Hovione has announced that the official groundbreaking for the expansion of its facility in New Jersey took place on June 8, 2016. The expansion will double the capacity of the facility by adding 30,600 sq ft, a new commercial spray drying unit, and approximately 60 new employees. The company announced plans for the expansion in September 2015.
The existing 24,000 sq ft New Jersey facility, which began operations in 2002, currently has pilot scale spray drying capability.
Hovione VP of Marketing and Sales Kristine Senft commented, “This investment is part of the company’s strategy to increase its global development and commercial capacity which will meet the increasing demands of Hovione’s customers in the API and spray drying services. It will also include the addition of a continuous drug product manufacturing capability to its offering through the partnership with Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced earlier this year.”
Start-up of the new spray drying unit is expected in April 2017.
Read the Hovione press release.
