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New manufacturing options to avoid biologics shortage in EU
Campus Curie home for new J.POD® showcases next-generation options
Europe is second-largest market for biologics; local
capacities to secure supply urgently needed
• J.POD® 2 EU creates operational efficiency and
capacity for biological treatments in EU
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Strong support from French government, Occitanie
region, Bpifrance, Haute-Garonne prefecture as
well as Toulouse Métropole
● Two hectares of land¹) at Campus Curie already
identified and design plan started
Opportunity to build global J.PODⓇ network
¹) Dependent of local plannings, environmental and building requirements as well as further conditions
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NEWS RELEASE, 20 APRIL 2021
#RESEARCHNEVERSTOPS
EVOTEC ACCELERATES ACCESS TO BIOLOGIC
THERAPEUTICS WITH INITIATION OF
MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN TOULOUSE
► J.POD 2 EU BIOMANUFACTURING WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN ADDRESSING THE
NEED FOR THERAPEUTIC ANTIBODIES, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO
INFECTIOUS DISEASES SUCH AS COVID-19
▸ EVOTEC WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS THE
OCCITANIE REGION, BPIFRANCE, THE HAUTE-GARONNE PREFECTURE AND
TOULOUSE MÉTROPOLE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE J.POD 2 EU FACILITY TO START IN H2 2021
Hamburg, Germany, 20 April 2021:
Evotec SE (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT, MDAX/TecDAX, ISIN: DE0005664809)
today announced that the Company has initiated the construction of its J.POD® 2 EU
biologics manufacturing facility at Evotec's Campus Curie in Toulouse, France.
J.POD 2 EU, Evotec's second innovative cGMP biomanufacturing facility, will
employ Just - Evotec Biologics' cutting-edge technology that utilizes small,
automated, highly intensified and continuous bioprocessing operations housed inside
autonomous cleanrooms.
J.POD® 2 EU will be Evotec's first commercial biomanufacturing facility in Europe
and is anticipated to deliver much needed capacity, flexibility and quality for
biotherapeutic development and manufacturing. The construction of Evotec's first
J.POD® 1 US in Redmond, Washington is proceeding on schedule and will be fully
operational in H2 2021.
With its wholly owned subsidiary, Just - Evotec Biologics, Evotec is ideally positioned
to build the capacity required for the fight against COVID-19 and future pandemic
threats delivering rapid, high quality outcomes. Evotec is supporting multiple projects
against COVID-19, including partnerships with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
and the United States Department of Defense.
In addition to J.POD technology, Evotec is building unparalleled data-driven
scientific capabilities to meet future viral threats, which include fast discovery,
optimisation and development of novel therapeutic agents.
For further information, please contact: Gabriele Hansen, SVP Head of Global Corporate Communications & Marketing.
[email protected], T. +49(0)40.560 81-255, F. +49(0)40.560 81-333, www.evotec.comView entire presentation