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54 September 2015 Tablets & Capsules Xcelience invests in Powdersize TAMPA, FL—CDMO Xcelience has committed to a structured cash invest- ment in Powdersize, Quakertown, PA, which specializes in milling, microniza- tion, and particle size classification. The collaboration bolsters Powdersize's growth, while augmenting the range of particle size control technologies Xcelience can apply to its drug devel- opment, solubility enhancement, and clinical supply services. supplier news Metrics adds two UPLC instruments GREENVILLE, NC—Metrics Contract Services acquired two Waters Acquity ultra-performance liquid chromatogra- phy (UPLC) H-class systems. The equipment augments the company's analytical lab services, generating higher resolution liquid-chromatography sepa- rations in shorter times to facilitate char- acterization of complex samples. Capsugel expands sites in Scotland, USA MORRISTOWN, NJ—Capsugel will add 40,000 square feet to its manufac- turing facility in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Edinburgh site, acquired with Cap- sugel's 2013 purchase of Encap Drug Delivery, is among the world's largest liquid- and semi-solid-filled hard cap- sule production facilities. The expan- sion will include additions to its bioavailability-enhancement laboratory, high-potency API capabilities, and other formulation and development technologies. The company also recently completed construction of a production-scale spray-dried dispersion facility at its site in Bend, OR. Natoli offers new product catalogs ST. CHARLES, MO—Natoli Engineer- ing released its first edition of Tablet Press Replacement Parts Catalog, listing the com- pany's inventory of Cadmach, Colton, Fette, Kikusui, Kilian, Korsch, Manesty, Natoli, and Stokes equipment. The company also published a new edition of its Tablet Compression Accessories Catalog, featuring support products such as die- segment storage boxes, handheld digi- tal die-bore gauge, silicone and metal- detectable dust cups, and CEIA metal detectors. EAG acquires ABC Labs SUNNYVALE, CA—Evans Analytical Group (EAG), a network of independent laboratories, acquired Analytical Bio- Chemistry (ABC) Laboratories, Colum- bia, MO. In addition to complementing EAG's range of analytical and testing ser- vices for pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and industrial chemical markets, the acquisition equips EAG to enter the small- and large-molecule pharmaceuti- cal contract research business. SternVitamin unveils tablettable omega-3 powder AHRENSBURG, Germany—SternVit- amin has launched the first omega-3 fatty acid preparation in powder form, allowing pharmaceutical and nutraceu- tical companies to produce supplements in tablet form. According to the com- pany, omega-3 tablets offer advantages over conventional fish-oil softgels,