French CRO Porsolt inaugurates new research center

French contract research organization Porsolt this month inaugurated its new Research Center in the Mayenne town of Le Genest-Saint-Isle (France). The new center comprising 5,500 m2 of laboratory space and offices on a new 10 hectare site has just been completed after a two-year construction period. Financial investment details were not revealed.

Despite the present economic difficulties, this new technically sophisticated research center on a level with the most stringent international requirements, will allow Porsolt to respond to the evolving landscape of drug R&D, the CRO said.

“We expect sustained growth in the coming years, where a high level Contract Research Organization (CRO) such as ours will continue to find its place amongst the most eminent medical research laboratories worldwide. When we took our destiny into our own hands in 1999, our ambition was to remain the best in our own areas of excellence. The last 12 years have confirmed that ambition. We have the firmest intention to continue on the same path and to stay independent,” commented Roger Porsolt, president of the company.