Elan's manufacturing and development capabilities provide a range of client services, including:  

Manufacturing:  Oral solid dosage forms in bulk or packaged form; controlled substance manufacture in the United States; gateway testing/release; and labeling and packaging.
Engineering Services:  Project process, equipment, facilities and utilities.
Laboratory Services: Quality control, raw materials/stability, validation and compliance.
Development Capability:  Formulation, analytical development, scale-up and process transfer.
Regulatory:  Regulatory dossier preparation, submission and support.

Professional management services at Elan include: 

• Project and Portfolio Management:  Dedicated project management teams to support products through all stages of development and manufacture
• Global Supply Chain Management:  Strategic sourcing, demand planning, package design and control, and contract product procurement
• Site Support Functions:  Information technology, finance and human resources.                 

Compliance

In the period 2002 to July 2007, Elan has undergone successful inspections from various regulatory authorities including:

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Irish Medicines Board
• U.S Drug Enforcement Administration
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Health and Safety Authorities
• Multiple client and consultant audits                     

Environmental Control and Safety

Environmental

• Dedicated department for management, monitoring and reporting
• Integrated pollution control license
• Facilities in place for waste water, air emissions (particulates, VOC’s), noise control, hazardous waste liquids & solids, surface water retention.                     

Safety

• Dedicated safety management team
• Full safety management system including, self- inspection, near miss incident reporting and trending, safety meetings and routine health screening on site.                     

Best-in-Class Systems

Elan's dedication to best-in-class systems underlies its commitment to providing the highest quality service to our clients.

• Enterprise System
  • SAP                     
• Networks
  • NT4
  • Oracle database
  • Intranet/extranet                     
• Laboratory Systems
  • LIMS
  • Chromatographic network system - Millennium
  • Dissolution network system - IDIS                     
• Maintenance Management
  • Permac                     
• SCADA
  • Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (of processing Group)
  • Current and throughout facility                     
• Automated Warehouse and Dispensary                     

Packaging

• Vial labelling and cartoning
• Blister
• Bottle