FlavorOpt^SM Process

FlavorOpt^SM is a structured, sensory-directed system for developing palatable drug products. It was devised during our team’s decades of experience in the highly competitive food industry, where taste is the key market success factor. FlavorOpt^SM integrates rapid formulation prototyping and taste assessment by trained human panelists to efficiently optimize drug product aesthetics – aroma, taste, texture, and mouthfeel.

Key features of Senopsys’ FlavorOpt^SM include:

• Staff with extensive knowledge of flavor construction, excipient functionality and processing technology
• Rapid formulation prototyping capabilities:
• On-site formulation laboratories equipped to handle most dosage forms – liquids, powders, solids
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registrations
• Taste assessment of prototypes:
• Sensory evaluation facilities
• A team of sensory scientists and panelists with extensive pharmaceutical experience evaluating investigational and approved drugs across a wide range of dosage forms and therapeutic classes
• Experienced formulation scientists who can interpret taste assessment results to guide formulation optimization

The results of the FlavorOpt^SM system are custom formulations that can be differentiated on the basis of patient-perceived palatability.