TORONTO, June 18 /CNW/ - Patheon (TSX:PTI), a global provider of drug
development and manufacturing services to the international pharmaceutical
industry, today announced that it has selected locations in Research Triangle
Park (RTP) and Durham, North Carolina for its global headquarters and new
analytical development laboratory facilities. The RTP area is located on
7,000 acres of land established in 1959 and is now home to 136 research-based
companies ranging from Fortune 100 multinational corporations to small
start-ups, and is commonly thought of as one of the largest and successfully
growing business centers within the United States today.