Eurofins, the world leader in testing for life, today inaugurated its state-of-the-art, BioPharma Services Campus, in Genome Valley, Hyderabad.

The centre was inaugurated by Telangana IT & Industries Minister K T Rama Rao. The function was attended by E V Narasimha Reddy, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC); Shakthi M Nagappan, Director Life Sciences and Pharma, Government of Telangana; Neeraj Garg, Regional Director, Eurofins and Rajiv Malik, Managing Director of Eurofins Advinus.

The Hyderabad BioPharma Services Campus of Eurofins is its second BioPharma Services Campus in India. The Hyderabad Campus has about one lakh sq ft of laboratory and office space, located on 15 acres of land.

The campus in Genome Valley will provide services in discovery chemistry & discovery biology, safety toxicology, bioanalytical services and formulation development to global pharmaceutical companies.

Speaking at the inauguration, KTR said “I’m delighted to inaugurate yet another marquee addition to the vibrant R&D ecosystem of Genome Valley. As part of their ambitious growth plans, Eurofins will be investing around Rs 1,000 crore and will create employment for around 2,000 people over the years. It is our vision to establish Genome Valley as the “global valley of growth” for innovation and R&D and Eurofins’ inauguration today marks another milestone in our journey”.

“This new state of the art campus reaffirms Eurofins commitment to invest in India," said Neeraj. He further added, “We identified Hyderabad, and in particular Genome Valley, as an attractive place to invest because of the ecosystem existing in the city, and the ease of doing business. We have been particularly impressed by the collaboration we have had with the Government of Telengana to make this investment, and believe Hyderabad will be a strategic location for Eurofins in our global BioPharma services network”.