DSM Announces SafeBridge(R) Potent Compound Safety Cer...( PARSIPPANY N.J. Aug. 5 /-...),Health

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- DSM Pharmaceutical Products has announced that their Greenville, North Carolina facility has received the( )Potent Compound Safety Certification from SafeBridge((R)) Consultants, Inc. headquartered in Mountain View, California. The Certification is for competency and proficiency in the safe handling of potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and potent drug products, and applies to the site's potent sterile fill/finish production area, including the high containment fill/finish facility, and the associated quality control laboratories.

SafeBridge conducted a 60-element review of programs, procedures, containment and control of the active pharmaceutical ingredients at the company's site. This third party certification verifies performance with established criteria in management, evaluation, containment, control and communication elements of potent compound production operations. Elements of the program include on-site assessment of the potent compound manufacturing and laboratory areas and the associated equipment, training, and toxicology and industrial hygiene support.

Since program inception in 1999 eight organizations have achieved Potent Compound Safety Certification. The DSM North Carolina facility joins five other facilities actively involved in the SafeBridge((R)) Potent Compound Safety Certified program to date.

DSM Pharmaceutical Products

DSM Pharmaceutical Products is a global provider of high quality custom contract manufacturing and development services to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. DSM contract manufacturing services include: chemical development, registered intermediates, registered starting materials, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API's), fermentation, mammalian cell production of monoclonal antibodies and proteins, formulation development, clinical trial manufacturing
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