MilliporeSigma today officially opened its new Life Science Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. The new center serves as a regional hub for scientific advancement and customer collaboration.
Governor Charlie Baker joined Udit Batra, CEO, MilliporeSigma, and Stefan Oschmann, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and daylong scientific symposium focused on innovation in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
MilliporeSigma's new 280,000-square-foot Life Science Center — now home to nearly 1,000 employees — is designed to leverage the expertise and skills of the best talent in the life science industry. In addition to housing both a customer service and call center, the new campus features an M Lab Collaboration Center, a shared exploratory environment where the company's scientists and engineers work with customers to learn about the latest techniques in biomanufacturing.
At year-end, MilliporeSigma will also open the region's first BioReliance End-to-End Biodevelopment Center for small-scale drug manufacturers who will use the lab for their early-phase clinical trials. MilliporeSigma has 30 years of process development experience and a track record of delivering robust clinical production process and clinical material within nine to 12 months.
MilliporeSigma's Burlington facility was designed and constructed to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards — minimizing energy and water consumption, while creating an attractive, convenient and healthy place to work. Some of its innovative features include daylight streaming in from all angles, high-efficiency LED lighting and water fixtures and a 182kW solar photovoltaic system blanketing the roof. Twelve electric vehicle-charging stations, with 24 reserved parking spaces, are available at no cost to employees and visitors.
The Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany acquired Millipore in 2010 and Sigma-Aldrich in 2015. Prior to the latter acquisition, MilliporeSigma was known as EMD Millipore.