Alpex Pharma is a specialized manufacturer of niche oral delivery forms, both for third parties and for their own portfolio of products for out-licensing. Managing Director Shahbaz Ardalan discusses the firm’s heritage, commitment to quality, and his plans for Alpex’s expansion.
Alpex is highly specialized in a few key dosage forms, with the heritage of the company being in effervescent tablets. What is the story of the evolution of the effervescent market since Alpex was founded?
"A few companies were created [in the 1980s] to capitalize on the untapped potential of the US effervescent tablet market, but over the years, most have disappeared through M&A activity. Founded in 1988 as an effervescent tablet and granule contract manufacturer, Alpex is one of the few pioneers from this era that is still independent, and finally after 30 years we’re finally seeing this prediction come true."
