Greg Sacha, Ph.D., Associate Director, R&D

Drug products that are unstable as liquids can be frozen or freeze-dried (lyophilized). While frozen products require specialized transportation and storage facilities, a room-temperature or refrigerated lyophilized product is significantly easier to store, as well as distribute, and has a longer shelf life. In this article, Dr. Sacha, Associate Director, R&D, highlights the advantages and challenges of product lyophilization, the development of lyophilization processes on site at Baxter BioPharma Solutions’ Bloomington, Indiana, plant, and the importance of continuing research.