Capability Snapshot
Owned & Operated By
SAAN
Facility Type
Process Development & Validation Lab
Core Focus
Coating, Granulation & Drug Layering Technologies
Scale Capability
Lab to Production (0.3 kg – 600 kg)
Application Scope
MUPS, Pellets, Tablets & Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
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PSM Centre for Excellence in Innovation
The PSM Centre for Excellence in Innovation is SAAN’s dedicated facility for transforming process concepts into validated, production-ready outcomes.
Built to simulate real manufacturing conditions, the centre enables hands-on trials, precise process evaluation, and continuous optimisation across pharmaceutical applications. It creates an environment where performance can be measured, processes can be refined, and decisions can be made with clarity.
By integrating development, testing, and validation into a single ecosystem, SAAN ensures every solution is not just designed—but proven for scalability and consistency.
Goals of the Centre
- Enable real-time process validation under controlled conditions
- Reduce risk in scale-up from lab to production
- Deliver consistent, reproducible process outcomes
- Support multi-technology trials within one environment
- Accelerate development timelines with data-backed insights
The Challenge
Pharmaceutical development environments often lack:
- Access to real-condition process validation setups
- Seamless transition from R&D to production scale
- Integrated systems for multi-process operations
- Reliable data for process optimisation and decision-making.
The Challenge
Pharmaceutical development environments often lack:
- Access to real-condition process validation setups
- Seamless transition from R&D to production scale
- Integrated systems for multi-process operations
- Reliable data for process optimisation and decision-making
Our Approach
The centre is designed as an integrated process ecosystem, combining advanced SAAN technologies to enable:
- Controlled trials with scalable process parameters
- Multi-process capability within single or connected systems
- Automated operations ensuring repeatability and compliance
- End-to-end visibility from development to validation
Core Technologies
Saan Roto Processor
- Up to 4× faster than conventional bottom spray systems
- High drug loading on NPS (up to 700% weight gain)
- Uniform coating across all dispersion types
- Ideal for MUPS and small particle coating
- Fully automated for consistent, validated output
Capacity: 1–100 kg
Saan Unipro Genius
- Integrated system for granulation, drying, and coating
- Supports pellet, particle, and hot melt coating
- Faster cycles through integrated processing
- Enables taste masking, drug layering, modified release
- Compact and cost-efficient design
Capacity: 1–360 kg
Saan Epic Coater
- High-efficiency coating with superior uniformity
- < 40 sec single tablet discharge
- Multi-gun system for higher throughput
- Advanced airflow for optimised drying
- GMP-compliant closed system
Capacity: 0.3–560 kg
Saan Fluid Bed Processor
- Multi-process system for mixing, granulation, drying, coating
- Handles pellets, spheroids, granules, small tablets
- Supports solution & suspension drug layering
- MUPS-compatible design
- Can replace RMG / HSMG in multiple use cases
- Fully automated for process consistency
Capacity: 0.3 kg (lab) to 600 kg
FAQ
To enable process validation, optimisation, and scale-up readiness under real manufacturing conditions.
Pharmaceutical R&D, formulation, and production teams seeking reliable, scalable process outcomes.
Its ability to combine multi-process technologies with real-time validation in a single, controlled environment.