Chemizon Inc. to Invest $5 Million in Its Beijing Facility

LONGMONT, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chemizon, a division of Optomagic, announced today that it has received board approval for investing an additional US $5M in its Beijing operations for this fiscal year. This investment will be used to augment Chemizon Beijing’s integrated discovery platform by adding capabilities in the area of Biology and Computational Chemistry.

“We are seeing a significant increase in interest from our partners to move towards value-added discovery collaborations in Asia. This additional investment will strengthen our discovery platform both by the addition of key hires to our management team and by expanding our capabilities in the area of discovery research. We are excited about the possibilities that lie ahead,” said Dr. Anthony Piscopio, President, CEO and Chairman of Optomagic Co. Ltd.

About Chemizon: Chemizon is a rapidly growing drug discovery services organization with operations in South Korea, China and the United States. Our goal is to become the partner of choice for Pharmaceutical and Biotech companies seeking to enhance their product pipelines. Our experienced, repatriated management team and skilled scientists use the Chemizon Discovery Platform to help our partners enhance their product pipelines in an efficient, cost effective manner. For more information on Chemizon, please visit our web site at www.chemizon.com.

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Contact:

Chemizon Ramesh Subramanian, 856-637-2232 VP, Business Development sramesh@chemizon.com

Source: Chemizon