CDMO: EUROAPI launches a new spray dryer in Haverhill to support clients with molecule development

February 20, 2023

EUROAPI announces the launch of a new spray dryer in its R&D center in Haverhill (UK) to increase its capacities in developing and scaling up pharmaceutical processes for its Contract and Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) clients. This new spray dryer will be available to support chemical and biochemical synthesis projects carried out across the Group’s sites in France, Germany, Italy and Hungary.

This fully automated equipment is designed to support early-phase work with smaller campaign sizes of 1 to 5 kg. It can also be used to support technology transfers into larger spray dryers by exploring the process operating space with much less material.

“By combining this new spray dryer with its R&D team’s expertise in simulation and mathematical modelling, EUROAPI can transfer, develop and scale up spray drying processes faster and using much less of a client’s valuable API,” said Cécile Maupas, Chief CDMO Officer of EUROAPI. “This is part of EUROAPI’s strategy to reinforce the ‘center of excellence for spray drying’ at Haverhill, a site that has over 20 years of experience in spray drying pharmaceutical products at commercial scale.”

Spray drying is an area of growing interest in the pharmaceutical market with increasing challenges in bioavailability and rising interest in inhalable dosage forms.