Evonik Health Care expands local presence in Thailand

Evonik, one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies, has opened a new applied technology laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first laboratory in South East Asia for the Business Line Health Care. It is staffed and equipped to support customers with the development of oral formulations for drugs and dietary supplements.

The new facility is the latest addition to Evonik’s global network of Health Care laboratories. Stefan Randl, vice president, sales & services at Evonik Health Care, Asia, explains: "South East Asia is an important growth region for Evonik Health Care. This new laboratory will allow us to work more closely with our customers on formulation solutions using our EUDRAGIT and EUDRAGUARD – functional polymer platforms. As local technical and regulatory requirements become more stringent, we felt it was timely to invest to strengthen our customer support in the region."

EUDRAGIT polymers have outstanding protective, enteric and sustained-release properties. They are the pharmaceutical industry’s preferred solution for targeted drug release of solid oral dosage forms. EUDRAGUARD is a broad toolkit of polymers which has been specifically developed for the nutraceutical industry. It is used to coat dietary supplements for targeted delivery, improved uptake in the body, and better bio availability.