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EMD Pharmaceuticals To Build German Biomanufacturing Plant
EMD Pharmaceuticals, the U.S. subsidiary of Darmstadt, Germany-based Merck KGaA, will construct a $300-million biomanufacturing plant in Jena, Germany. The 200,000-sf facility will manufacture cancer drugs.
FlightSafety Boeing Training Int'l to Build Atlanta Aviation Training Center
FlightSafety Boeing Training International will construct a $60-million aviation training center in Atlanta. The 52,000-sf facility is expected to begin operations in January 2004 and will house six full-flight simulators and associated training activities. Employing 50 full-time workers, the center will train up to 7,000 pilots annually. FlightSafety Boeing is soon to be renamed Alteon.
Grady Memorial Hospital Opens Cancer Center of Excellence
Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta dedicated its new $32-million Cancer Center of Excellence on March 3, 2003. Built using $28.4-million in tobacco lawsuit settlement funds and a $3.3-million gift from the Avon Foundation, the center is the first to open as part of the Georgia Coalition's plan to build a statewide network of accessible cancer care facilities.
Agilent Opens Singapore Facility
Agilent Technologies, a Palo Alto-based test and measuring equipment developer, has opened a new $92-million business and technology facility in Singapore.
Sulzer Mitroflow Plans Cleanroom
Sulzer Mitroflow Corp. has selected KTEC Cleanroom Systems of Round Rock, Texas to design, fabricate, and install a 10,000-sf cleanroom in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Replacing an existing operation in Richmond, B.C., the $1.7-million facility will act as a manufacturing plant for artificial heart valves.