Celanese Invites Pharmaceutical Industry to Participate in Discussion on the Topic of EVA Polymers and Drug Delivery
July 11, 2012 (Irving, Texas) - Celanese EVA Performance Polymers invites the pharmaceutical industry to participate in dialog around ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) polymer technology with the introduction of its new blog at VitalDose.com/blog. Dr. Ken Anderson, a 25+ year veteran of polymer research and technical service, the blog’s author, will be covering topics ranging from technical information and polymer processing to pharma applications and industry news.
“Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) polymers have been utilized for many years in the pharmaceutical world for drug delivery applications. Our new blog will highlight EVA polymers as excipients as we seek to inform the pharmaceutical world about this polymer and its uses,” said Anderson. Celanese invites everyone from students to seasoned research professionals to take part in the discussion. “We look forward to participation from all aspects of the industry including research and development scientists in contract research and contract manufacturing organizations, small and start-up companies, large pharmaceutical companies, and academia,” he said.
Celanese manufactures VitalDose® EVA polymers for use in drug delivery. The blog can be found as part of the VitalDose website at www.VitalDose.com/blog.
Celanese EVA Performance Polymers will highlight the new blog while exhibiting at the Controlled Release Society, July 15-18 in Quebec City, Canada. Look to meet Ken Anderson and the rest of the VitalDose team at booth #118. For more information about VitalDose polymers, please contact us via e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 972-443-3738.
About Celanese EVA Performance Polymers Inc.
The business is a North American leader in developing products and application technology to improve performance, create value and drive innovation in a broad range of industrial and consumer end-use applications including flexible packaging, thermal lamination film, hot melt adhesive, USP class VI medical products and photovoltaic cells. The business has manufacturing facilities in Edmonton, Canada, and is supported by expert technical service. More information about Celanese EVA Performance Polymers Inc. is available at www.Celanese-EVA.com.
About Celanese
Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of specialty materials and chemical products which are used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our products, essential to everyday living, are manufactured in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for operational excellence, sustainability and premier safety performance, Celanese delivers value to customers around the globe with best-in-class technologies. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company employs approximately 7,600 employees worldwide and had 2011 net sales of $6.8 billion, with approximately 73% generated outside of North America. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its global product offerings, visit www.celanese.com or the company’s blog at www.celaneseblog.com.
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