# CordenPharma Boosts Aseptic Fill-Finish Capacity to 500 Million Sterile Injectable Units Per Year

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- Published: 2026-09-10T12:30:00+07:00
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_CordenPharma accelerates sterile injectable CDMO manufacturing expansion with __
€80 million multi-year investment in new facility and additional aseptic fill & 
finish lines_

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CordenPharma continues its ambitious
long-term injectable CAPEX program at its FDA & EMA-approved Caponago (Milan), Italy
site, reinforcing its position as a global leader in sterile injectable manufacturing.
The expansion involves two key components to augment manufacturing capacity for 
sterile injectable drug products.

 [⌊(CordenPharma Image) A graphic illustration of CordenPharma’s new 11,000 m² sterile manufacturing facility in Caponago, Italy, increasing the site footprint by greater than 50%.⌉](https://mmx.prnasia.com/media/MS1985145/CordenPharma-Sterile-Injectable-Expansion-in-CordenPharma-Caponago-for-PR-Newswire-1920x1080.jpg?id=OA2940502&p=medium600)
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CordenPharma Image) A graphic illustration of CordenPharma’s new 11,000 m² sterile
manufacturing facility in Caponago, Italy, increasing the site footprint by greater
than 50%.

Firstly, the company has committed a multi-year €80 million investment into the 
future of injectable drug products, marking a significant milestone of that total
with a €13 million acquisition of a new 11,000 m² commercial building and 26,000
m² of land, adjacent to its existing late-stage aseptic fill & finish manufacturing
area. This expansion was finalized on 28 July 2026, increasing the site footprint
by greater than 50%.

The new facility offers a blank canvas ideal for innovators seeking fit-for-purpose
aseptic fill & finish CDMO outsourcing of their peptide, LNP, small molecule, biologic,
and oligonucleotide-based injectable therapeutics, tailored to their specific production
setups and requirements. The expanded capacity is a versatile foundation for the
integration of additional manufacturing lines supporting a wide range of injectable
formats including Pre-Filled Syringes (PFS), liquid or lyophilized vials, cartridges,
and auto-injectors. Customers will also benefit from a single-site offering injectable
solutions integrated with LNP manufacturing capabilities on the same campus at CordenPharma
Caponago.

The space can accommodate a minimum of four aseptic fill & finish lines, four visual
inspection lines, and four additional packaging lines, with options for customer-
owned lines, large-scale lyophilization, and auto-injector assembly.

Secondly, over the past two years, CordenPharma has embarked on a series of strategic
expansions at an existing operational area within its Caponago site that immediately
contributes to the increased injectable capacity by adding two new aseptic fill &
finish isolator lines. These include:

 ◦ A clinical and small-scale commercial combo line from Bausch & Ströbel for Pre-
   Filled Syringes (PFS), vials, and cartridges.
 ◦ A high-speed PFS & cartridge line from Syntegon, capable of producing >500,000
   units per day.
 ◦ Expansion of the automatic secondary packaging area for PFS, vials, and ampoules.
 ◦ A doubling of analytical capacity to support growing project pipelines.

Completion of the new isolator lines is targeted for mid-2027 and 2028 respectively,
ensuring CordenPharma remains at the forefront of sterility assurance and long-term
compliance during sterile injectable manufacturing.

The investment in these new and expanded facilities underscores a proactive approach
to addressing the global healthcare industry’s increasing need for specialized injectable
manufacturing. With these combined investment milestones bolstering a landmark scale-
up in production with a projected total capacity up to 500 million injectable units
per year, CordenPharma is poised to support innovators across their injectable drug
lifecycle from early-phase projects to large-scale commercial production.

This capacity surge helps meet the rising global demand for sterile injectable outsourcing
across therapeutic areas such as oncology, obesity, diabetes and Inflammatory diseases
with complex modalities such as peptide-based GLP-1 therapeutics, oligonucleotides,
LNPs, biosimilars and other biologics.

The company’s customers will also gain valuable access to integrated solutions from
drug substance to drug products, leveraging CordenPharma’s global facility network
and expertise in manufacturing peptides (including oral peptide drug products), 
oligonucleotides, non-viral carriers such as LNPs, and small molecules, including
both highly potent and non-potent APIs.

Dr. Michael Quirmbach, President & CEO of CordenPharma Group, commented: "The support
of our shareholders, Astorg, underscores our commitment to advancing sterile injectable
manufacturing at CordenPharma Caponago. This strategic investment strengthens our
leadership in the manufacture of drug products using complex modalities and enhances
our end-to-end supply capabilities to meet rising global demand for injectable outsourcing,
ultimately enabling partners to bring vital drug products in key therapeutic areas
to patients more efficiently."

About CordenPharma

CordenPharma is a CDMO supporting and partnering with biotech and pharma innovators
of complex modalities in the advancement of their drug development lifecycle. Harnessing
the collective expertise of the teams across its globally integrated facility network,
CordenPharma provides bespoke outsourcing services spanning the complete supply 
chain, from early clinical-phase development to commercialization.

With scientific expertise and partnership at its core, CordenPharma provides customers
with high-value, end-to-end services with a strategic focus on Peptides, Small Molecules(
both Highly Potent and Regular Potency), customized Lipid Excipients, Lipid NanoParticles(
LNPs), sterile Injectables, and Oligonucleotides.

The CordenPharma Group is comprised of 13 facilities across Europe, North America
and Asia with more than 3,500 employees. In the 2025 financial year, the organization
generated sales of €960. In 2022, CordenPharma was acquired by [Astorg](https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4770816-1&h=2798208076&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.astorg.com%2F&a=Astorg)–
a leading Pan-European private equity firm with deep expertise in the healthcare
sector – to accelerate its development and further strengthen its leadership in 
the CDMO space.

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