IND submission is a major milestone in the life of your drug. We can provide all supporting analytical data to help ensure a smooth application process.
We have the expertise, flexibility, and resources to provide a full range of pharmaceutical API custom development services at every stage of the lifecycle.
We can provide lab-, kilo- and pilot-scale manufacturing for preclinical studies and all phases of clinical trials, supplying milligram to kilogram quantities.
Cambrex brings more than 40 years of generic API manufacturing experience to its pharmaceutical partners. From our sites in Italy, Sweden, and the USA, we are a leading global supplier of generic APIs.
Drug substance tech transfer sounds so simple on the surface, but it’s a complex activity carrying a number of technical, regulatory, and quality risks.
At Snapdragon Chemistry, now part of Cambrex, our chemists specialize in creating custom solutions and technologies to take on your toughest process development and production challenges. This includes expertise in designing and building reactors that enable seamless technology transfer as a process scales up for commercial manufacturing.
At Cambrex, we provide a range of technologies equipped to solve your API manufacturing challenges, and we are flexible enough to handle the most complex molecules.
You can rely on our extensive portfolio of analytical development solutions and testing services to rapidly advance your molecule for the greatest chance of success.
Cambrex offers a comprehensive suite of testing services for complex biopharmaceuticals including standalone analytical R&D, method validation, release testing, ICH stability, and routine QC testing.
We’re solid state chemistry experts who can deliver timely, phase-appropriate solutions to optimize the physical stability of your API, develop a more bioavailable formulation or overcome other challenges.
Cambrex’s experienced analysts are well-equipped to ensure microbial testing is of the highest quality for our customers and delivered with a quick and reliable turnaround.
Cambrex and Q1 Scientific’s stability storage and sample management capabilities provide a variety of pharmaceutical storage conditions, with walk-in and reach-in chambers that meet all ICH Q1A requirements.
Cambrex offers extensive development services tailored to meet your drug product needs in early development. From pre-formulation to Phase II, we ensure your products are developed with speed, flexibility, and quality in mind.
Whether you need rapid development, flexible manufacturing solutions, or high-quality production, Cambrex is your trusted partner for advancing your drug product from concept to the clinic.
Cambrex is here to support you in early-phase development. Our development experts apply their ingenuity and skill to address your unique challenges.
Our teams of creative problem-solvers work closely with you to accelerate drug development timelines, optimize processes, and meet regulatory requirements.
We understand that the commercial phase of drug development can be challenging, especially when it comes to manufacturing at scale and meeting changing market demands.
Cambrex is a leading global supplier of more than 70 generic APIs, as well as intermediates and derivatives.
05.16.2023
East Rutherford, NJ – May 16, 2023 – Cambrex, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing drug substance, drug product, and analytical services across the entire drug lifecycle, today announced that Snapdragon Chemistry has completed the second phase of its 51,000 square-foot expansion in Waltham, Massachusetts.
This expansion adds an additional 12,000 square feet to Snapdragon’s active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) development and manufacturing facility, including new process research and development suites with 24 hoods, a GMP stability suite, and a fifth GMP kilo-lab, designed for multi-step, end-to-end continuous processing. The new labs feature 100 L and 60 L glass-lined steel reactors, a 10 L plug flow reactor, tangential flow filtration and nanofiltration skid, 5kW photoreactor and a GMP-qualified LabOS SCADA. The new suites will be operational in June 2023.
“The capabilities and capacity added in Waltham are designed to support the industry’s most complex chemical development needs, consistent with Snapdragon’s expertise and history,” said Tom Loewald, CEO of Cambrex.
“We are pleased to see Cambrex’s ongoing commitment to providing best-in-class API process development services, supporting the completion of this expansion following our recent acquisition,” said Matt Bio, President of Snapdragon.
Snapdragon’s new capabilities align with Cambrex’s ongoing investments in continuous flow process development and small-scale clinical and commercial manufacturing in High Point, North Carolina.
About Cambrex Cambrex is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that provides drug substance, drug product, and analytical services across the entire drug lifecycle. With over 40 years of experience and a growing team of over 2,400 experts servicing global clients from North America and Europe, Cambrex is a trusted partner in branded and generic markets for API and finished dosage form development and manufacturing.
Cambrex offers a range of specialized drug substance technologies and capabilities, including continuous flow, controlled substances, solid-state science, material characterization, stability storage, and highly potent APIs. In addition, Cambrex can support conventional dosage forms, including oral solids, semi-solids, and liquids, and has the expertise to manufacture specialty dosage forms such as modified-release, fixed-dose combination, pediatric, bi-layer tablets, stick packs, topicals, controlled substances, sterile, and non-sterile ointments.
About Snapdragon Chemistry Snapdragon Chemistry specializes in active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) batch and continuous flow process development, utilizing state-of-the-art automation technology and proprietary equipment to solve complex process and analytical development challenges. With R&D and manufacturing headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Snapdragon’s 70+ employees come with strong ties to the local scientific community, with 31 PhD scientists on staff. For more information, please contact info@snapdragonchemistry.com.