Apotex Fermentation Inc.

Apotex Fermentation Inc.

Winnipeg, MB

Company Overview

Apotex Fermentation Inc. is part of the Apotex Group of Companies, the largest Canadian-owned pharmaceutical group. The purpose of AFI is to discover and develop fermentation-based technologies for the production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and to manufacture APIs for eventual sale as final dosage forms in Canada and internationally. AFI is an advanced technology company utilizing state-of-the-art techniques for search and discovery, strain selection and improvement and bioprocess scale-up. AFI staff is highly qualified and trained in sophisticated chemical biological and pharmaceutical technologies. Our multimillion dollar facility in Southwest Winnipeg is the largest fermentation-based GMP facility in Canada.

Company Information

Physical Address

50 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
CA

Mailing Address

50 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
CA

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Additional Details

Legal Name: Apotex Fermentation Inc.

Number of Employees: 150

Country of Ownership:

CA

Technology Profile:

Fermenter sizes include 19, 150, 200, 1500, 14, 000 litres with reactor sizes to match to up to 8, 000 litres.

Success Stories:

FDA Approved GMP Pharmaceutical manufacturer

Plant Information:

46, 000 sq. ft. plant and lab area and 12, 000 sq. ft. engineering and administration

Distribution of Employees:

Production 70 R&D & Scale up 20 Engineering 20 QA/QC 20 Admin. 20

Contacts

Sandy Fowler

Title: Controller

Area of Responsibility: Domestic Sales & Marketing, Export Sales & Marketing, Management Executive, Finance/Accounting, Customer Service, Government Relations, Administrative Services

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Services

  • Process Development

    Development of microbiological and chemical processes for the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients

  • Research And Development

    Research and Development of fermentation based technologies in the pharmaceutical industry

  • Scale Up

    Scale up of lab scale microbiological and chemical processes to commercial production scale processes for the manufacture of active pharmaceutical

Products

  • Contract Manufacturing

    Contract manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients using fermentation based technologies under GMP

  • Cyclosporin

    Bulk pharmaceutical product Cyclosporin USP

  • Lovastatin
  • Pravastatin

    Bulk pharmaceutical product Pravastatin USP

NAICS Categories

Additional Information

NAICS:

325410

Export Experience:

United States