Pharma and biopharma manufacturers are being asked to do more with less time, fewer handoffs, and tighter margins. As programs move from development into commercial manufacturing, the challenge isn’t just speed—it’s ensuring every step of the process works together reliably, whether the product is a tablet, a capsule, or a topical formulation.

In this Pharma Matters Q&A, Coperion discusses how its Health & Nutrition segment helps simplify that challenge through an integrated, single-source approach to processing. Coperion supports a wide range of operations, from material handling and feeding to mixing, granulation, extrusion, coating, drying, and viscous processing—all designed to work together as a unified system.

Contract Pharma spoke with Sharon Nowak, Sales Manager, Health and Nutrition, Americas; Michael Benjamin, Global Head of Process Solutions and Innovation Centers, Health and Nutrition; and Chris Summers, Global Commercial Director – Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals, about how this approach can ease project planning, support smoother scale-up from R&D to commercial production, and give manufacturers more flexibility as they respond to trends like continuous manufacturing and automation. The conversation also highlights practical examples of how integrated equipment and process expertise can reduce complexity, improve efficiency, and help bring products to market with greater confidence.