Russia's Biocad ready to commission new flagship facility in St Petersburg region

7 May 2019
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Leading Russian drugmaker Biocad plans to commission its new large-scale production facility in the St Petersburg Neudorf special economic zone next month, with the aim to significantly increase its domestic production capacities. according to the company, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent.

The value of investments in the project is estimated at about 2.5 billion roubles ($38.4 million), with the majority of funds invested in the purchase of machinery and equipment for the plant.

It is planned the new plant will be one of the largest in the entire Russian North West region and will focus on the production of a wide range of active ingredients and finished drugs. In the latter case, as part of the company’s plans is launching the production of drugs for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.

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