experts summarize the current biologics analytical landscape and possible strategies to help overcome challenges.

●      Article:  “Setting a Clear Strategy for Primary Packaging” – Alternative materials, as well as supply-chain planning, are essential to ensure a reliable supply for parenteral drug packaging. Melissa Buchanan, supply-chain director at Catalent’s facility in Bloomington, Indiana joins other industry experts in this BioPharm International article.

●     Webinar: “After the Pandemic, Antibody R&D Remains Key” – Learn more about the future of antibody research and development, and the ways companies are working together to bring about change.

Cell & Gene Therapy


●      Executive Summary: “Formulation Strategies for AAV-Based Gene Therapies”  - Understand the formulation development considerations for viral vectors, and how to apply to them the knowledge gained from protein formulation development. 

●      Video“Plasmid DNA: Integrated Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapies”Plasmid DNA is a critical raw material for cell and gene therapies. Discover the importance of having an integrated partner like Catalent Cell & Gene, and how we can keep your development and manufacturing needs on track and on schedule.

●      Executive Summary: “Readiness through Planning and Alignment: Guiding Gene Therapies from Clinic to Market” - Learn how integrated service providers can streamline manufacturing, development, and commercialization for optimal regulatory and process outcomes for gene therapy programs. 

Clinical Supply Services


●      Article: “Risk Mitigation in Direct-to-Patient Clinical Trials” - Learn how direct-to-patient supply can help mitigate risk in decentralized studies. 

●      Webinar: “Understanding the Impact of Primary Packaging Decisions on Clinical Supply Success” - Experts discuss the factors to consider when selecting a primary packaging format and the impact that decision can have on a study. 

●      Article: “Optimizing Clinical Supply for a Smoother Phase 2a to 2b Transition” - Learn the similarities and differences between Phases 2a and 2b, and the implications that Phase 2b supply requirements can have on Phase 2a kit design specifications. 

Oral Drug Delivery

●      Webinar: “A Guide to Drug Development of Challenging Molecules”
Experts discuss some of the key considerations, strategies, and solutions available in the drug development of challenging molecules. 

●      eBook: “Pharmaceutical Outsourcing for Oral Development and Manufacturing”- This eBook includes an overview of outsourcing trends in the oral solid dose market. Featured articles describe the robust market resulting from the demand for specialized dosage forms such as controlled release, pediatric and geriatric delivery vehicles. 

●    Infographic: “Boosting Bioavailability - How Companies are Using Advanced Technologies to Formulate Complex Molecules” - Catalent and FiercePharma asked 200+ people involved in the oral dose market for their views on barriers to the development of oral formulations. Improvements in formulation technology is known but costs and inhouse technical expertise are barriers to adoption.

●      Webinar: “Reducing Inhalation Burden Through High-Dose, Carrier-Free Spray Dry Powders” - This webinar explores how spray-dried particles provide an attractive, carrier-free option for highly dispersed delivery of API to regions of the deep lung, providing an alternative approach to large, porous particles. 

Consumer Health

●    Infographic“Vitamin D and Immunity” - With growing consumer interest in the ways nutritional supplements can help maintain immune health, there is one ingredient that is shining through.

●    Executive Summary: “Plant-Based Solutions for Nutritional Supplements” – Learn more about key ingredients and formulations in plant-based supplements, and ways to bring plant-based formulations to market. 

●    InfographicHow Plant-Based Softgels Can Address the Needs of Today’s Consumer” – Plant-based softgels are well positioned to address the needs of the consumer focused on natural products.

Virtual Site Tours

 Biologics Development and Manufacturing


  • Explore the world-class late-stage and commercial manufacturing for vial fill/finish and secondary packaging of biologics and sterile products in this 360° virtual tour of Catalent’s facility in Anagni, Italy.

Cell and Gene Therapies

  • In this 360° virtual tour, explore Catalent’s Harmans/BWI-1 clinical through commercial manufacturing facility for gene therapies. The state-of-the-art, FDA-licensed facility, at approximately 200,000 sq. ft., houses 10 CGMP manufacturing suites, including fill/finish, and contains central services labs, testing labs, and acts as our central warehouse and supply chain hub for Catalent Gene Therapy.

Oral Development and Manufacturing  

  •  In this 360° virtual tour, explore Strathroy, Ontario, one of two sites located in Canada offering softgel development and manufacturing capabilities for the Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health industries.  
  • Catalent’s Boston facility provides manufacturing and development services for inhaled powders. The site features a top-tier vendor set for capsule filling and blister packaging lines as well as spray dryers up to PSD-7 scale, the largest size for GMP pharmaceutical use in North America. With expertise in commercial launch and scale-up, the Boston site is a center-of-excellence for tech transfer projects.

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