CPhI Pharma Awards Showcase Industry Drivers

Frankfurt, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) -

API Corporation, E-Pharma Trento and Camurus- the 2013 winners

The CPhI Pharma Awards 2013 winners were announced live at the
awards ceremony- day one at CPhI Worldwide [http://www.cphi.com ].
Honouring outstanding developments from some key industry players,
the awards highlighted ever-advancing market innovations, fundamental
to driving growth throughout global pharma.

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This year the event, which is the foremost opportunity to
recognise outstanding achievement amongst industry peers and pharma
leaders, had three categories, designed to recognize innovation in
formulation, process development, and packaging. A record-breaking 44
entries were received, 13 for formulation, 18 for process
development, and 13 for packaging- a total of nine finalists were
chosen, three in each of the categories:

Best Innovation in Process Development

The 2013 winner for Best Innovation in Process Development was
deservingly won by API Corporation, acknowledging the Company's
leading catalytic system for C-H activation. Many drug substances'
pharmaceutical activity is exerted by a structural motif called a
biaryl unit. Current synthesis, however, requires large amounts of
hazardous chemicals. API's technology conceptually addresses this
issue as a catalytic system of C-H activation that both drives down
costs and provides an environmentally friendly process. Currently,
this technology has been applied to the commercial synthesis of
angiotensin II receptor blockers.

Best Innovation in Formulation

The CPhI Pharma Award for Best Innovation in Formulation was
received with overwhelming reception as Camurus was announced as this
year's winner. Camurus was acknowledged for their fluid Injection
depot that delivers therapeutic doses over extended periods -
adjustable from days to months - from a single injection. Setting the
depot aside from other parenteral technologies of its kind, this
fluid injection depot is comprised of a lipid-based liquid solution
that transforms into a liquid crystal gel matrix in situ on contact
with minute quantities of aqueous fluid at the site of injection. The
drug becomes effectively encapsulated and is released in a controlled
manner. This provides key benefits compared to other associated
market products, by reducing the typical complex manufacturing,
reconstitution before administration, refrigerated storage or limited
compatibility with biomolecules- clearly highlighting these benefits,
the technology has already been licensed to drug giant Novartis.

Best Innovation in Packaging

Of the three innovative Packaging finalists, E-Pharma Trento were
the winners of the evening, with their strengthened blister pack to
package solid pharmaceutical and nutraceutical forms, providing
especial use for fragile tablets. Made of three layers (Al - PVC -
PA/Al/PVC) that make the capsule packaging more rigid, it allows the
user to push-through tablets without damaging them. The award will
help the company "push the product," Silvia Boschetti R&D manager at
E-Pharma Trento commented. She continued: "E-Pharma Trento's
packaging technology offers an alternative that addresses the
disadvantages of existing fragile tablet packaging."

Chris Kilbee, Group Director Pharma at UBM Live, extended his
congratulations to all the finalists and the evening's winners and
commented: "Our Pharma Awards are an exceptional platform, providing
the opportunity to highlight innovations within the industry that are
set to drive the pharmaceutical marketplace. As an example, one of
our winning technologies has already received significant interest by
big pharma, so it is with delight that we are able to showcase such
leading innovations. We are already looking forward to next year's
event where we hope to see yet more industry-driving award entries".

Notes to editors

About CPhI

CPhI drives growth and innovation at every step of the global
pharmaceutical supply chain from drug discovery to finished dosage.
Through exhibitions, conferences and online communities, CPhI brings
together more than 100,000 pharmaceutical professionals each year to
network, identify business opportunities and expand the global
market. CPhI hosts events in Europe, China, India, Japan, Southeast
Asia, Russia and South America co-located with ICSE for contract
services, P-MEC for machinery, equipment & technology, InnoPack for
pharmaceutical packaging and BioPh for biopharma. CPhI provides an
online buyer & supplier directory at CPhI-Online.com and hosts a
global community with news and analysis at PharmaEvolution.com.

For more information visit: http://www.cphi.com

The UBM Live annual schedule of Pharmaceutical events also
includes CPhI Worldwide, ICSE, P-MEC Europe and InnoPack ; CPhI and
P-MEC India (3-5 December, 2013 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in
Mumbai); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and Pharmatec Japan ; CPhI Russia
and IPhEB (16-17 April, 2014 in St Petersburg, Russia); CPhI, P-MEC
and Innopack South East Asia (20-22 May, 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia);
CPhI Istanbul (4-6 June, 2014, Turkey) and CPhI, Hi and Fi, ICSE,
P-MEC, BioPh and LabWorld China (26-28 June, 2014 at SNIEC, Shanghai,
China).

About UBM Live

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across five continents to develop new business, meet customers,
launch new products, promote their brands, and expand their market.
Through premier brands such as TFM&A, Internet World, IFSEC, MD&M,
CPhI, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, and many others, UBM
Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications,
Websites, and training and certification programs are an integral
part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry
sectors.

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