B. Braun OEM - Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Solutions, Contract Manufacturing and Project Management

B. Braun is one of the world's leading companies in international healthcare. The B. Braun OEM Division offers a wide range of products and services for the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.

The product portfolio comprises pharmaceutical solutions, medical devices and products for disinfection and hygiene. Whether provided as standard or customised products, the B. Braun portfolio spans the whole healthcare value chain and provides high quality and product safety.

System-built pharmaceutical outsourcing solutions

B. Braun OEM has expertise in medical sciences, pharmacy, product development, production, law, packaging and logistics. This provides complete outsourcing knowledge to the customers.

The OEM project-management teams are the experts for individual customer ideas.

The principal activities within customer projects are product variation and combination, pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and common development.

When this is combined with additional support – such as analytical services, regulatory support and a professional customer and logistic service – B. Braun OEM is able to provide system-built solutions for a successful business.

Pharmaceutical contract manufacturing

Contract manufacturing means production and filling of pharmaceuticals according to customer specifications. The filling possibilities include solutions for irrigation, infusion therapy and volume replacement, as well as injectables and anaesthetics. We also fill drugs for topical use like creams, gels and pomades.

B. Braun OEM has an in-depth knowledge in the production of drugs, from aqueous solutions to lipid emulsions. Partnering with OEM offers innovative technologies, including system components and different container types.

The wide range of containers includes bottles, ampoules, vials, tubes, bags and multi-chamber bags. Furthermore, our broad range of medical devices acts as a complement to the entire drug-application system.

Galenic development support, pilot batch production and analytical services

Within its pharmaceutical contract manufacturing service, OEM provides the following additional support:

• Analytical services: compatibility and stability studies
• Galenic development support: galenic preparations in hydrous solutions and lipid emulsions
• Pilot batch production: pilot batches for clinical trials, and placebo batch production (including documentation)
• Private label: production of labels, imprints and wrappings according to customer specification
• Compatibility: the ConComp database is a unique source of information for the compatibility of drugs, container materials and IV solutions

Customised kits and pharmaceutical products

OEM provides standard products assembled in customised kits and products with modified characteristics. We back this up with labels, imprints and wrappings tailored to customer specifications. Another business area is the packaging of customised kits and procedure sets.

Pharmaceutical product quality assurance

We place the strictest demands on the reliability of our products and services. Quality assurance is therefore a firm component of our activities in all areas. Every product runs through a multitude of tests before it is ready for the market. In this way we are able to offer a constant high level of quality – worldwide and in all markets.