Sepha Launches Small Batch Contract Packaging Service

Sepha, a Northern Ireland based specialist in pharmaceutical packaging and machinery, has launched a contract packaging service for small batch production. The offering is focused on providing cost-effective, low volume runs of blister and medical device packs within short turnarounds. Flexible production of packs for sampling, testing and research, are independent of the availability of larger blister pack lines. 

Demand for small batches of pharmaceuticals has grown significantly in recent years, due to the rise of personalized medicines and orphan drugs. This has created the need for pharmaceutical companies and CMOs to accommodate occasional low volumes on high-speed production lines.

Sepha’s contract packaging arm will operate from a new packaging facility in Belfast. Housing a range of dedicated blister packaging equipment, it will be able to accommodate small-batch packaging projects, from cold-form and thermoform blisters to MAP packs, trays for medical devices, and temperature and humidity controlled packaging.

Sepha will also offer a holistic blister packaging development service, complete with QA and non-destructive leak testing. Encompassing material selection, tooling design and 3D prototyping, the full-service offering will be particularly ideal for manufacturers looking to test or compare different materials and designs on a pilot scale.

The new contract packaging service is geared towards companies looking to outsource anything from 100 up to 10,000 packs per week, either as one-off runs or longer-term contracts. These include packs for use in stability studies, multiple formats for patient compliance testing or marketing samples.