West Pharmaceutical Services Inc WST

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. designs and manufactures integrated containment and delivery systems for injectable medicines and other related healthcare products. Incorporated in 1923, the company is based in Exton Pennsylvania. West Pharmaceutical Services operates internationally and provides its products to pharmaceutical, diagnostic, medical device, and biotechnology companies in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.

The company operates in two segments. The Proprietary Products segment specialises in stoppers and seals for injectable packaging systems, syringe and cartridge components alongside customised solutions for injectable drug applications, and administration systems for the safe delivery of drugs through advanced reconstitution. Additionally, the segment also deals with mixing and transfer technologies, coatings and films, and sterile packaging solutions. The Contract-Manufactured Products Segment designs, manufactures, and facilitates the automated assemblies of medical devices used for surgical, diagnostic, ophthalmic, injectable, and other drug delivery systems.

West Pharmaceutical also provides services such as analytics that include extractables, leachables, and particle analysis to match packaging solutions with associated drug characteristics. The company markets and distributes its products to target markets through its sales team, established network, contract sales agents, and regional distributors. It trades on the NYSE using the WST ticker.

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