{"id":17807,"date":"2023-04-18T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4071846_AE71846_0"},"modified":"2023-04-18T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T02:00:00","slug":"west-korea-announces-ready-pack-containment-solution-extension-at-cophex-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=17807","title":{"rendered":"West Korea Announces Ready Pack\u2122 Containment Solution Extension at COPHEX 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SEOUL, South Korea<\/span><\/span>, April 18, 2023<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — West<\/a> <\/span>Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (West), a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administration, today announced the extension of its complete containment solution, Ready Pack\u2122, in South Korea<\/span> at the 18th Korea Int’l Cosmetic\u00b7Pharmaceutical\u00b7Bio Process & Technology Exhibition (COPHEX 2023). The extension brings in Corning\u00ae<\/sup> Valor\u00ae<\/sup> RTU Vials, which utilize Stevanato Group’s EZ-fill\u00ae<\/sup> technology. With an additional vial option to booming biotech and pharmaceutical industries in South Korea<\/span>, West continues to support its customers in bringing parenteral drugs and diagnostics to the market in a safer and faster manner.<\/p>\n

West first announced its agreement with Corning to expand Corning’s Valor\u00ae<\/sup> Glass technology with the goal of advancing patient safety and expanding access to life-saving treatments in January 2022<\/span>. With the common aim of building the next generation of integrated packaging and delivery system solutions, West now includes the global exclusive distribution rights for Corning\u00ae<\/sup> Valor\u00ae<\/sup> Glass vials and the launch of its first product, West Ready Pack\u2122 containment solution with Valor\u00ae<\/sup> RTU Vials utilizing SG EZ-fill\u00ae<\/sup> technology.<\/p>\n

Underpinned by the purpose-built pharmaceutical glass, the Valor\u00ae<\/sup> RTU Vials with SG EZ-fill\u00ae<\/sup> technology bring a wide range of benefits, from enhancing the storage and delivery of drugs, providing more reliable access to medicines essential to public health to optimizing production efficiency and addressing the challenges of today’s manufacturing operations.<\/p>\n

Journey Hong, General Manager, West Korea said: “South Korea<\/span> is a rising star in the global biopharmaceutical industry based on its outstanding biotechnology infrastructure, advanced clinical study, and world-class IT technology. The extension of our complete containment solution, Ready Pack\u2122, comes at a critical time amidst the government’s growing ambition to establish the country as a globally competitive bio-health hub. Being at the forefront of innovation since our foundation 100 years ago, West will continue to support our Korean customers on this exciting journey.”<\/p>\n

Michael Lei<\/span>, Director, Strategic Marketing, AP Biologics & Glass System added: “For emerging biologics companies, speed to market with minimized risk is key to success. Facing the changing and reactive challenges of the marketplace, West’s Ready Pack\u2122 containment solution with Corning\u00ae<\/sup> Valor\u00ae<\/sup> RTU Vials provides drug developers with a complete vial containment solution from development through to commercialization, streamlining time to market.”<\/p>\n

Features of West Ready Pack\u2122 Containment Solution<\/b><\/p>\n

Adding Valor\u00ae<\/sup> RTU Vials with SG EZ-fill\u00ae<\/sup> technology, West’s Ready Pack\u2122 containment solution offers superior quality stoppers and seals as a one-source ready-to-use packaging solution to protect, store, and deliver your drug product, providing the following benefits to drug developers:<\/p>\n