LILLE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 30, 2026--
Roquette will showcase its end-to-end portfolio of pharmaceutical excipients, drug delivery solutions and leading technical expertise at CPHI Milan 2026 in Italy, where the company will welcome visitors at booth 1A18 in the excipients hall.
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At this year’s global industry event, Roquette will highlight key product brands supporting formulation performance, patient-centric drug delivery and biopharma innovation, including METHOCEL™ cellulose ethers, PEARLITOL ® mannitol, Avicel ® microcrystalline cellulose, POLYOX™ polyethylene oxide, KLEPTOSE ® cyclodextrins, LYCADEX ® pyrogen-free dextrose monohydrate, Qualicaps™ by Roquette hard capsules and its alginate portfolio from sustainably sourced seaweed. The company will also spotlight its biopharma solutions spanning upstream processing, downstream efficiency, and formulation support.
Visitors to the booth will be able to preview the newest addition to the Qualicaps™ portfolio designed to expand the hard capsule choices available to pharmaceutical manufacturers while maintaining the quality and reliability you expect from Qualicaps™ by Roquette.
Roquette will also feature an engaging interactive zone where visitors can experience a world of robust excipient solutions through entertaining digital experiences, with a chance to win prizes.
“Pharmaceutical innovation is ultimately measured by the difference it makes in patients’ lives,” said Chiara Bergerone, Deputy CEO of Roquette’s Health & Pharma Solutions Business Unit. “At CPHI Milan, we will show how the right combination of science, technology and partnership can turn complex formulation challenges into solutions that are more effective, reliable and meaningful for patients.”
At booth 1A18, Roquette’s experts will be available to discuss solutions for oral solid dosage, parenteral, drug delivery and biopharma applications.
About Roquette
Roquette is a global leader in sustainable plant-based solutions, driving innovation and strong partnerships that are shaping the future of nutrition, health, and bioindustry.
The company harnesses natural resources such as wheat, corn, seaweed, and cellulose to craft high-performance ingredients used in everyday foods, oral medications, advanced biopharmaceuticals, and a range of bio-based products.
A family-owned company with over 90 years of expertise and 11,000 employees, Roquette serves clients in over 150 countries and is committed to creating lasting value for customers, patients, consumers, and society.
Together, we turn the potential of nature into the essentials of life.
Discover more about Roquette here.
Visit Roquette at booth 1A18 in the excipients hall.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A commercial plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes.
Israeli media, citing security officials, said the incident stemmed from a feud between the plane’s two pilots, and everyone on board was safe. The plane landed in Tabuk, a civilian and military base in the kingdom.
The FlyDubai plane transmitted an emergency alert shortly after takeoff, according to publicly available flight tracking information.
A regional official briefed on the incident said a fight broke out in the cockpit and apparently involved pilots. It wasn’t immediately clear what had caused the fight, the official said.
A second official confirmed that Israel had scrambled warplanes, fearing a hijacking of a plane carrying dozens of its citizens. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned in recent days of unspecified, escalated security threats.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the incident was still under investigation.
Netanyahu’s office later said the situation was under control and Israel was working to bring the passengers home.
Emergency landings for personnel reasons are rare yet not unheard of. In 2022, two Air France pilots were suspended after fighting in the cockpit on a Geneva-Paris flight, though it did not have to be diverted and landed as planned.
Passengers on the plane told Israel’s Ch 12 by phone that they heard shouts from passengers toward the front of the plane who heard the altercation between the pilots, and the plane dipped steeply before landing in Saudi Arabia.
They also said that all the passengers are staying on the plane and that there is a heavy presence of Saudi security forces surrounding them.
FlyDubai is the lower-cost sister carrier of Emirates airlines. The United Arab Emirates has become a popular vacation destination for Israeli tourists since the countries normalized ties in 2020.
According to Flight Radar, the incident occurred about 2 1/2 hours after takeoff.
FlyDubai later confirmed that flight FZ 1073 en route to Ben Gurion experienced an incident and landed safely in Tabuk on Wednesday.
“Our teams are working closely with the relevant authorities,” the carrier said. "Further updates will be issued as additional confirmed details become available.”
Israelis were targeted in a string of hijackings and airplane attacks by Palestinian militants in the 1960s and 1970s. Israel has not experienced a hijacking in decades but maintains some of the strictest airport security in the world, including often invasive check-in procedures for Israel-bound flights.
Commercial flights have flown between Israel and the United Arab Emirates since the countries normalized ties in 2020.
Magdy reported from Cairo and Metz from Jerusalem.
FILE - Israeli tourists leave a FlyDubai plane which departed from Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv and landed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 8, 2020.(AP Photo/Malak Harb, File)
