Jacobs Wins Contract to Provide Construction Phase Services for WuXi Biologics Biomanufacturing Facility

May 21, 2019 |

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Plant to be WuXi’s first outside of China and largest using single-use bioreactors in Ireland, incorporating leading-edge technology optimized for the flexible production of diverse biologic drugs for customers globally

Plant to be WuXi’s first outside of China and largest using single-use bioreactors in Ireland, incorporating leading-edge technology optimized for the flexible production of diverse biologic drugs for customers globally

DALLAS, May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE: JEC) has been selected to provide construction management services for global biologics leader, WuXi Biologics, to support the development of its new biologics drug substance manufacturing facility located in Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland. The new facility, modelled on the “Factories of the Future” concept, will incorporate best-in-class innovative technology optimized for the flexible production of a wide range of biologic drugs for customers globally.

Supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland, which they estimate to cost more than $394 million, the project is expected to accelerate the development of biologics in Europe and help increase investment and jobs in Ireland under the Regional Action Plans for Jobs initiative. WuXi’s investment will result in the creation of 400 highly skilled jobs over five years as well as approximately 700 construction jobs.

“This project shows how we partner with our life sciences clients to advance cutting-edge facilities and drug therapies, while supporting the communities where we live and work,” said Jacobs Buildings, Infrastructure and Advanced Facilities Senior Vice President and General Manager Ken Gilmartin. “WuXi has given us the opportunity to deliver a state-of-the art project to help them serve a global patient population, while furthering the ambition to make Ireland a global center of excellence in biologics, driving investment in Co. Louth and creating highly skilled jobs.”

The 26-hectare biomanufacturing facility, WuXi’s first outside of China, will incorporate traditional fed-batch or perfusion process and continuous bioprocessing, a next-generation processing technology using selected single-use cell culture and fixed stainless-steel elements for purification. When completed, a total capacity of 48,000L fed-batch and 6,000L perfusion will be installed, representing one of the world’s largest plants using single-use bioreactors.

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