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Sharp Clinical Expands Capsule Filling Capacity

Acquires MG America’s Planeta 50 continuous capsule filling machine

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By: Kristin Brooks

Managing Editor, Contract Pharma

Sharp Clinical Services has increased capacity to fill capsules for the pharmaceutical industry with the acquisition of MG America’s Planeta 50 continuous capsule filling machine. The Planeta 50 has the capability to fill capsules with powder, pellets, tablets or micro-tablets at a rate of up to 50,000 capsules per hour as well as offering an in-process weight control system.   With the addition, Sharp can now fill capsules ranging from a few hundred capsules for preclinical or early Phase I s...

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