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WuXi opens new manufacturing base

by Jean-François Tremblay
March 14, 2016 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 94, Issue 11

WuXi AppTec’s small-molecule manufacturing subsidiary, Shanghai Syn-The-All, has started operations at its new process development and commercial-scale production site in Changzhou, China. So far, the firm has opened one plant and buildings for administration and R&D. When completed, the facility will consist of nine manufacturing units fitted with total reactor volume of more than 1,000 m3. It will employ some 500 scientists and quadruple Syn-The-All’s capacity.

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WuXi’s new small-molecule manufacturing complex.
A photo of WuXi’s new small-molecule manufacturing complex.
Credit: WuXi Apptech
WuXi’s new small-molecule manufacturing complex.

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