Northern Ireland firm wins billion dollar Pfizer export contract

Posted on 6 Jun 2014 by The Manufacturer

A Northern Irish engineering firm has signed a $1.5bn (£892m) contract to supply proprietary technology for Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company.

Sepha, based in Belfast, will supply its VisionScan technology used for non-destructive seal and leak detection used in Pfizer’s blister packs. VisionScan, which was designed by Sepha’s product development team in Northern Ireland two years ago, uses high-resolution imaging technology and was developed to replace the traditional manual test for leaks in pharmaceutical packaging. Paul…

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