West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. manufactures and sells components and systems for injectable drug delivery and plastic packaging, and delivery system components for the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and consumer products industries. It operates in two segments, Pharmaceutical Systems and Tech Group. The Pharmaceutical Systems segment designs, manufactures, and distributes elastomer and metal components used in parenteral drug delivery for the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and generic industries. It offers pharmaceutical packaging components, such as elastomeric stoppers and discs, aluminum seals and removable plastic buttons, elastomeric plungers, needle shields and tip caps, pharmaceutical containers, component processors, prefillable syringe systems, elastomeric components, elastomer and co-molded elastomer/plastic components, non-filled syringe components, dropper bulbs, sterile devices, and needle systems. This segment also provides laboratory and other services, including extractables and leachables testing, package/container testing, method development/validation, stability testing, process development, and problem resolution.

The Tech Group segment offers injection molded components and devices, such as contact lens storage kits, pill dispensers, and disposable blood collection systems, as well as various personal care and consumer products for surgical, ophthalmic, diagnostic, and drug delivery systems. It also involves in the manufacture and assembly of systems and devices used for nasal, oral, pulmonary, and injectable delivery of drugs used to treat diseases. The company distributes its products primarily through its sales force and distribution network, as well as through contract sales agents and regional distributors in the United States, Germany, France, and other European countries. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Lionville, Pennsylvania.

Contact Details

Office Address

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
101 Gordon Dr.
Lionville, PA, USA 19341-0645
Phone: (610) 594-2900
Fax: (610) 594-3000

Executives

Chairman and CEO

Donald E. (Don) Morel Jr.

President

Steven A. (Steve) Ellers

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