Another Major Expansion for Thermo Fisher in the BioPharma Crescent
/Thermo Fisher Scientific, a global life science services company, announced it will create 290 jobs and invest $154 million at its Pitt County (Greenville), North Carolina location. This announcement comes less than 10 months after announcing another major expansion (500 jobs and $500 million) at this same facility.
The following quotes were pulled from the North Carolina Department of Commerce Press Release:
“Our continued growth in capabilities and capacity at our Greenville site has enabled us to support our clients’ needs and the patients they serve,” said Michel Lagarde, executive vice president, Thermo Fisher Scientific. “This new investment will enable new innovation and development capabilities to respond to the accelerated demand for critical medicines and therapies. We also look forward to continued job creation and economic development in this region.”
“Thermo Fisher's exciting announcement underscores North Carolina’s global reputation as a prime location for life sciences companies to operate,” said Governor Cooper. “With our skilled workforce, strong industry collaboration and an innovative business climate, this decision proves, yet again, that North Carolina’s biotechnology sector is thriving statewide.”