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| West Pharmaceutical Services Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2008) Thu, May 1, 2008, 9:00 am Eastern
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| About West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) | |||
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. manufactures components and systems for injectable drug delivery and plastic packaging, and delivery system components for the healthcare, personal care, and consumer products markets. The company operates in two segments, Pharmaceutical Systems and Tech Group. The Pharmaceutical Systems segment engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of various elastomer, metal, and plastic components used in parenteral drug delivery for the pharmaceutical, generic, and biopharmaceutical industries. It offers various pharmaceutical packaging components, such as stoppers and discs, plungers, seals, dropper bulbs, needle shields and tip caps, and sterile devices. This segment also provides contract analytical laboratory services for testing and evaluating primary drug packaging components. The Tech Group segment produces injection molded components and devices, such as contact lens storage kits, pill dispensers, and disposable blood collection systems for surgical, ophthalmic, diagnostic, and drug delivery systems. This segment also involves in the manufacture and assembly of systems and devices used for nasal, oral, pulmonary, and injectable delivery of drugs used to treat diseases. The company’s customers include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug, and medical-device producers. West Pharmaceutical sells its products primarily in the United States, Germany, France, and other European countries. It markets its products and services principally through its own sales force and distribution network, as well as through sales agents and distributors. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Lionville, Pennsylvania. | |||
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