“Darmstadt has been at the center of oral drug delivery innovation for five generations. That’s why it is with great pride that we begin a new chapter in EUDRAGIT® history here. Our new facility enables our customers to develop oral drugs more efficiently and innovatively, improving the lives of more patients worldwide,” said Harald Schwager, Deputy CEO of Evonik.
Evonik’s Darmstadt site is the European headquarters of Evonik Health Care and a global hub for oral drug delivery system solutions. It also serves as a gateway to the company’s Health Care business in Asia. The new spray drying facility is built according to the pharmaceutical guidelines IPEC-GMP. It is directly connected to the plant that produces aqueous dispersions of EUDRAGIT®. This reduces the amount of transportation and related emissions, while streamlining the supply chain.
EUDRAGIT® polymers are polymethacrylates suitable for use in drug delivery applications. These polymers can be used individually or in combination to match virtually any target release profile including immediate, delayed and sustained release. They are also compatible with all relevant process technologies including hot melt extrusion and spray drying for solubility enhancement.
Evonik’s strong polymer development and production expertise, combined with the global application technology network of experts, has led to a steady increase in demand for polymer excipients over the past few decades.
Evonik Health Care has been a leader in advanced drug delivery for decades, supporting pharmaceutical companies worldwide with comprehensive services for the development of complex oral and parenteral drug products. This includes pharmaceutical excipients, formulation development and the manufacturing of clinical samples, as well as commercial drug products. Furthermore, the business serves as a CDMO for APIs and intermediates and has a strong focus on growth fields such as lipid-based mRNA and gene delivery, and cell culture solutions for biopharma applications.