12 Oct MilliporeSigma unveils new Burlington office, a life sciences ‘toy store’
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MilliporeSigma, one of the state’s largest life science companies, officially opened a massive new campus in Burlington on Wednesday that will house close to 1,000 employees.
The company, a unit of German drug giant Merck KGaA that makes scientific equipment, unveiled the 280,000 square-foot facility during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The campus will bring together employees who had previously been scattered across MilliporeSigma’s sites in Billerica and Natick. It includes a “collaboration center” where the firm’s customers can work with scientists and engineers to test out equipment and troubleshoot problems.
During the ceremony, CEO Udit Batra described the cavernous, state-of-the-art space as a “toy store” for scientists. He said that MilliporeSigma is also building out a bio-development center that small drug companies can use to run early-stage trials.
Batra was joined at the groundbreaking by Gov. Charlie Baker, whose administration recently announced plans to renew a popular life sciences economic development program launched by his predecessor, Deval Patrick.
“I take a tremendous amount of pride in being from a state that has so many people who get up every day curious about the chance and the opportunity they have to solve problems in a whole variety of space and places — and especially in this life sciences community,” Baker said during the ceremony.
The facility features flexible workspaces and shared labs that are designed to foster collaboration among employees.
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