Natoli Engineering Co. has opened the Natoli Institute for Industrial Pharmacy Research and Development, featuring dispensing, formulation, compression, and coating suites.  
 
The Institute, opened in partnership with the Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Long Island University (LIU), is dedicated to advancing knowledge in the field of pharmaceutical solid oral dosage formulation and engineering. 
 
“The facility features traditional solid dosage formulation equipment, as well as the technology to measure the physical and chemical properties of tablets,” said Dr. Chuck Kettler Ph.D., director of Natoli Scientific.
 
Natoli established the Institute to further pharmaceutical compression science and support research into the industry’s most complex challenges. The lab will provide research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students to find solutions to formulation problems associated with the compression of tablets, the development of formulations for new and existing molecules, and the measurements required to ensure proper delivery of formulations to a tablet press and the control of the press. 
 
The Natoli Institute also provides resources to the tableting industry, including new product manufacturing studies, tablet tooling sticking and picking evaluations, and new formulation technologies.
 
“We are committed to supporting the future of the industry, as well as providing additional resources to our customers to combat their tableting issues,” said Dale Natoli, company president.