Collaboration Announced with University of Utah for HME Studies and Customer Testing


C.W. Brabender® Instruments, Inc. is working in conjunction with the University Of Utah for Hot Melt Extrusion studies and customer test trials on its 12mm Twin-Screw Extruder

SOUTH HACKENSACK, NJ - C.W. Brabender® Instruments, Inc. - C.W. Brabender® Instruments, Inc. is pleased to announce its collaboration with the University of Utah for studies and test trials conducted on their 12mm Clamshell Segmented Twin-Screw Extruder.

The University Of Utah recently acquired the Mini-Compounder TSE 12/36, a 12mm Twin-Screw Extruder with a clamshell barrel and segmented screw elements, for testing and evaluation of Hot Melt Extrusion, Bioability and Solubility studies and have reported back outstanding results and response from the University's Assoc. Prof. Patrick Kiser. As part of this initiative the University of Utah and C.W. Brabender® Instruments, Inc. have agreed to use the University's facility as a West Coast laboratory for customer visits to review the instrument as well as run trials of their own materials to see the viability and benefits of this unit in their own testing.

C.W. Brabender® Instruments, Inc. is truly excited to be working with Assoc. Prof. Patrick Kiser of the University Of Utah and their outstanding Department of Bioengineering and Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. "This instrument is a great unit and I truly love working with it because of its versatility in developing hot-melt controlled release dosage forms" stated Assoc. Prof. Patrick Kiser "and I look forward to sharing that experience with any and all interested industry personnel."

ABOUT the University Of Utah

The University of Utah's Department of Bioengineering and its sister Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry are leaders in the development of new controlled release and targeted therapeutics. Both departments are commonly near the top of the list in funding, faculty productivity and in the creation of new companies.

ABOUT C.W. Brabender® Instruments, Inc.

C.W. Brabender® Instruments, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of instrumentation for rheology, processing development, laboratory scale compounding, extrusion, mixing applications and moisture. For sample preparation, R&D, evaluation, quality control and production, C.W. Brabender® Instruments, Inc. is ...where quality is measured.

MEDIA CONTACT: Michael DiNatale, Marketing Manager, C.W. Brabender® Instruments, Inc. o 201.343.8425 x 30 or mdinatale@cwbrabender.com

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