Sterling Pharma Solutions Announces $13.5-Million Investment at Dudley, UK, to Increase Process Development & Manufacturing Capacity
Sterling Pharma Solutions recently announced the next phase of a multi-year investment strategy at its site in Dudley, UK. The $13.5-million plan will see the building and commissioning of new process development laboratories, and the installation of additional commercial-scale manufacturing equipment to meet the ongoing growth in demand for small molecule API manufacturing.
The project, which is due to be completed mid-2022, includes the installation of a 4.5 cubic metre hydrogenator, capable of pressure reactions up to 10 bar, as well as supplemental conical and filter dryers within the existing manufacturing plant. Additionally, new kilo-scale and technology laboratories will be built in the site’s Material Science Centre, which was constructed as an earlier part of the investment strategy in 2020. The laboratories will be equipped to develop commercial-scale processes for customers using biocatalysis, and to enhance capabilities at the recently established flow chemistry centre of excellence.
“The next phase of our strategic plan is to increase and enhance our capacity to develop and scale up processes for commercial readiness, and is testament to the continued, strong interest that we are seeing in small molecule development,” said Kevin Cook, Chief Executive Officer at Sterling. “Having the capabilities and expertise across a range of advanced technologies is crucial to ensure that Sterling can continue to be an industry-leading partner for API development and manufacturing, and meet the future demands of our customers.”
Sterling’s 42-acre site in Dudley, UK opened in 1969 and employs over 550 people to manufacture small molecule APIs from development phase through to commercial supply.
Sterling Pharma Solutions is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with more than 50 years of experience in providing small molecule API development and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical industry, specializing in handling challenging chemistries. Sterling manages the most complex API challenges from proof-of-concept to commercial manufacture, as well as antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) research and development bioconjugation services. Sterling has four facilities employing more than 800 people: its HQ in Dudley, Northumberland, UK; a dedicated bioconjugation and ADCs facility in Deeside, North Wales, UK; and two sites in the US, in Cary, NC, and Germantown, WI. Find out more.
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