Banner Introducing Veggie Soft Gels in Japan

Banner Introducing Veggie Soft Gels in Japan

HIGH POINT, N.C.Banner Pharmacaps formed an exclusive technical and commercial collaboration with Rohto Pharmaceuticals in Osaka, Japan, to provide nutritional and pharmaceutical products for the Japanese market. Banner will exclusively supply certain soft gelatin capsules to Rohto in Japan, including Banners EcoCaps, non-animal soft gel capsules.

Banners extensive experience in soft capsule development and manufacturing will provide Rohto the immediate advantage of being able to market a number of non-animal soft gel products within Japan, said Roger Gordon, president and chief executive officer of Banner (www.banpharm.com). They will also have the advantage of Banners technological leadership that focuses on the development of new drug delivery forms and the development of proprietary consumer health care products.