Stevanato Group partners with Pfeiffer Vacuum to deliver effective biopharma industry testing

Italian-based Stevanato Group, a leading producer of glass primary packaging and provider of integrated capabilities for combination products, has announced an agreement with Pfeiffer Vacuum Technologies to provide characterization testing of container-closure systems for the biopharma industry.

US-based Pfeiffer Vacuum Technologies specializes in leak testing and CCI technologies. The CCI analysis and testing services will take place at Stevanato Group’s state-of-the-art US Technology Excellence Center (TEC) due to open in Boston in Q3 2020.

Stevanato Group TEC site leader Abizer Harianawala said: “The TEC-Pfeiffer Vacuum agreement combines our extensive expertise in glass primary packaging testing with proven CCI testing solutions for the biopharma market.

“Over the years biopharma companies have been facing increasingly stricter standard requirements in terms of reliability of CCI testing. Working with Pfeiffer Vacuum Technologies will allow us to support the quality, integrity and effectiveness of sensitive drugs, preventing issues such as moisture, oxygen or microbial contamination.”

The TEC will provide analytical and testing services related to container closure systems and drug delivery devices, as well as delivering a set of customized analytics and testing services for biopharma companies’ drug formulation and manufacturing processes.

President at Pfeiffer Vacuum Technologies, Brian Pahl added: “Partnering Pfeiffer Vacuum’s industry leadership in CCI technologies with Stevanato Group’s strong experience of the biopharma industry and glass packaging testing is a win-win for both companies as well as packaging suppliers and creates a center of excellence in parenteral drug packaging.”

Thanks to a highly skilled and experienced team in the area of primary container testing and a wide network of partners, TEC will guide biopharma customers in choosing the best-suited container for their drug and provide consultancy for glass container-device integration.

An introduction to US Stevanato Group Technology Excellence Center services will be provided at Stevanato Group’s booth A60, in hall 7.2 at Pharmapack Europe, 5-6 February.

With offices in Indiana, USA, Pfeiffer Vacuum boasts a unique portfolio of equipment dedicated to the pharmaceutical industry and medical markets. It will be at Pharmapack Europe, hall 1, booth k22, showcasing three different technologies that will be installed at the US-based TEC: the helium mass spectrometry for MALL testing, the patented and proven Mass Extraction technology able to detect defects as small as 1 μm on glass vials and an Optical Emission Spectroscopy Instrument, to measure leak tightness using a patented process that does not require a tracer gas.

About Stevanato Group:

Established in 1949, Stevanato Group is the world’s largest, privately-owned designer and producer of glass primary packaging for the pharmaceutical industry. From its outset, the Group has developed its own glass converting technology to ensure the highest standards of quality. The Group comprises a wide set of capabilities dedicated to serving the biopharmaceutical and diagnostic industries: from glass containers with its historical brand Ompi, to high-precision plastic diagnostic and medical components, to contract manufacturing for drug delivery devices, to vision inspection systems, assembly, and packaging equipment.

The Group also provides analytical and testing services to study container closure integrity and integration into drug delivery devices, streamlining the drug development process. Thanks to its unique approach as a one-stop-shop, Stevanato Group can offer an unprecedented set of solutions to biopharma companies for a faster time to market and a reduced total cost of ownership.

For more information, please visit www.stevanatogroup.com

About Pfeiffer Vacuum:

Pfeiffer Vacuum is one of the world’s leading providers of high-tech vacuum solutions for the semiconductor, industrial, coating, analytical and R&D markets. For more than 125 years, the Pfeiffer name has served as a guarantee for high-end vacuum technology, a high-quality comprehensive solution, and first-class service. Thanks to close collaboration with customers and a continuous focus on their needs, Pfeiffer is constantly optimizing and expanding its portfolio. Therefore, even in the future, Pfeiffer will always be able to provide customers with the best possible solution for their particular use. Its service program extends from vacuum pumps through measurement and analysis equipment right up to complete vacuum systems.

For more information, please visit www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com