Robert Pauli Scherer (1906–1960) was an American inventor who founded the RP Sherer Corporation.
In 1933, Scherer invented the rotary die
encapsulation process, revolutionizing the soft-gelatin encapsulation field. He founded the R. P. Scherer Corporation to commercialize his invention. R.P. Scherer was acquired by
Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health, Inc. is an American multinational health care services company, and the 14th highest revenue generating company in the United States. Its headquarters are in Dublin, Ohio and Dublin, Ireland (EMEA). The company specializes in ...
, Inc. in 1998.
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Catalent, Inc. (Catalent Pharma Solutions) is a multinational corporation headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey. It is a global provider of delivery technologies, development, drug manufacturing, biologics, gene therapies and consumer health p ...
.
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External links
The Catalent Pharma Solution homepageThe Scherer Laboratories homepage
1906 births
1960 deaths
American chemical engineers
American health care businesspeople
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century American engineers
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