Healthcare Magazine December 2015 | Page 52

BASF

F ocused on innovation , BASF is recognized in the industry for the excellence of its products and expertise throughout the value chain , from drug development in the laboratory to market release . To further stimulate product performance and expand its activities for customer needs , the company has launched a new way to interact with the market , based on four platforms of the line of excipients . Each of these platforms has unique characteristics aimed at serving its clients in a customized way :

• Immediate and Modified Release : functional excipients for use with multiple doses and various release profiles
• Solubility : products and technologies that help solve the most complex challenges for drugs with lower solubility
• Skin Care : ingredients for use in pharmaceutical topical dosage forms
• Soft Gelatin Capsules : active pharmaceutical ingredients and a wide variety of excipients for the development of modern drugs
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presented in this pharmaceutical form
These platforms offer added value solutions by combining BASF ’ s experience , manufacturing excellence , applied technology , and strength in R & D in the chemical industry .
“ The platforms are presented as solutions to circumvent the challenges of the industry and create an easy link between
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