Development, approval and manufacture of innovative drug formulations with extended and modified active ingredient release
Develco Pharma Schweiz AG
Pratteln (CH) · Birsfelden (CH) · Schopfheim (DE)New on Amplifa
About Develco Pharma
Develco Pharma is a private pharmaceutical company that develops and produces innovative formulations for medicines with known active ingredients. The focus is on extended and modified release, with current priorities in the treatment of severe pain and ADHD. The company covers the entire value chain – from formulation development and approval through contract manufacturing, quality control, pharmacovigilance and supply. After approval, the products are licensed out to internationally operating pharmaceutical companies. The headquarters are located in Pratteln (Switzerland), scale-up production with quality control in Birsfelden, and at the German site in Schopfheim oral solid dosage forms have been manufactured and laboratory work performed since 2017. The European and North American markets are supplied.
- Site
- CH-4127 Birsfelden
- Processes
- Development of pharmaceutical formulations (extended/modified release), Contract manufacturing of pharmaceutical products, Life Cycle Management, Manufacture of oral solid dosage forms (painkillers/opioids, ADHD), Scale-up production with quality control laboratory, Laboratory for formulation and analytical method development, Drug development (formulation), Approval
- Materials
- Formulation development, Oral solid dosage forms, Contract manufacturing
- Certificates
- In-house quality control
- Founded
- 2006
- Industries
- Pharmaceutical industry, Healthcare
- 01
Formulation development
- 02
Approval
- 03
Scale-up production
- 04
Manufacture of oral solid dosage forms
- 05
Quality control
- 06
Pharmacovigilance
- 07
Licensing out to international pharmaceutical companies
Development and Manufacturing Services
Formulation development
Development of pharmaceutical formulations with extended or modified active ingredient release.
Oral solid dosage forms
Manufacture of tablets and comparable forms, especially for pain therapy and ADHD.
Contract manufacturing
Commercial production for own products as well as life-cycle management and licensing.
Sites
Pratteln
CHHeadquarters
Birsfelden
CHScale-up production with quality control laboratory
Schopfheim
DEProduction, formulation development, analytical laboratory, quality control
- Production hall since 2017
- Laboratory for formulation and method development
- Building control technology with laboratory automation and monitoring of pressure, temperature and humidity
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development of pharmaceutical formulations (extended/modified release)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Contract manufacturing of pharmaceutical productsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Life Cycle ManagementEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of oral solid dosage forms (painkillers/opioids, ADHD)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scale-up production with quality control laboratoryTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laboratory for formulation and analytical method developmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Pharmacovigilance
At both production sites in Birsfelden and Schopfheim, in-house quality control is operated; room conditions such as pressure, temperature and humidity are technically monitored. Pharmacovigilance and quality complaints are handled centrally via qa@develco.ch.
| Evidence | Birsfelden | Schopfheim |
|---|---|---|
| In-house quality control |
History
- 2006
Foundation of Develco Pharma Schweiz AG
- 2017
New production hall commissioned at the Schopfheim site; manufacture of painkillers and ADHD preparations