Fill Finish Capabilities at Alkermes Contract Pharma Services, Ohio

Fill Finish Capabilities at
Alkermes Contract Pharma Services, Ohio, U.S.A.
Vial Fill Rooms
Fill Finish Facility in Ohio, U.S.A.
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Aseptic vial powder and liquid filling
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Grade A filling zone with Grade B background
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Glass/lexan partitions around filler
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Dedicated redundant air handlers under AB PLC
control
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Pressure Monitoring
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Hard Balanced pressure cascade
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0.08” steps x 5 steps
Key Features
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Continuous SCADA monitoring
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Aseptic vial powder and liquid filling
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dP Alarms @ 0.01” after 300 seconds
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Located on 24 acres with 200,000 sq ft
square feet of space
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Temperature Control and Monitoring (62°F+/-5)
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Humidity Control and Monitoring 35-60% RH
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Operates under cGMP standards
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Recirculation: ~10% outside air
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Audited by FDA, MHRA, ANVISA and other
regulatory authorities
Utilities
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Manufactures product for U.S., EU/ROW,
Japan, China, Russia and CIS markets
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Clinical and commercial scales
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Vials and pre-filled annual capacity
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10 million vials
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2 million syringes available by 2013
Site Strengths
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Multi-Product Facility
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Experienced highly-skilled workforce with
high work ethic and standards
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Aseptic filling in dry powder and liquid fill
single dose vials and prefilled syringes
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Vial Inspection to ensure final quality
attributes are met
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A focus on partnering with customers
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Excellent site compliance
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Includes WFI, Clean Steam, Compressed air and
Solvent Tank Farm.
Contract Services
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Technical Support for drug product (including biologics)
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Analytical testing
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Product Inspection of liquid powder vials and prefilled
syringes
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Regulatory submission and support
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Dossier support
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Validation
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Project Management.
For More Information:
Philip Pratten, VP Business Development
[email protected]
or [email protected]
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© 2012 Alkermes. All rights reserved.
Fill Finish Capabilities
at Alkermes Contract Pharma Services, Athlone, Ireland
Fill Room
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Aseptic vial powder and liquid filling
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Dispensary - Grade C dispensary area with
glovebox isolator available for potent or
hazardous materials
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Compounding - Grade C area,
accommodates up to 1,000 Liters
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Vial Washing - Integrated U shape filling line,
with Grade D viewing corridor
Fill Finish Facility in Athlone, Ireland.
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Vial Filling - Grade A area, filling 2ml-100ml
vials at 120vials per minute, 100% weight
check
Key Features
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Capping/Labelling - adjacent to filling room,
Grade A conditions for capping, labelling
adjacent in Grade D room
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Biopharmaceutical Sterile Fill-Finish
facility
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Licenses by Irish Medicines Board (IMB)
in mid-2008
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Designed to fill liquid products
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Meets FDA/EMA/JMHLW GMP
Guidelines
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42,000 sq. ft of cGMP manufacturing
capacity
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Clinical and commercial scale
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20M unit annual capacity for biologics
and small molecules
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Multi-product facility, capable of filling a
range of vials in liquid form
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Batch sizes from 2-1,000 Liters
Utilities
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Includes WFI, Clean Steam, Compressed air
Status of Facility
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Facility is kept in ‘readiness’ status and with
continuous monitoring essential equipment
and facilities maintained
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Various commercial options for the plant can
be explored with partners.
For More Information:
Philip Pratten, VP Business Development
[email protected]
or [email protected]
© 2012 Alkermes. All rights reserved.