Patheon is adding development and manufacturing softgel capability at its Cincinnati facility. The company also named Edgar Jaynes Ph.D., associate director of pharmaceutical development services to lead the unit. Dr. Jaynes joins the company with extensive industry experience in product development and manufacturing.

“We are very excited to be able to offer our customers soft gel capabilities as they look to the contract development and manufacturing industry for additional choices for this manufacturing technology,” said Wes Wheeler, Patheon’s chief executive officer and president. “Adding soft gel equipment enhances our current liquid filled, hard gelatin capsule technology in Cincinnati and creates a more comprehensive service offering to our clients. We look forward to marketing this enhanced capability to our client base.”

Dr. Jaynes has more than 20 years of experience developing and assisting in the commercialization of a broad range of consumer and pharmaceutical products. He joins the company from Banner Pharmacaps, Inc., where he has spent the past 14 years.

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