Niro products at Interphex

For immediate release-February 20, 2001

Columbia, MD - GEA Pharma Systems
A comprehensive range of solid-dosage process equipment and systems. Specific products on display include:

• SDMicro™, a new and innovative fully functional spray-drying plant in miniature.
• MP-Micro™, a tabletop fluid bed processor.
• Buck® valves and docking systems for high containment of products without contamination.
• Buck® UN-certified containers for contamination-free worldwide transport of solid materials.

GEA Niro Soavi

cGMP high-pressure homogenizers, microsizers, and positive displacement pumps with a special focus on cell rupture applications. On display, the PANDA 2K, a new tabletop homogenizer with the ability to process small volumes of liquids and pumpable fluids.

Atlantic Pharmaceutical Services

A total resource for contract development and solid dosage contract manufacturing. The company has recently expanded its FDA-approved facility, and includes a fully staffed formulation development group and complete analytical laboratory.

GEA Evaporation Technologies

A newly formed Niro joint venture specializing in distillation and evaporation technology for pharmaceutical and biotechnology applications requiring cGMP compliance.

Tuchenhagen North America

A leading liquid process integrator providing innovative liquid process concepts, detail design/engineering, automation, fabrication, installation, and qualification.

GEA FES, Inc.

A technology leader in the industrial refrigeration market, providing custom and standard designs to accommodate any application. On display will be its new G Series Rotary Screw Compressor line, high-efficiency systems suited for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.