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- 04/12/2017

5 minutes interview with: Dago Caceres – Dow Pharma Solutions

Pharma Horizon
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Five minutes at DCAT with …

Dago Caceres, Global Marketing Leader – Pharma at Dow Pharma Solutions

Dow Pharma Solutions is a business of Dow Consumer Solutions that offers a single interface to all Dow technologies and expertise applicable to pharmaceutical markets. The company says that it “designs differentiated solutions that enable pharmaceutical delivery and help address some of the most pressing health challenges and medical trends today”.

 

PH: Who are DDago Caceresow Pharma Solutions?

Caceres: We are  solution providers of specialty excipients and high-quality APIs into  the pharmaceutical industry. Our broad, unique, and differentiated portfolio allows our customers to differentiate in the marketplace. Our core participation is in the area of excipients primarily in the controlled release space, which continues to be the preferred way for companies to extend the lives of their products.  In this space, we have well-known brands like METHOCEL™, ETHOCEL™, and POLYOX™. However, our excipient participation also extends to Immediate Release, solubility enhancement, and enteric applications.  Science-driven innovation, manufacturing excellence, and technical support is how we differentiate in the marketplace.

PH: What are the key focus areas for you?

Caceres: Two key areas of investment for us: First one is in the solubility enhancement space. If you look at the product pipelines of pharma companies, it is estimated that 70-9

PH: How do you square that circle?

Caceres: The answer cannot just be about decreasing raw materials cost – it has to be by helping the industry save money in the manufacturing process while maintaining product quality. From that perspective, one of our new products is METHOCEL™ DC2. This is the same chemistry well-known by the industry but with an improved morphology, so that it can be used in  direct compression, reducing the cost of manufacturing by up to 6

PH: Does the acquisition of Corning’s 5

Caceres: We are excited about the possibilities. For instance, in excipients Dow Corning had a portfolio of specialized silicone products focused mainly on topicals. Our participation was mainly in oral dosage forms, so we see the two portfolios as synergistic and complementary. The potential to combine our existing chemistries with silicones is also very exciting. Our portfolio is becoming more differentiated which will continue to benefit customers.