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Genzyme To Expand Bio-Manufacturing Capacity

Genzyme Corp. will build an additional manufacturing plant in Geel, Belgium, to support the long-term growth of Myozyme and Lumizyme for Pompe disease.

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Genzyme Corp. will build an additional manufacturing plant in Geel, Belgium, to support the long-term growth of Myozyme and Lumizyme for Pompe disease. Construction of the new $336 million plant will include 8,000 liters of production capacity and a complete purification installation, as well as room for additional future capacity expansions. Commercial approvals for the new site are expected to start late 2014. Genzyme currently produces Myozyme and Lumizyme at an adjacent plant in Geel, whe...

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