Fournier Pharma Case Study - Installation of MX5 Microbalance Equipped with MinWeigh

How low can you go – MX5 and MinWeigh for precise and reproducible results

Founded in 1880 in the Bourgogne region of France, Fournier Pharma is one of the leading manufacturers of lipid reducing agents (for treating cholesterol and triglycerides) and hormonal treatment patches. The 4th largest independent laboratory in France, with exports accounting for 70% of its turnover, it invests heavily in R&D in the fields of pathologies of the metabolism and nuclear receptors. We met Mrs Céline Peter, the Physical/Chemical Laboratory manager, on the dry form (capsules and tablets) production site in Fontaine-lès-Dijon in France, following the installation of a MX5 microbalance equipped with MinWeigh.

Fournier Pharma has several establishments in France: production, chemical synthesis (manufacture of active ingredients), R&D and galenic and analytical development. However, its second largest market, after France, is the United States. The company therefore has to operate in accordance with American standards (each process modification requiring an audit) whereby everything can be traced and everything can be validated, notably in accordance with Food and Drug Administration standards – its three production sites in Chenôve and Fontaine-lès-Dijon in France and Cork in Ireland are all FDA approved.