Team to offer solutions that improve the performance of pharmaceutical products through four market needs platforms

FLORHAM PARK, NJ, October 24, 2014 - BASF will showcase its pharmaceutical portfolio through a platform concept based on current pharmaceutical market needs at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) annual meeting, Nov. 2-6 at the San Diego Convention Center. Visitors to BASF Booth 2723 can learn about solutions delivered through four market needs platforms that help customers improve the efficacy, bioavailability and compliance of pharmaceutical products.
  • Instant & Modified Release - A diverse range of functional excipients for use across multiple dosage forms and release profiles. Solubilization - Products and technologies that help to solve the toughest challenges for poorly soluble drugs.
  • Soft Gels - Comprehensive portfolio combining APIs and a full range of excipients to tackle challenges with soft gel applications.
  • Skin Delivery - Skin delivery formulations and ingredient expertise to help solve dermal delivery challenges.

BASF's team co-authored 16 technical posters that will be presented Nov. 3-6. A full schedule of events can be found at: BASF technical sessions at AAPS 2014.

About Nutrition & Health

BASF Nutrition & Health provides a comprehensive product and service portfolio for the human and animal nutrition, pharmaceutical and flavor & fragrance industries. With innovative solutions and modern technologies we help our customers to improve their business efficiency and the sustainability of their products. Our human nutrition solutions include vitamins and carotenoids, plant sterols, emulsifiers and omega-3 fatty acids. Vitamins and carotenoids form also an important part of our animal nutrition portfolio, as well as other feed additives like trace elements, enzymes and organic acids. We provide the pharmaceutical industry with active ingredients such as caffeine and ibuprofen, various excipients and custom synthesis services. Furthermore, we offer aroma ingredients such as citral, geraniol and L-menthol. BASF Nutrition & Health operates sites in Europe, North America, South America and in Asia-Pacific

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has nearly 17,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $19.3 billion in 2013. For more information about BASF's North American operations, visitwww.basf.us .

At BASF, we create chemistry - and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world's leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of about €74 billion in 2013 and over 112,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet atwww.basf.com .

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