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Polymers

Evonik buys into 3D-printed tablets

by Alex Scott
March 19, 2022 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 100, Issue 10

3D-printed pills.
Credit: Evonik Industries
3D printing can create multiple active layers in one pill.

Evonik Industries’ venture capital arm has invested an unspecified amount in Laxxon Medical, a Nevada-based start-up that has developed a technology for 3D printing pills. Advantages of the approach include enhanced control over the release of active ingredients and the ability to combine multiple actives in a single pill. Laxxon’s printing process, which will use Evonik specialty polymers, is significantly faster than established technologies, Evonik says.

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