Biotech products＿Formulation

Contract services

1.Manufacturing of injectable biopharmaceuticals

Contents
  • Equipment that conforms to EU, U.S., and Japanese GMP
  • Oversight of manufacturing of biological products by a manufacturing administrator
  • Contract manufacturing of vial-packaged liquid injectable drugs using sterile manipulation
  • Operations including raw material and material acceptance testing, weighing, formulation, sterile filtration, filling, and inspection processes
  • Automated warehouse and shipping staging area with refrigerated storage to allow temperature control until product shipment
Vial sizes

Diameters of 16.0, 23.0, and 24.5 mm
We can accommodate vial volumes ranging from 2 to 15 mL.

Features
Formulation equipment
  • By using traceable pipes to move biopharmaceuticals, which often must be kept refrigerated, from formulation equipment to filling equipment, we are able to control the temperature of drug solutions from 5°C to 15°C from the tank to the filling machine. In addition, we use two-stage sterile filtration, enabling us to formulate volumes of up to 900 L.
  • We have a C/SIP-compliant spare dissolution tank (600 L) whose temperature can be regulated (from 5°C to 15°C).
  • Capabilities include formulation of sterile drug solutions, handling of sterile active ingredients, and sterile sampling.
  • Post-filter tanks and filling machine header tanks are equipped with agitators, allowing filling of suspensions.
  • Alkaline-based washing is possible for some CIPs.
  • We can accommodate formulation using fixed equipment as well as formulation using single-use bags.
Vial washing and dry sterilization system
  • The cooled portion of our vial dry sterilization system has been fitted with a heat sterilization system.
Filler
  • Our high-speed filling line can operate at up to 350 vials per minute (when using vials with a diameter of 16 mm).
  • We use an in-process control (IPC) system to eliminate human error.
  • We use a time pressure system to increase washing performance. In addition, we have installed a temperature correction system to increase filling precision.
  • We can connect and fill drug solutions in low-volume, single-use bags (2 to 5 L), for example investigational new drugs.
Seamer
  • Our seamer is installed under a laminar flow inside a sterile room.
Automatic testing equipment
  • Inline automatic testing equipment enables us to carry out appearance and content testing on filling lines simultaneously.
Filling environment
  • We have installed a closed RABS in our sterile room, enabling production in an advanced, sterile environment.

2.Packaging of biopharmaceuticals

Contents

We package vial products in individual boxes. At the same time, when a contract allows sorting by automatic testing equipment or acceptance testing of intermediate products, we can also offer contract packaging of imported products.

Features
  1. We offer the full sequence of processes, from vial labeling to packaging in individual boxes, printing, and packing of boxes into cartons.
  2. We can package up to 300 individual boxes per minute.
  3. We use an in-house system of identification codes for materials to prevent inadvertent mixing of different product types.
  4. We have inline capability for printing RSS codes on individual boxes.
  5. We can assign special certification information for vaccines and affix chart stickers.
  6. The packaging environment is kept at 20°C or below.
Vial sizes that we can currently accommodate

33 mm (height) × 16 mm (diameter) : Contact us for more information about other sizes.

Production equipment

Vial labeler, carton packer, inkjet printer, sticker applicator, overwrapper, carton caser

3.Prototype and investigational new drug manufacturing

Contents

We offer manufacturing services ranging from small-scale trials to investigational new drugs to help customers optimize formulation design and manufacturing methods.

Features
  1. Our facilities are fully equipped with isolators so that we can perform liquid filling and Freeze-Drying in a sterile environment.
  2. They can also accommodate single-use systems.
Manufacturing capacity
Formulation types Vial formulations (freeze-dried and liquid)
Vial sizes φ16×H33mm　〜　φ33×H63mm
Preparation tank capacity Max. 10 L (single-use*1)
Batch size Max. 4,344 vials (16 mmφ vials)
Filling speed UP to 720 per hour*2

*1 Size can be changed. Please contact API for more information.
*2 Varies with liquid characteristics and fill quantity.