Genentech Invests More than $285 Million To Expand California Biologics Manufacturing Facilities
10/14/2013
When the expansion is complete, Genentech’s Vacaville facility will not only be the largest producer of biologic medicines for the Roche Group, but also the largest biotech manufacturing facility in the world, the company said. The company currently employs approximately 10,000 people in the state. These investments in Genentech’s biologics manufacturing network will enable the hiring of hundreds of skilled workers, ranging from technicians to scientists and engineers.
“This investment and expansion will result in the addition of more than 250 new jobs at the Vacaville and Oceanside facilities over the next four years, bringing the total number of Genentech manufacturing jobs in California to close to 3,000,” said Ian Clark, Chief Executive Officer of Genentech.
“California has always had an impressive skilled workforce that has allowed Genentech to hire diverse and talented individuals in various disciplines,” Clark said. “In recent years California has made great strides toward improving the business environment for life sciences innovation and incentivizing manufacturing. We are committed to working with the state to continue this positive progress and make California an even better place to grow the industry.”
Genentech’s United States manufacturing network spans three locations in California – South San Francisco, Vacaville, and Oceanside – and Hillsboro, Oregon, producing medicines intended for the treatment of a wide range of diseases including cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and asthma.
Founded more than 35 years ago, Genentech is a biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes medicines to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions.
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