West Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
West is a leading provider of innovative, high-quality injectable solutions and services committed to improving health for patients worldwide. The company focuses on quality, collaboration, service, and innovation, producing sterile, high-quality components to support the safe, effective containment and delivery of medicines. West offers proprietary packaging containment and drug delivery products, contract manufacturing services, and collaborates globally to meet evolving market needs and regulatory standards.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
Very Large (1000+)
Patents
Products
Prefillable syringe components and systems
Primary container components and assembled prefillable syringe systems intended for parenteral drug administration, engineered for reduced breakage, low extractables and compatibility with biologics.
Self-injection device platforms
Patient-focused delivery devices including mechanical auto-injector platforms and electronic patch injectors engineered to support self-administration and higher-volume or extended delivery use cases.
Vial containment components (stoppers, seals, adapters)
Components for vial containment including elastomeric stoppers, seals and vial adapter systems designed to maintain drug compatibility, sterility and facilitate administration.
Cartridge systems and components
Components and systems for cartridge-based drug delivery compatible with various administration devices.
Quality enhancement components (tamper-evident seals, printed/embossed security features)
Components and printing/embossing options added to primary packaging to improve security, labeling clarity and anti-counterfeiting.
Prefillable syringe components and systems
Primary container components and assembled prefillable syringe systems intended for parenteral drug administration, engineered for reduced breakage, low extractables and compatibility with biologics.
Self-injection device platforms
Patient-focused delivery devices including mechanical auto-injector platforms and electronic patch injectors engineered to support self-administration and higher-volume or extended delivery use cases.
Vial containment components (stoppers, seals, adapters)
Components for vial containment including elastomeric stoppers, seals and vial adapter systems designed to maintain drug compatibility, sterility and facilitate administration.
Cartridge systems and components
Components and systems for cartridge-based drug delivery compatible with various administration devices.
Quality enhancement components (tamper-evident seals, printed/embossed security features)
Components and printing/embossing options added to primary packaging to improve security, labeling clarity and anti-counterfeiting.
Services
Injection molding, component manufacturing, contract assembly and finished packaging services for pharmaceutical and medical customers.
Laboratory testing for extractables/leachables, stability, method development, release and device/packaging compatibility using a range of analytical techniques.
Optimized washing and sterilization workflows to deliver sterile, ready-to-use components for parenteral packaging.
Automated vision inspection, 100% optical inspection program design and inspection-process qualification to detect defects and particulate contamination.
Advisory services on packaging regulatory requirements, change control strategies and regional regulatory alignment for primary packaging and delivery systems.
Design and implementation of tamper-evident seals, multi-layer printing/embossing and authentication technologies to support traceability and product security.
Injection molding, component manufacturing, contract assembly and finished packaging services for pharmaceutical and medical customers.
Laboratory testing for extractables/leachables, stability, method development, release and device/packaging compatibility using a range of analytical techniques.
Optimized washing and sterilization workflows to deliver sterile, ready-to-use components for parenteral packaging.
Automated vision inspection, 100% optical inspection program design and inspection-process qualification to detect defects and particulate contamination.
Advisory services on packaging regulatory requirements, change control strategies and regional regulatory alignment for primary packaging and delivery systems.
Design and implementation of tamper-evident seals, multi-layer printing/embossing and authentication technologies to support traceability and product security.
Expertise Areas
- Container-closure systems for injectables
- Prefillable syringe systems
- Self-injection device development
- Extractables and leachables analysis
Key Technologies
- Cyclic olefin polymer primary containers
- Fluoropolymer barrier films for closures
- Automated vision inspection systems
- High-performance liquid chromatography with MS (LC-MS)
News & Updates
Join us in Raleigh, North Carolina for a FREE Educational Seminar!
West’s technical experts will present on quality planning for injectable delivery systems at a seminar on April 24, 2012, in Raleigh, NC.
West Demonstrates Scientific Leadership through Collaboration with CNPPA in China
West’s Scientific Affairs Team hosted a symposium with CNPPA to discuss packaging regulation and stability study guidance in China.
Evaluation of piston movement under severe storage conditions in plastic and glass prefilled syringes
Study comparing the performance of glass and plastic prefilled syringes under storage and transportation conditions.
West Authors Contribute Chapters to New Leachables and Extractables Handbook
West authors contributed to chapters in a handbook on safety evaluation of leachables and extractables in inhalation drug products.
Reynolds to speak at Drug Delivery Partnerships Conference
Graham Reynolds will present on integrated drug delivery systems at a conference in Las Vegas.
West without Borders 2011 Charity Efforts See Success
West employees contributed over $210,000 to local charities in 2011 through the West without Borders initiative.
Join us in Raleigh, North Carolina for a FREE Educational Seminar!
West’s technical experts will present on quality planning for injectable delivery systems at a seminar on April 24, 2012, in Raleigh, NC.
West Demonstrates Scientific Leadership through Collaboration with CNPPA in China
West’s Scientific Affairs Team hosted a symposium with CNPPA to discuss packaging regulation and stability study guidance in China.
Evaluation of piston movement under severe storage conditions in plastic and glass prefilled syringes
Study comparing the performance of glass and plastic prefilled syringes under storage and transportation conditions.
West Authors Contribute Chapters to New Leachables and Extractables Handbook
West authors contributed to chapters in a handbook on safety evaluation of leachables and extractables in inhalation drug products.
Reynolds to speak at Drug Delivery Partnerships Conference
Graham Reynolds will present on integrated drug delivery systems at a conference in Las Vegas.
West without Borders 2011 Charity Efforts See Success
West employees contributed over $210,000 to local charities in 2011 through the West without Borders initiative.