Evonik: Acquisition in the Health Care business
Evonik acquires Transferra Nanosciences Inc.
Evonik and Transferra Nanosciences, Inc., formerly known as Northern Lipids Inc., have signed an asset purchase agreement on June 21st, 2016 to acquire the business and assets of Transferra Nanosciences Inc., a biotechnology company based in Burnaby close to Vancouver (Canada). Both parties have agreed to not disclose the purchase price. The transaction is scheduled to close at the end of July 2016.
Mr. Don Enns, President and CEO Transferra Nanosciences Inc. and Dr. Jean-Luc Herbeaux, Head of the Health Care Business Line at Evonik at the agreement signing in Vancouver, B.C.
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Transferra is a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) that provides services as well as products to biotechnology companies engaged in the development of pharmaceutical products, using the company’s unique expertise in liposomal drug delivery systems. The acquisition allows Evonik to further expand the portfolio of its Business Line Heath Care in the area of parenteral drug delivery technologies and services.
“This transaction reflects our continued commitment to growth in the health care area and in the drug delivery space in particular,” says Dr. Reiner Beste, chairman of the Board of Management of Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH.
Transferra services include prototype identification, scale-up and process development, analytical support and qualification of methods, production of test articles for toxicology studies and cGMP manufacturing of clinical trial materials. In addition Transferra offers a range of benchtop LIPEX® extruders, as well as custom-built LIPEX® extruders for large scale manufacture of commercial drug products.
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