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Wacker Opens New Biologics Facility at Jena

March 8, 2010 | Natasha Alperowicz

Wacker Chemie has opened a new production facility for pharmaceutical proteins at its Jena, Germany site. The plant is part of Wacker's program to enlarge its biotech operations. The expansion, together with the a new building for process development and...

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