Date: 2017-10-03
Type of information: Construction of new premises
Compound: Modugno-Bari production site
Company: Merck KGaA (Germany)
Therapeutic area: Technology - Services
Type agreement: construction of new premises
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- • On October 3, 2017, Merck KGaA announced that the company will invest € 35 million in a new production line for the aseptic filling of biotech medicines under isolator at its manufacturing site of Bari, Italy. The announcement was made as part of an event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the site and its leading role on the science and technology scene in the South Italian region of Apulia. The new production line is expected to be fully operational in 2022. It will be equipped with an isolator designed with the latest technologies available and with a high level of automation. The isolator technology represents best practice in aseptic filling which is a prerequisite to ensure the safety of injectable medicines. The new production line is intended to be used for the aseptic filling of the biotech medicines of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in the areas of multiple sclerosis, fertility and endocrinology with a capacity of 14 million units per year.
In 2014, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, already invested € 50 million at the Bari biotech-manufacturing site for a fully automated production line under isolator and automated warehouse. Established in 1992, the biotech-manufacturing site in Bari has grown over time and currently employs 225 people. It is specialized in the fill & finish activities of the biotech medicines of the company in the areas of multiple sclerosis, fertility and endocrinology for more than 150 countries.
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