ST. LOUIS, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAFC®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group (Nasdaq:SIAL - News), today announced a $6.25 million investment program to expand its Lenexa, KS, facility and create a global ‘Center of Excellence’ for the seamless upstream and downstream production of dry powder media and reagents. The investment, part of SAFC’s worldwide facilities initiative, is designed to better serve the biopharmaceutical industry by creating ‘Centers of Excellence’ for manufacturing and supply chain optimization.