Roquette launches a new coatings platform, combining cutting-edge performance with eco-consciousness. The platform is designed to meet growing demand in prescription pharma, nutra and OTC markets.
With this game-changing platform, Roquette now offers one of the broadest portfolios of excipients on the market. It includes reliable, high-quality options to meet customers’ diverse needs.
Featuring Tabshield® ready-to-use film coating systems and ReadiLYCOAT® plant-based ready-to-use coating systems, the platform provides groundbreaking solutions. These solutions speed up production while meeting the needs of a more diverse patient population.
Enhanced, eco-friendly solutions
Tabshield® now offers flexible, high-performance film coatings for immediate and enteric release. ReadiLYCOAT® redefines film coating and sugar-free sugar coatings with plant-based polymers.
ReadiLYCOAT® premixes use a water-soluble, plant-based polymer, reducing solvent use and carbon emissions.
Production efficiency enhancement
ReadiLYCOAT® coatings reduce overall coating process times relative to traditional coatings. The ReadiLYCOAT® XC xylitol-based sugar-free sugar coating system reduces the duration of sugar-coating from days to hours.
Paul Smaltz, head of the pharmaceutical solutions business unit at Roquette, comments: “With this new coatings platform, Roquette is not just delivering products – it is unlocking new possibilities. From accelerating production timelines to meeting patient needs, we are shaping the future of pharmaceutical innovation. The platform embodies our commitment to addressing the challenges of a rapidly evolving industry. It provides high performance, eco-friendly solutions that benefit manufacturers and end users alike.”
Platform aligned with market trends
The global market for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical coatings is projected to reach €2.7bn by 20271. This is driven by increasing demand for innovative, patient-friendly dosage forms. Coatings allow better patient compliance thanks to their taste and odour masking benefits. Smoother coatings allow for easier swallowing and colour is used to differentiate tablets.
Roquette’s new platform aligns perfectly with market trends. It offers manufacturers a way to deliver sustainability, speed and superior performance with its range of ready-to-use premixes.
In 2023, Roquette joined forces with Kofitech, a specialist in film coating materials. This partnership combines Roquette’s plant-based innovation expertise with Kofitech’s technical know-how, to tackle the challenges of the coatings market.
The platform also addresses the growing need for inclusive healthcare. ReadiLYCOAT® premixes are ideal for white, clear and customised colour coatings and ReadiLYCOAT® XC sugar-free is a sugar alternative solution. These premixes are not only effective and efficient but also sustainable and resilient over time. Both ranges, available in South Africa from Azelis, are water-soluble. This eliminates the need for organic solvents, reducing environmental impact and cutting carbon emissions.
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