Aprecia is the biopharmaceutical leader in advanced additive manufacturing technologies. As a specialty CDMO,we help you overcome formulation challenges. Through novel oral dosage forms, we are reimagining medicine so patients and caregivers can live their best lives.
Captisol is a patent-protected, chemically modified cyclodextrin with a structure designed to optimize the solubility and stability of drugs. Captisol was invented and initially developed by scientists in the laboratories of Dr. Valentino Stella, University Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas’ Higuchi Biosciences Center for specific use in drug development and formulation. This unique technology has enabled several FDA-approved products, including Amgen’s Kyprolis®, Baxter International’s Nexterone®, Spectrum’s EVOMELA® and Melinta Therapeutics’ Baxdela™. There are many Captisol-enabled products currently in various stages of development.
Lubrizol provides excipients that enhance the solubility and bioavailability of active ingredients. Apinovex™ Polymers are used for amorphous solid dispersions, improving the solubility of poorly soluble drugs. Apisolex™ Polymers enhance solubility in injectable formulations, offering high drug loading and stability.
Carbopol® Polymers are high molecular weight polyacrylic acid polymers used in various formulations for their thickening and stabilizing properties. We also supply a range of other ingredients listed on the FDA’s Inactive Ingredient Database (IID) that can help improve the feel and performance of topical pharmaceutical formulations.
NISSO HPC (Hydroxypropyl Cellulose) was first sold in Japan in 1969 and is globally approved for use as a pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipient and as a binder for granulation, direct compression, and as a solubility enhancement matrix. NISSO HPC has been fully IPEC GMP compliant since 2010.
NISSO SSF (Sodium Stearyl Fumarate) is a lubricant (pharmaceutical additive) in the production of tablets. It is primarily used in tableting and dry granulation as a means of preventing tablet failure. The presence of hydrophilic groups in the molecule improves the disintegration time of the tablets, making it suitable for use in orally disintegrating (OD) tablets. Using NISSO SSF as a lubricant can suppress the effects of over-mixing tableting powders and improving the tablets physical properties, making it suitable for the continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing that has been gaining attention in recent years.
Nippon Soda/NISSO provides Japanese high-quality and highly functional excipients.