GEA Lyophil specializes in the design and manufacturing of freeze dryers / lyophilizers for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. Over 50 years of experience in this technology, over 1000 delivered installations and thousands of freeze drying tests carried out make GEA Lyophil the expert in the freeze drying / Lyophilization technology and lead to a thorough process know-how.

Freeze Dryers for the Pharma & Biotech Industry
GEA Lyophil’s range of supplies and services comprises laboratory freeze dryers, the pilot range for R&D purposes and small production batches, industrial size freeze dryers, and complete freeze dryer systems including among others Automatic Loading and Unloading Systems (ALUS®). In addition the company provides service and retrofitting of existing freeze dryers ... Read more and download

SMART LYO® Affordable Pharmaceutical Freeze Dryers
SMART LYO® is a new range of keenly-priced pharmaceutical freeze dryers with high technical
quality from GEA Lyophil – a world leader in freeze drying technology.

  • Standardised & Customised
  • Made in Germany
  • Affordable
  • Reliable
  • Technology

… helps reduce the cost of freeze drying while maintaining quality and performance, making validation and documentation easier and reducing delivery times ...  Read more and download

ALUS® Loading and Unloading Systems for Freeze Dryers
ALUS offers you solutions from half-open systems up to combinations with isolators or RABS
(Restricted Access Barrier System). The combination of ALUS® with isolators or RABS provides the ideal solution for the demand for hermetically sealed systems producing toxic products in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries ... Read more and download

Sterilising freeze-drying equipment using Vaporised Hydrogen Peroxide is faster, safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly than using steam
GEA Lyophil leads the way in sterilising freeze drying equipment using Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) the innovative method that delivers all three advantages at the same time. GEA Lyophil is the most experienced manufacturer offering this technology for both new-build
plants and for retro-fit to existing installations ... Read more and download

Case study: Patheon project with GEA Lyophil - Fast Track Success
Patheon, a leading global provider of contract dosage form development and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has recently completed a new ‘fast track’ Freeze Drying project with GEA Lyophil.

The project, completed in one year from start of construction to product production, was to install new lyophilization equipment to develop an essential new product. According to the company the whole project was a great success.

Patheon’s development and manufacturing capabilities cover prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) products in solid, semi-solid and liquid dosage forms, as well as specialized capabilities in high-potency, cephalosporin, controlled/sustained release and sterile manufacturing, including aseptic filling and lyophilization. To meet production requirements the company had no option but to consider a fast track approach for its latest development project. ... Read the complete story 

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