Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Daily Archives

Californian sun and $1.5m investment help ATUM go green

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Switching to renewable energy sources reduces the biomanufacturing industry’s contribution to global warming, saves money and is relatively easy to do, says ATUM. Life sciences services firm ATUM has completed the installation of 26,000 square feet of solar paneling at its production site in Newark, California. The $1.5 million (€1.3 million) project give the site the ability to run on 100% solar power. The decision to go green plays into the founders’ ethos to build a company with a long…

June 12, 2019

Inside Jefferson: $7m bioprocess training institute opens in PA

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The Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing (JIB) has opened its doors in Pennsylvania. Bioprocess Insider visited to find out how the site, supported by Ireland’s NIBRT and GE Healthcare, will aid the bioprocess industry. In June 2018, plans were laid down for a site in Pennsylvania for an education and training institute to support the staffing gaps in the bioprocessing space. A year on, the Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing (JIB) has opened, with help from a $7 million (€6.2 million) investment…

June 12, 2019