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Firm takes Quantum leap

A company that provides pharmacies with a range of specialised medicines has recently enjoyed rapid growth with help from a local healthcare group. Quantum Specials, based in Burnopfield near Stanley, has achieved a turnover of £15m, which is expected to rise to £20m in the next two years, with the firm’s labour force of 100 also set to increase by 25%.

The pharmaceutical firm received the help from Cels, the organisation driving the healthcare economy in North East England.

Quantum Specials manufactures and supplies one-off specialised medicines to High Street pharmacies and dispensing doctors for patients who require special prescriptions.

Alison Norman, Technical Director at Quantum Specials, said: “Cels has provided project support which has enabled us to extend some of our very short dated medicines to much more user-friendly expiry dates. This assists with logistics in supplying new markets such as Eire, and out of town shopping centres where patients may take a few days more to collect medicines.”

Mike Asher, CEO at Cels, said: “Quantum Special is yet another excellent example of a North East healthcare company flourishing in the sector. Cels is focused on creating an environment where commercial ideas can be recognised and new relationships forged. This provides the perfect forum for supporting regional healthcare companies’ growth.”

Quantum Specials creates ‘one-off’ products in response to special patient prescriptions. This involves the compounding skills once used in the Chemists back shop such as filling capsules by hand, using a pestle and mortar to make oral suspensions and mixing creams and ointments on a tile.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .