West opens expanded campus in Germany

West Pharmaceutical Services has opened its recently expanded Kiefernweg Campus in Eschweiler, Germany, which includes a new global centre of excellence for the research and development of pharmaceutical packaging components and systems for injectable medicines.

“This is an exciting time in the biopharmaceutical industry with new, innovative therapies being introduced to the market that address significant unmet medical needs,” said Reinhard Waeben, vice president, Packaging Components, R&D at West. “Yet it is also a time of great challenge, with increasing demands on drug manufacturers to ensure both the quality and speed with which those products are delivered to patients. We will be working within our Innovation & Technology center to bring forward the latest advancements in primary packaging for injectable medicines to help address these customer challenges.”

The expanded campus now includes two new office buildings, the original Kiefernweg office, and an Innovation & Technology center of excellence — which was created to consolidate the company’s global R&D offices.

“With our state-of-the-art Innovation & Technology centre here at Kiefernweg, and two global manufacturing plants close by in Eschweiler and Stolberg, West is well positioned to provide our customers with cutting-edge containment and delivery solutions for the future that can be scaled up quickly and efficiently,” added Heino Lennartz, managing director at West in Germany.