Lactalis Ingredients Pharma : A reliable and sustainable source of pharmaceutical lactose made in France
Introduction The pharmaceutical industry faces numerous challenges in sourcing sustainable and reliable ingredients. Drug shortages pose significant issues for healthcare systems worldwide. These shortages can occur for various reasons, including manufacturing problems, quality issues, supply chain disruptions, regulatory challenges, increased demand, and financial constraints. Shortages of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients due to supply […]
The challenges of sustainable pharmaceutical sourcing
The healthcare sector accounts for 4.4% of the world’s net global greenhouse emissions and 8% of emissions in France.[1] Given this situation, and at a time when sustainability is increasingly becoming a key issue, the pharmaceutical industry has no choice but to go with the flow of sustainable transition. In France, the pharmaceutical association Leem […]
Pharmaceutical lactose, in what form and for what use?
Pharmaceutical lactose has been used since the 19th century, and has carved out a place for itself in the pharmaceutical industry, becoming a key excipient now found in 60% to 70% of oral medicines. Lactose is the milk sugar and highly present in the whey, a by-product of the cheese production. Pharmaceutical grade lactose is […]
Pharmaceutical challenges : what to expect in 2024 ?
Pharmaceutical challenges in 2024
Lactalis Ingredients Pharma signs a new distributor agreement with DKSH
This February 2024, Lactalis Ingredients Pharma signed a new distributorship agreement with DKSH for the distribution of its range of pharmaceutical lactose. In Asia, DKSH will support the supply of Lactalpha in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand, and complete our distribution with SAFIC ALCAN in Europe, in Spain and Portugal. A partnership with DKSH based on […]
How can we respond to the loss of French and European health sovereignty?
Health sovereignty refers to a country’s ability to take charge of the pharmaceutical production chain and ensure the health of its population. The more a country relies on others for its supply of active ingredients, excipients, and production, the less sovereign it becomes. Today, France and Europe are facing the challenges of declining health sovereignty. […]
Lactalpha’s production site of Retiers is now EXCiPACT certified
We are proud to announce that the factory of Retiers has been assessed and certified as meeting the requirements of EXCiPACT Certification Standard for Pharmaceutical Excipient Suppliers. This certification covers the manufacturing and packaging of Lactalpha, our lactose monohydrate intended to be used as a pharmaceutical excipient. After years of hard work from our teams, […]
Webinar with Safic-Alcan
Lactalis Ingredients Pharma joined its partner Safic-Alcan to host a webinar on January 11th at 10 am (CET). During our 25-minute presentation, we tackle the excipient supply in France and in the world, and how our collaboration enables the security of the drug supply chain. We will also provide you with valuable information about our […]
CPHI Barcelona trends report
From the 24th to the 26th of October 2023, the CPHI was held in Barcelona for 3 days of collaboration and innovation on the pharmaceutical market. During Lactalis Ingredients Pharma’s first participation to the event, our Marketing and Sales teams got to know further the clients and their expectations from the pharmaceutical lactose supply. All […]
Safic-Alcan
In early September, Lactalis Ingredients Pharma and Safic-Alcan confirmed an exclusive distributorship agreement for the distribution of pharmaceutical lactose in multiple countries including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. […]
