Pharmaceutical grade MMC

MMC – Mesoporous Magnesium Carbonate

Mesoporous Magnesium Carbonate, MMC, is a proprietary drug delivery technology for amorphous stabilization and solubility enhancement of drug substances and for unique drug formulations. MMC has a porous structure with a uniform pore size distribution and an extraordinarily high surface area. The intrinsic pore properties of the material make it ideal as a carrier of active pharmaceutical ingredients. MMC dissolves completely upon delivery of drug and as it is based on magnesium carbonate it is safe to use in humans.

Pore and particle size

MMC is a white powder material consisting of pores up to 10 nm in size. These pores can be loaded with numerous pharmaceutical active ingredients and the confined space suppress crystallization and stabilizes the amorphous form of the drugs. The MMC particle size is 200±50 µm, optimized for rapid dissolution and to achieve a free-flowing powder that allows for large scale manufacturing of drug products. With magnesium carbonate being the underlying chemical substrate, MMC is water soluble in acidic conditions and will dissolve without residues.

Medical need

Drugs that are poorly soluble represent approximately 70% of all pharmaceutical drugs in development. The MMC drug delivery technology enables amorphous solid dispersions of numerous drugs, hence increasing the dissolution and the body’s ability to absorb the drug. The unique MMC technology may be used to obtain improved versions of approved products, to enable drug compounds in development or for drug repurposing.

Manufacturing

MMC is manufactured under GMP conditions on a pilot scale, suitable for kilogram batches. Investments to upscale the plant to commercial scale tonnage quantities have been initiated.

The API loading process onto the MMC carrier is cost efficient, relies completely on standard process equipment, and is scalable from small technical trials through clinical quantities all the way to commercial quantities. The loading dose can be varied freely, making MMC an ideal carrier for small-animal model testing. After API loading the MMC powder is free-flowing and ready for filling into capsules, tablet compression, or further processing. Long-term stability of the loaded drug compound has been shown to exceed 24 months (ongoing study).