Applikon Biotechnology opens new production facility in Guangzhou, China

On Wednesday 19^th March the new Applikon Biotechnology production facility in Guangzhou, China, was officially opened. The opening ceremony was combined with a scientific seminar ‘Innovations in bioreactor technology’. This new facility is located in ‘science city’ a newly developed high tech science park in Guangzhou. The grand opening was attended by both international and national customers, business relations, international and national officials, scientific relations and a large team from Applikon Biotechnology in the Netherlands.

The new production facility has been operational for several months and the festivities on 19^th March were to celebrate this achievement and to officially mark this further step in the development and growth of the company. Arthur Oudshoorn, Managing Director of Applikon Biotechnology, and his dedicated team are proud and happy with these large new premises, which consists of offices, a warehouse, production facilities, QA/QC testing section and a technical support department.

In the new facility, Applikon Biotechnology will be able to provide a complete range of bioreactor systems ranging from micro litre research volumes up to production systems for pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications in the Chinese market. Being closer to the customers in China will decrease response time and improve the local technical support for users of advanced bioreactor systems.

The opening ceremony took place on 19^th March 2014.