Henogen S.A. acquires 4C Biotech S.A.

02-Jul-2003

Henogen, located at Charleroi in Belgium, has recently closed the acquisition of 4C Biotech, Seneffe, a Contract Manufacturing Organization dedicated to the development of mammalian cell culture processes for the production of biotherapeutics. This acquisition extends the existing services portfolio of Henogen « from gene to GMP clinical batch production « to the large scale production of monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins.

The new 60 people strong company will operate on two GMP sites, with more than 10 BL2/BL3 culture and purification suites equipped with the latest bioreactors up to 300L capacity .

· The site of Charleroi will be dedicated to the Bacteria, yeast, baculovirus and viral vectors productions. · The site of Seneffe will be dedicated to the large scale production of monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins thanks to its historical know-how regarding the perfused culture of mammalian cells .

Henogen now offers to the biopharmaceutical community a very complete services portfolio which starts from the molecular biology and the choice of the best expression system up to the sterile filling and the release of phase I/II clinical grade material.

Quite unique in Europe, such an integrated service targets a wide range of customers whether large pharmaceutical companies, innovative drug discovery biotech SME's or health related public institutions.

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