July 27. Ei Pharmaceutical SolutionWorks will put a 24-person R&D shop in the N.C. Research Campus. The team, which will include 12 master’s or PhD scientists, will go into a 10,000-square foot lab with office space on the third floor of the David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building.

Ei’s research and development team is currently housed three miles away on Cannon Boulevard in the company’s 140,000-square-foot semi-solids manufacturing facility. The move to the NCRC allows the company to enhance its scientific foundation for dermatological product development and add a significant skin biology research capability.

Ei is a subsidiary of Product Quest Manufacturing. Ei specializes in the development and manufacturing of therapeutic, over-the-counter, and prescription skin care products for leading pharma and consumer goods companies. Ei also partners with customers to develop Abbreviated New Drug Applications for generic drugs.

A press release from Castle & Cooke, the developer of the NCRC, said “Ei adds a critical product formulation and development component to the campus.”