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Lonza will buy Genentech biologic plant

by Aayushi Pratap
March 25, 2024 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 102, Issue 9

 

An aerial shot of a biologic manufacturing plant.
Credit: Roche
Lonza says the purchase will significantly increase its presence in the US.

The Swiss drug services firm Lonza has agreed to acquire a biologic facility in Vacaville, California, owned by Roche’s Genentech unit for $1.2 billion in cash. The facility, deemed one of the largest in the world for biologic manufacturing, has a bioreactor capacity of about 330,000 L. Lonza will invest an additional $560 million to upgrade the site. In the future, Lonza will supply Roche products currently manufactured at the site.

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