The wonder of Wurster technology

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Chuck Frey, VP Scientific Affairs at Coating Place. Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Chuck, covering:

The backstory to Wurster coating technology and how it changed the world of formulation development.
Being the go-to guys for the most challenging processing projects... when no one else in the market can.
The advantages and disadvantages of going under the radar.
Ups, downs, sacrifices and successes of family life while working in the industry.


Charles (Chuck) Frey is the Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Coating Place, Inc., a CDMO focused in Wurster (bottom spray) fluid bed coating and associated services.Chuck moved on to Coating Place, Inc. in 1999 to develop expertise on the Wurster fluid bed coating process. During his time at Coating Place, Chuck has focused primarily on application of the Wurster process and related technologies to meet the feasibility, formulation development, scale up, validation, and commercial processing needs of clients. Primary interests have included both formulation chemistry and optimization of process dynamics. The company continues to manufacture proprietary Wurster coating equipment for its operations and Chuck has helped maintain and expand the company’s offer with new fluidization plate designs, new nozzles, enhanced scaling knowledge, and other technical advancements. Having spent over 30 years in the sector, Chuck has also lectured on the Wurster process and formulations, and contributed several book chapters on the fluid bed coating processes and formulations.

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