Genzyme
Flanders Development
Genzyme
is a TOP-5 biopharmaceutical company with nine
major marketed therapeutic products. Genzyme is
building a new manufacturing facility for
biopharmaceuticals, in particular monoclonal
antibodies: Genzyme Flanders in Geel (Belgium).
The first phase includes two 10,000L stirred tank
bioreactors, 1 purification train and
state-of-the-art QC labs in a 4,000m2
administration building. Genzyme Flanders will be a
multi-product, campaign-based facility for
fed-batch mammalian cell culture production. The
first phase of construction and validation will
become operational by mid 2005. The facility of
Geel can accommodate a total capacity of six
bioreactors of 10,000L.
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