herbafin – everything from asingle sourceTo guarantee the highestquality standards for ourliquid phytopharmaceuticals,we provide all services from asingle source, from raw mate-rial procurement through tothe finished product. Weachieve this as part of “thenature network” – a group ofcompanies operating through-out the world in the plantproducts sector. This closecooperation provides a widediversity of synergies, highinnovation capacity andunrestricted guarantee ofsupply.

Thus, we can offer our custo-mers a wide portfolio ofplant-derived active ingre-dient concentrates – forexample, extracts from freshstabilized plants, tinctures,aqueous and alcohol-basedliquid, soft and dry extracts,syrups, oil macerates, glycolextracts and homeopathicmother tinctures.

The combination of years ofexperience and innovativetechnologies gives rise toplant-based products of thehighest quality and purity.For decades, Finzelberg hassupplied industrial customersfrom the pharmaceutical, cos-metic and foodstuff sectorswith high quality phyto-extracts in a wide variety ofdelivery forms.

Together with our closelyrelated company Phytopharmwe offer you a wide portfolioof liquid formulations andservices under our new brandname herbafin. This meansyou benefit both from theexpertise of the specialists inliquid phytopharmaceuticalsand the know-how of theleading manufacturer of plantextracts and plant-derivedproducts. A perfect founda-tion for satisfied customersworldwide!

herbafin – from raw materialto processingThe constant availability ofraw materials in the highestquality is particularly impor-tant for the manufacture ofnatural plant-based activeingredients. Our nature net-work guarantees this throughcooperation with the marketleader, Martin Bauer: certi-fied ecological plant culti-vation, species and hybridcultivation, bio-certified wildcollection as well as marketconnections in 80 countriesthroughout world give usaccess to over 200 species ofmedicinal plants, herbs andother useful plants.

For the processing of plantsand their valuable compo-nents, we have a wide rangeof modern technologies atour disposal for the extrac-tion and further processing to liquid and dried plant-derived active ingredients. In addition, quality controlfor all products is carried outin well-equipped laboratorieswithin our GMP-certifiedproduction facilities.

herbafin – services from A to ZWhen it comes to service youcan rely on herbafin. In addi-tion to their quality controlfunctions, our laboratoriesoffer you extensive phyto-chemical and microbiologicalcontract analysis, nutritionalcontent analysis as well asstability tests for your plant-derived products.

We have highly-qualifiedexperts and modern processtechnologies available toassist you with your productdevelopment needs. Innova-tive and profitable productsthus develop step by stepfrom your ideas. Further-more, ultra-modern fillingfacilities provide high capa-city for the packaging of yourfinished products. Our com-petent experts in customerservice and our documenta-tion centre can also help youwith bibliographic data andpharmaceutical registrationquestions.

We will gladly advise youpersonally on the individualrequirements of your business!

Plant extracts and services for medicinal products in liquid formulation

Services for herbal liquids

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Packaging■ Packaging production lines

Modern fully automatic high-performance packaging lines with control systems for weight, pharmaceutical codes and printing

■ Packaging volumes

Variable and expandable – presently 50-200 millilitres, in clear glass, amber glass, plastic bottles with various seals and lid systems with dropper insert

■ Logistics, distribution

Own dispatch guarantees problem-free deliveries using optimum logistics

➜ Contract filling and private labelling

Cultivation projects■ Experimental cultivation

Special cultivation: shading, various soils and fertilizersSmall-scale cultivation: raw material or seed collection from rare plants, determination of optimum harvest time

■ Greenhouse cultivation

Modern heated greenhouse with over 3000 m2 total area, culture of non-hardy plants,cultivation of fresh plant-based raw materials

■ Field cultivation

In “the nature network”: raw materials from Martin Bauer

➜ Special cultivation according to customer requirements

Extraction technology■ Extraction

Percolation and maceration with variable extractor capacities for small batches tolarge-scale production

■ Fresh plant extraction

Stabilization of fresh plants using a special process, just-in-time delivery of fresh plantraw materials

■ Sedimentation, filtration, storage

Diverse filtration possibilities, variable storage tank sizes (in total 1 million litres) as prerequisite of high production capacity

➜ Customer-specific contract extraction

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Research and development■ Development laboratory

Modern equipment for the development of plant extracts(API), galenic formulations and presentations of all kinds

■ Research

Literature, database and patent research, intensive collaboration with international institutes and universities

■ Innovative product development

New plant-based active ingredients, also ethnobotanicaland traditional medicine as a source of new products. “Thenature network” for access to rare and new raw materials

■ Observance of international standards, pharmaceuticalguidelines, EU directives and laws

➜ Customer-specific R&D service and contract research

Quality control■ Phytochemical laboratory

Ultra-modern instrumentation with liquid chromatography(HPLC) with DAD and RI detectors, gas chromatography (GC)with FID detector, thin-layer chromatography (TLC) togetherwith UV/VIS densitometry, spectrophotometry, titration andother physico-chemical techniques

■ Microbiological laboratory

Microbiological analysis according to the pharmacopoeia(EU, PL)

■ Customer services

Test methods for plant-based active ingredients, phytopharmaceuticals, dietary supplements and cosmeticswith stability tests as well as validations of analysis methodsaccording to ICH guidelines

■ Purity tests for contaminants

➜ Contract analysis and method development of any kind

Finzelberg GmbH & Co. KGKoblenzer Straße 48–5656626 Andernach, GermanyTel.: +49 2632 924-00Fax: +49 2632 924-040welcome@finzelberg.comwww.finzelberg.com

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