Thorough API characterization is a vital first step in our development process. Our scientists combine decades of pre-formulation expertise with an extensive understanding of commercial pharmaceutical manufacturing processes to help you develop and commercialize products in liquid formulations, semi-solid dosage forms, and aerosol manufacturing.
Pre-Formulation Services
- Raw material sourcing
- Solubility profiles
- Partition coefficient of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)
- API compatibility with excipients
- Stability testing
- Analytical method development and method transfer
- API characterization
- Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- Powder X-ray diffraction
- Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
- Particle morphology by optical microscopy
- Drug formulation and packaging compatibility
- Surface tension of aqueous and nonaqueous liquids