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  • Total surface area of 5 100 m², including 800m² of laboratories
  • 4 bioreactors with a total capacity of 3 200 litres
  • Mammalian cell cultures and the purification of related biotechnological products are used to produce between 40 and 60 kilos of active material per year
  • The new plant will have the same development capacity as a conventional plant, while having access to aqueous environments, excluding the use of solvents and reducing the use of chemical products
  • Operations are expected to begin in summer 2012
  • The plant will employ around one hundred qualified professionals
  • UCB's Braine-l'Alleud site currently employs over 1 500 people working in 18 buildings on a 51-hectare site