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Date: 2017-06-27

Type of information: Opening of new premises

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Company: Sarepta Therapeutics (USA - MA)

Therapeutic area: Rare diseases - Genetic diseases - Neuromuscular diseases

Type agreement: opening of new premises

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  • • On June 27, 2017, Sarepta Therapeutics announced the grand opening of its Research and Manufacturing Center in Andover, Massachusetts. The 60,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility significantly enhances Sarepta’s research and manufacturing capabilities as it expands its global commercial footprint and rapidly advances its Duchenne muscular dystrophy pipeline, which comprises a robust exon skipping platform, and next generation approaches such as gene therapy and utrophin upregulation programs.
  • The current focus of the manufacturing facility will be to advance Sarepta’s development pipeline and research programs. By the end of the year, Sarepta could have up to seven investigational DMD treatments in the clinic.
  • Ultimately, Sarepta’s goal is to help as many individuals with DMD as possible. To support this objective, Sarepta plans to expand its headcount in Andover by 100 percent over the next 12 to 18 months, adding to the approximately 50 employees currently based in Andover.
 

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