Robert Pauli Scherer (1906–1960) was an American inventor who founded the RP Sherer Corporation. In 1933, Scherer invented the rotary die encapsulation process, revolutionizing the soft-gelatin encapsulation field. He founded the R. P. Scherer Corporation to commercialize his invention. R.P. Scherer was acquired by

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* 1906 births 1960 deaths American chemical engineers American health care businesspeople 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American engineers 20th-century American chemists {{US-engineer-stub