An excipient system is a blend of inactive ingredients, such as fillers, binders, and flavoring agents, that are formulated along with the active ingredients in a drug. This system of inactive ingredients gives the medication its structure and allow it to be shaped, flavored and delivered as intended.
A new technology brings 3D-printed compounded medications to the veterinary space
December 11, 2025
The platform's developers say the automated system could help standardize how pharmacists prepare tailored medications for pets.
Veterinary medicine may be moving into 3D-printed drug compounding with the launch of a new excipient system made specifically for producing personalized medications for pets using 3D printing. The company behind the development, CurifyLabs, is calling the technology a “first-of-its-kind” compounding tool with the potential to streamline how customized medication is prepared.
The new excipient system, called Curablend Vet, is designed to work with CurifyLabs’ automated Compounding System Solution (CSS), an automated platform that prints the medications. Together, Curablend Vet and the CSS platform have the potential to replace many of the manual steps involved in compounding, thereby standardizing the process.
Because many medications are not manufactured in pet-specific strengths or formulations, veterinarians often rely on pharmacists to customize human drugs for pets or prepare compounded mixtures. Those preparations can involve manual steps that are time-consuming and may introduce variability, noted CurifyLabs in a press release announcing the Curablend Vet launch.1
According to the Finland-based company, the new excipient system seeks to address these issues by automating much of the process, providing a standardized, digitally documented 3D workflow, and helping pharmacists create “safer” and “more consistent” doses in minutes.1 Specifically, the CSS system with Curablend Vet prints soft, chewable gel pills that are customized to taste appealing to pets, potentially leading to fewer missed doses and increased owner adherence.
“Pet owners want medication time to be simple, not stressful,” Charlotta Topelius, CEO and founder of CurifyLabs, said in a company announcement.1 “Curablend Vet gives pharmacists a reliable way to make pet-friendly medicines that animals actually want to eat.”
The system’s launch marks the technology’s entrance into veterinary medicine. Until now, the company’s CSS 3D-printing platform had been used only in hospitals and pharmacies serving human patients in the US and Europe.1 Since its founding in 2021, CurifyLabs has worked on modernizing the drug compounding process in human pharmacies, developing the technology alongside pharmacists in prominent European markets, which include Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands.2
“We know how important pets are to families, and we’re proud that Curablend Vet now brings the benefits of trusted 3D-printed medicine to veterinary care,” Topelius said.
References
- CurifyLabs launches Curablend Vet, bringing breakthrough 3D-printed, personalized medicines to pets. News release. CurifyLabs. December 9, 2025. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://news.curifylabs.com/press-releasecurifylabs-launches-curablendvet-bringing-breakthrough-3d-printed-personalized-medicines-to-pets
- A healthtech company creating solutions for personalized medicine manufacturing. CurifyLabs. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://curifylabs.com/about