Catalent’s Eberbach Site Marks 60th Year

Catalent’s R.P. Scherer softgel business based in Eberbach, Germany celebrated 60 years of service to the health care industry providing a broad range of encapsulation products and services including formulation development of new products, development and validation of analytical methods, registration support and full-scale manufacturing.

R.P. Scherer Eberbach began in post-war Germany when Heinrich Koepff, a German gelatin producer, contacted Robert P. Scherer, inventor of the rotary die production of softgel capsules and head of R.P. Scherer Corp. in the U.S., resulting in the formation of R.P. Scherer Germany, the first post-war American-German joint venture. The Eberbach facility installed its first rotary die machines in 1950, bringing the first softgel capsules to the market. Today, the R.P Scherer Eberbach facility employs a staff of 700 and delivers products and services to 250 customers, producing approximately 13.5 billion standard capsules for Catalent’s global customers.

“I would like to offer congratulations to the entire Eberbach team on 60 years of contributions to our business and to the health and wellness of people all over the world,” said Stefan Juetten, general manager of R.P. Scherer Eberbach. “While the first 60 years proved to be very successful, R.P. Scherer Eberbach is already preparing for the future to meet our commitments to provide outstanding customer service while focusing on the imperative of continuous improvement.”

The company is currently installing a new $8 million manufacturing and enterprise resource information system to be completed later this year, and is also expanding its lab analytical services.


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