This development is likely to increase the commercialization opportunities for these products.
Albemarle leverages its GMP manufacturing capabilities to produce PTS at its South Haven, Michigan in quantities that increases its delivery for use in the production of large-scale consumer food and beverage products and nutritional supplements.
Zymes has attained the status of GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) for PTS from FDA. Along with expanding opportunities for the aforementioned markets, the PTS also shows effective as a nanoparticle delivery system for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
‘We are delighted to have Albemarle as a manufacturing partner,’ said Volker Berl, chief technology officer at Zymes. ‘Albemarle’s worldwide presence and numerous geographical manufacturing locations, along with the company’s flexibility and reliability to scale the PTS manufacturing process in response to increasing market demand, affords Zymes significant economic and strategic advantages in meeting the needs of our diverse client base.’
‘Albemarle’s commitment to overall product quality allows us to service both diverse and highly regulated markets. This will make our superior solubilization technology available globally for a broad range of consumer products such as foods and particularly for clear beverages,’ Berl continued.
‘We continue to receive positive response for our ability to support the vision of developing pharmaceutical and bioscience companies like Zymes,’ said Matt Juneau, vice president of Albemarle’s Fine Chemistry Services division. ‘The opportunity to assist promising companies in realizing their vision is extremely gratifying for us. It’s a business strategy that maximizes our demonstrated chemistry and scale-up services and has the added appeal of furthering our mission to create powerful solutions that meet societal needs.’
Zymes has signed many licensing arrangements for food and beverage product launches. It has also developed a clear omega3 enhanced water beverage that is set to launch in 2009. The company has expanded the scope of applicability of the PTS technology to water soluble dry powder formulations.
