
Merck Serono’s Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility, Nantong, China
The Nantong facility is one of Merck's largest pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in the world.
Aspen is a leading supplier of branded and generic pharmaceuticals worldwide. Aspen has manufacturing facilities on six continents; its products are renowned for their quality, effectiveness and affordability.
Aspen is a leading supplier of branded and generic pharmaceuticals worldwide. Aspen has manufacturing facilities on six continents; its products are renowned for their quality, effectiveness and affordability.
At Aspen’s pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Bad Oldesloe, Germany, more than 1,000 different products are produced and distributed to 130 countries for many international pharmaceutical partners.
The Bad Oldesloe facility offers pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and primary and secondary packaging services for the international market’s EU QP release and clinical trial packaging.
The facility meets stringent quality standards and is Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certified by the European Union and by many other national regulatory authorities. It operates in accordance with integrated quality (DIN EN ISO 9001:2008), environmental management (EN ISO 14001:2004) and health and safety (OHSAS 18001:2007) management systems.
The Bad Oldesloe facility offers advanced manufacturing capability and a wealth of technological experience in its committed and competent team. The facility’s production volumes for 2010 were: 2.7 billion tablets, 6,200 kilolitres of liquids, 37 million units of blow fill seals, 55 million finished packs, and more than 1,000 SKUs.
Aspen Bad Oldesloe offers a range of contract services for the manufacture and packaging of solids. These include granulation and drying, including spray granulation; coating; and Occupational Exposure Band 5 manufacturing and packaging. The facility can cater for low-dose products. Packaging sizes range from 100 to 100,000 packs, including:
Aspen Bad Oldesloe carries out contract manufacturing of pharmaceutical liquids and semi solids, including orals, topical liquids, creams, ointments, suspensions and solutions. The facility can also handle flammable liquids.
Batch sizes range from 500l to 8,000l, and the facility’s capabilities include glass and plastic bottle packing, including child-resistant caps, dosage devices, and the application of 2D Data Matrix Code, vignettes and tamper-evident labels.
Aspen Bad Oldesloe’s form fill seal services include:
The facility has a range of small-scale equipment for pharmaceutical trials and formulation, to support the contract manufacturing services on offer.
Aspen’s Bad Oldesloe facility has a wealth of international logistics experience. It has more than 170 customers in around 130 countries and can act as a cross dock / hub for transport consolidation / bonded warehousing.
The warehouse has both ambient and cold storage capabilities (2°C to 8°C) as well as a vault for controlled substances (level 9 security). The site has good traffic infrastructure, with access to two airports (Hamburg and Luebeck) within 40km, and is close to Hamburg sea port – the largest German container port.
The Nantong facility is one of Merck's largest pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in the world.
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