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About Ferro Pfanstiehl

A trusted partner from development through commercialization

Ferro Pfanstiehl Laboratories, Inc. specializes in isolation, purification, custom synthesis and scale-up development of regulated, high purity and low endotoxin Injectable Formulation Ingredients, Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, in gram to multi-ton commercial quantities.

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With over 40 years experience in custom synthesis and process development under cGMP guidelines, we are uniquely qualified to move new compounds from the laboratory to the commercial marketplace. Our contract services include:

  • Custom synthesis of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and advanced intermediates
  • Process development/scale-up
  • Process validation
  • Stability testing
  • Test method development and validation
  • Clinical Trial Material (CTM) and supporting documentation
  • Drug Master File (DMF) development and maintenance

Working closely with clients ranging from virtual pharmaceutical companies to the world's largest multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical producers, we synthesize proprietary and commercial compounds in quantities ranging from grams to tons. Manufacturing and development take place within a 13-building campus located near Chicago, Illinois.

Our key product technologies:

  • High Potency Substance manufacturing in a certified development and commercial scale multi-purpose containment chemistry manufacturing facility
  • Ultra high-purity, low-endotoxin carbohydrates
  • Blocked sugars and derivatives
  • Modified carbohydrates, polysaccharides and oligosaccharides
  • Custom di-and tri-saccharides / complex carbohydrates
  • Sugar acids, esters, alcohols, lactones and salts
  • Injectable Grade Lactate salt solutions

In everything we do, Ferro Pfanstiehl is motivated by a dual concern for product purity and environmental/worker safety. We design and equipped our plants, write our procedures and train our people to meet or exceed US FDA, cGMP, OSHA and international regulatory and multi-compendial standards.

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Ferro Pfanstiehl Laboratories, Inc.
1219 Glen Rock Avenue
Waukegan, IL 60085-0439
Phone: 847-623-0370
Toll Free: 1-800-383-0126
Fax: 847-623-9173
Email:  custserv@ferro.com