Robert Pauli Scherer
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In 1933 the prolific inventor Robert Pauli Scherer (1906–1960) invented the rotary die encapsulation process, revolutionizing the soft-gelatin encapsulation field. He founded the R. P. Scherer Corporation to commercialize his invention. R.P. Scherer Corporation was acquired by Cardinal Health, Inc. in 1998, and is a significant part of the Pharmaceutical Technologies & Services segment. Several other businesses were acquired and subsequently spun out of R.P. Scherer Corporation, including Scherer Laboratories.
[edit] External links
- The Cardinal Health PTS homepage
- The Scherer Laboratories homepage
- Scherer's family home at Michigan Historical Markers
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