COMPOUNDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAFE MEDICAMENT TRANSPORT 5 The present application provides a component holder for an automatic or semi-automatic preparation system for forming a medicament solution from a vial containing one of a liquid and a non-liquid material, the component holder comprising: a gripper including: a first pair of fixed, spaced apart jaws, the first pair of jaws including a first jaw and a second jaw; and a second pair of fixed, spaced apart jaws, the second pair of jaws including a first jaw and a second 0 jaw; wherein the first pair of jaws is translatable relative to the second pair of jaws; and wherein the first jaw of the first pair of jaws is interposed between the second pair of jaws, and the second jaw of the second pair of jaws is interposed between the first pair of jaws. (I, CDCD aa aa C-,