CDMO Arcinova has added a 3P Innovation R1000 micro-dosing system at its facility in Alnwick, UK in what it called its “Fill-Inova” project, the company said. The R1000 machine includes two of 3P’s Fill2Weight filling modules, which can be used to fill API-only or lactose blend formulations into inhalers, capsules, and blisters. According to Arcinova, the new machine will increase its filling capacity from 200 to 1,000 units per hour.
Arcinova Head of Drug Product Stephen Byard commented, “Through continued investment in people and the most advanced instrumentation, Arcinova have reliably expanded service lines to satisfy the increased demands of progressing new medicines through to the clinic faster, and without compromising quality. Installation of the R1000 capsule filling technology, provided by 3P Innovation, will help us to manufacture increased numbers of product units in reduced time, with higher accuracy and also accommodating powders that are difficult to handle using conventional systems. By combining our well-established expertise in drug substance manufacture and solid form optimization with the advantages offered by the R1000, we are now ideally placed to address the growing demand for pharmaceutical products in clinical trials, ranging from simple capsules to inhaler devices. It is an absolute pleasure to be offering such advanced services to clients around the world with real patient benefits.”
3P launched the R1000 Robotic Capsule Filler in January 2018. Earlier this year, the Fill2Weight system was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation.
3P Innovation Business Development Director Simon Strothers said, “We are delighted to be supplying Arcinova with an R1000 Robotic Capsule Filler. Fitted with two of our world-leading Fill2Weight powder filling modules, the R1000 will enable Arcinova to develop and launch new drugs to market quicker, reducing clinical development timescales and achieving first-in-human milestones faster and at lower cost. As the pharmaceutical industry is under increasing pressure to develop new drugs faster, it is important that manufacturers seek the most advanced technologies. The R1000 is a versatile and powerful production machine, capable of handling the most challenging and specialist powders from pure API’s and blends to delicate spray-dried powders and micro-pellets.”
Read the Arcinova and 3P Innovation press release.
