TFS celebrates opening of GMP facility

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the official opening of its new GMP facility to meet the growing demand for clinical supply services in Singapore. Located in Toh Guan Road, Jurong East, the new facility is nearly 70,000 square feet (6,500sqm), more than 60% larger than the previous site established in 2001. With double the cold chain capacity it will provide a one-stop service for clinical supplies − from GMP storage, local labelling, secondary packaging, comparator sourcing, handling and distribution of ambient and cold chain supplies to returns management. Improved technologies and operational tools,include a larger storage system for its clinical supplies, a new climatic control energy consumption system that reduces the facility’s carbon footprint, and an overall building monitoring system that provides staff with timely updates on the facility’s conditions.

“Asia Pacific continues to be our fastest-growing market and a central contributor to our growth,” said Leon Wyszkowski, Thermo Fisher’s vice president of clinical services for North America and facility network. “For nearly 15 years, Singapore has been the central hub for our Asia-Pacific operations, due to its strategic location. With the opening of our larger and well-equipped facility, we aim to continue to build on our Singapore facility further and on the expertise of our local team, to strengthen our regional and global presence in the clinical supplies industry.”