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Happenings

Croda launches new Eurofins opens biopharma Enzene Biosciences plans
global technical centre in services centre in new bio-manufacturing
Hyderabad Hyderabad plant in US; opens new
R&D centre in Pune
UK-based speciality chemicals ma- Global major in testing services,
jor, Croda, has announced the opening Eurofins, has inaugurated its biopharma Enzene Biosciences, a subsidiary
of a new Global Technical Centre at services centre in Genome Valley, Hy- of Mumbai-based Alkem Laboratories,
Genome Valley, Hyderabad. The com- derabad. will open a biopharmaceutical manu-
pany said the investment is part of its facturing plant on the Princeton West
commitment to develop high perfor- The centre is the Belgium-based Innovation Campus in Hopewell, New
mance pharmaceutical ingredients and company’s second biopharma servic- Jersey, USA. Operations in the new fa-
technologies for the life sciences sector. es campus in India after Bengaluru, cility, the company’s first location out-
and will provide services in discovery
The centre will increase Croda’s chemistry and discovery biology, safety side of India, are expected to begin in
June 2024.
capability to provide advanced and sus- toxicology, bioanalytical services, and
tainable solutions to its pharmaceutical formulation development to global As a CDMO, Enzene Biosciences,
customers, and is a significant step to- pharmaceutical companies. provides services to global pharma-
wards establishing its presence in the In India, Eurofins, through Eurofins ceutical companies, partnering with
pharma hub of Telangana. This latest Advinus, provides services to pharma- them in their drug development and
expansion will focus on the develop- ceutical and agrosciences companies manufacturing processes. As part of
ment of new ingredients, generation of for their R&D needs. Enzene’s expansion plans, the com-
application data and training for small pany will initially hire 50 employees
molecule and biologic applications, The Hyderabad centre could even- and grow to 300 employees at its New
enabling the company to provide spe- tually become the largest in India for Jersey facility.
cialised solutions for the pharmaceuti- the company with additional invest-
cal industry. The facility will focus on ments in two to three years. The Rs. The company has also opened a
housing collaborative work with cus- 150-crore, 15-acre centre contains R&D facility in Pune. The facility
tomers to help them tackle their formu- 100,000-sq. ft. of laboratory and office spanning over 75,000 square feet is
lation challenges during development space. It currently employs about 100 equipped with an open lab set-up that
and troubleshoot faster. scientists. promotes cross-departmental collabo-
ration, efficient communication, and
Croda had recently marked a new Alkem Laboratories
milestone in its India growth plans with launches merchant API knowledge sharing. The facility will
offer fully integrated services from cell
the breaking ground on a new green- line development to fill & finish across
field manufacturing plant at Dahej, Gu- business a wide range of modalities. Within the
jarat.
Alkem Laboratories has branded new R&D facility, Enzene has estab-
its active pharmaceutical ingredients lished specialised departments, in-
Cadila Pharma planning (API) business as Alkem Activa. Earli- cluding Cell Line Engineering (CLE),
injectable facility in Russia er, the company made APIs for internal Drug Product Development (DPD),
consumption, a spokesperson for the Purification Process Development
Ahmedabad-based Cadila Pharma- company clarified. (PPD), Advanced Analytical Technol-
ceuticals is planning a collaboration ogy (AAT), and Bioanalytical Assay.
with Russia for setting up a state-of-the- Through partnerships and collabo- These departments bring together a
art pharmaceutical injectable manufac- rations, Alkem Activa aims to become team of highly skilled scientists and
turing unit with global compliance and a reliable supplier of quality APIs to researchers with affiliations to lead-
Cadila Pharmaceuticals’ trust and long- pharmaceutical companies worldwide, ing institutions like Massachusetts
standing credibility. The announcement it said. With a focus on sustainability, Institute of Technology, University of
was at a high-powered bilateral indus- the business also looks to expand ca- Tennessee Medical Centre among oth-
trial roundtable ‘India-Russia Business pacity and include advanced technolo- ers and prior experience at globally re-
Dialogue’ held in New Delhi. gies. nowned companies.

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