UCB plans 65M-euro biologics plant

2 March 2009

Belgian drugmaker UCB says its plans to build a biologics pilot plant on its domestic site of Braine-l'Alleud, further executing its strategy  to become the next generation biopharmaceutical leader focusing on  central nervous system and immunology.

This planned investment should amount to 65.0 million euros ($83.2  million) and is supported by the Walloon government. The biologics pilot  plant is expected to become operational in early-2012, the company said,  adding that around 100 new job opportunities should be created in the  medium-term. Advanced feasibility studies are currently ongoing, UCB  added.

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