Eurofins Expands Presence in Indian Pharmaceutical Market With New State-of-the-Art Hyderabad Campus

Regulatory News:

Eurofins Scientific SE (Paris:ERF):

Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA), the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and a global scientific leader in bioanalytical testing, announces the acquisition of assets to establish a fully-equipped, state-of-the-art laboratory campus in Genome Valley, Hyderabad. The acquisition includes a facility capable of supporting large global and Indian pharmaceutical clients as well as small biotech companies in the areas of synthetic organic chemistry, analytical R&D, bioanalytical services (for both large and small molecules), in-vivo pharmacology, safety toxicology and formulation R&D. The state-of-the-art laboratories occupy over 90,000 ft².

The announcement was made after Minister Mr KT Rama Rao’s meeting with Eurofins management at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Mr Jayesh Ranjan IAS, Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department and Mr Shakthi M Nagappan, Director Lifesciences, Government of Telangana were also present during the meeting.

With this investment through its subsidiary Eurofins Advinus, the Eurofins network now has a significant campus in Hyderabad that complements its existing operations in India with additional capacity in discovery chemistry, analytical chemistry and bioanalytical services. The investment will also allow Eurofins Advinus to extend its service offering to deliver formulation development as well as in-vitro and in-vivo biology capabilities from early 2023.

Hyderabad is regarded as the epicentre of drug discovery and development services in Asia, while Genome Valley is India’s first organised cluster for Life Sciences R&D and Clean Manufacturing activities, with world-class infrastructure facilities in the form of Industrial / Knowledge Parks, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), multi-tenanted dry and wet laboratories and incubation facilities. Genome Valley is home to more than 200 companies with a scientific workforce of about 15,000 professionals, working for industry leaders in global and Indian pharmaceuticals. This investment by Eurofins Advinus further reinforces the position of Hyderabad as a world class location for drug discovery.