Dalton Pharma enters co-operation with Lonza to provide integrated chemistry services

Dalton Pharma Services and Lonza jointly announce a co-operation created to provide clients with geographically diversified, fully integrated chemistry services from bench to commercial production of active pharmaceutical ingredients.

In order to maximize productivity in an era demanding capital efficiency, pharmaceutical development companies have been seeking Chemistry Service Providers that can offer the right capabilities at the right stage of the Drug Development Process. From Discovery through to Commercial Production, supplier relationships are structured to ensure quality and timeliness with a focus on good project management principles and smooth transfers of technology at each critical phase.

"Our clients have been asking for this full spectrum of capabilities to fill an important need in our industry," said Peter Pekos, President and CEO of Dalton Pharma Services. "Over the past two decades I have worked to adjust our service offering to meet the changing requirements of my clients and today's announcement is part of this continuing evolution," he continued. "In Lonza we have the ideal partner: vastly experienced process R&D- and scale-up experts with early clinical trial to large scale commercial cGMP and ISO manufacturing at their sites in Switzerland and China. Lonza has a reputation for high ethics, quality and environmental standards which excellently matches with Dalton's high standards."

Stefan Stoffel, Head of Lonza Chemical Custom Manufacturing, remarked, "We are very pleased to have established and qualified Dalton Pharma Services as Lonza-trusted partner. Dalton is a premium North American CRO in the areas of medicinal and early stage chemistry, cGMP kg-lab manufacturing as well as formulation and aseptic fill finish. Their services complement Lonza's existing small molecules capabilities and add the desired proximity to key customers in the North American pharmaceutical market."