Lonza's Capsule Delivery Solutions launches new capsule delivery line

Capsule Delivery solutions has launched a new capsule based on an “all colorants” formulation, helping Lonza expand its R&D offering.

Capsugel’s Colorista capsules were featured alongside the company’s product portfolio at CPhI Worldwide earlier this year.

The company’s new capsules offer pharmaceutical customers a wide array of colours and are available in both Vcaps Plus (HPMC) and Coni-Snap gelatin capsules. In particular, the Capsugel Colorista capsules offer over 150 colour options in Coni-Snap gelatin capsules and more than 50 colour options in Vcaps. Colorista capsules are also available in different sizes to enable the encapsulation of a wide range of doses and formulations.

“A common issue faced by drug product developers is that the colour composition choice for the commercial drug product is often made after initial stability studies. If new colours are introduced, it may require additional studies, which can result in costly delays," said Emmanuelle Saugues, Color Lab EMEA supervisor for Lonza. "To address this problem, we have developed Colorista capsules at the Capsugel Color Lab.”

Niki Kolokotronis, sales director Americas for Capsule Delivery Solutions explained: “Colorista capsules meet the demand of our pharmaceutical customers who look for solutions that cut down on development time while giving them flexibility to progress with technical development before the final commercial colour decision is taken.”

Niki Kolokotronis, sales director Americas for Capsule Delivery Solutions, explained: “Colorista capsules meet the demand of our pharmaceutical customers who look for solutions that cut down on development time while giving them flexibility to progress with technical development before the final commercial colour decision is taken.”