Contract Manufacturing
GAP’s contract manufacturing of soft capsules is one of its primary activities. Since the 1970s, the company has used soft gelatin capsule technology, and is the pioneer and sole manufacturer in Greece, providing flexible and cost-effective services in accordance with EUGMP and HACCP.
GAP serves as CDMO for a number of partners in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Research and Development
The R&D team has a core mission, in the process that starts from a new idea and ends with the delivery of a product to the market or to our clients.
Our R&D team is comprised of highly qualified scientists with expertise in the making of softgels, for both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. Building upon our established experience in manufacturing softgels, our R&D department, is at the forefront of softgel capsules technology, utilizing its expertise for meeting effectively the targeted needs of our clients.
Our experienced R&D scientists analyze emerging health and nutritional needs, develop new and existing formulas, search for the best raw materials in the global supply chain, ensure the quality of our products and work closely with our clients so as to find the best cost-effective solutions in harmony with existing regulation frameworks.
Services
GAP is now one of Europe's leading CDMOs for softgel capsules, offering a one-stop shop, providing flexible, cost-effective, and targeted services to our clients across the world.
- Procurement: The purchase of raw materials in accordance with the customer's specifications and guidelines
- Tech transfer: Trial and validation batches are produced concurrently with the customer
- Production flexibility: Various shapes, colors, and sizes, as well as gelatin sources
- Flexible lead times: Ranging from 90 to 120 days
- Regulatory support: Provision of all required documentation and certificates
- Local conditions: Carrying out Stability tests in all climatic zones
- R&D support: An experienced team can assist you from design to production
- Quality control: Raw material and final product analysis in accordance with EUGMP and HACCP
- Account management system: A dedicated Customer Service Department with a SPOC
- Delivery terms: Controlled temp carriage with GDP from ExW to DDP
Production Capability & Facilities
At GAP, softgel cap production lines follow EUGMP/HACCP guidelines and in our Class D facilities, we can encapsulate any formulation: Rx, OTC, Hormonal, and Food Supplements. Our production capability can ensure a maximum annual capacity of 3 billion soft gelatin capsules.
Four Production lines of softgel capsules
High format variety including change between each step of the production process
High Die-roll variety including different capsule shapes and sizes: Oval, Oblong, Round, Twist off
Gentle product handling through innovative equipment
Eight Packaging lines for primary, secondary and bulk packaging
High line efficiency
Less manual documentation and faster batch changes due to automated packaging line
Packaging Line capability from blister to carton (blister, box-leaflet or booklet, carton box)
Four Visual Inspection areas
Reduction of overall quality risks and cost
Serialization and Aggregation system is also in place.
GAP’s departments are all housed in a privately owned industrial estate. GAP’s plant operates in accordance with the most up-to-date international standards and is built on cutting-edge pharmaceutical know-how, technology, and equipment, adhering to GMP and GLP requirements, ensuring the qualitative superiority of its products.
Aside from automated production lines, the following fully developed departments are operational:
- Departments of Quality Assurance and Quality Control, with fully equipped Microbiology and Chemistry laboratories
- Warehouses with specially designated storage areas for raw materials, excipients, packaging materials, and finished products
- Auxiliary areas that support production processes and provide services to employees
Our clientele
GAP is trusted by global pharmaceutical industry leaders and is proud to serve as their CDMO for softgel capsules.
WHY GAP
According to a customer satisfaction qualitative research conducted in 2022 via the method of in-depth interviews, GAP has a number of competitive advantages.
- GAP has greater capacity than other European specialist CMOs, whilst offering more competitive pricing and higher adaptability than global CMOs
- GAP’s customers acknowledge customer service and ability to adapt quickly to client demands as key strengths
- GAP’s adaptability also allows to provide reasonable lead times to its customers thanks to its well-managed supply chain
- GAP customers highlight the compliance with EU regulations as a key strength , as well as the high quality of products, fully satisfying end-users
- GAP offers competitive pricing, even for small batches
- GAP is ideally placed to serve European market as well as Middle-East and Africa
- Customers also acknowledge the excellent relationship they have with GAP and high-touch service approach