CRO Covance Expands Laboratory In Singapore

Covance Inc. has expanded its central laboratory facility in Singapore to meet current and future growth of drug development in the Asia Pacific region.

AsianScientist (Apr. 22, 2013) – Princeton, New Jersey-headquartered Covance Inc. announced this week the expansion of its central laboratory facility in Singapore to meet current and future growth of drug development in the Asia Pacific region.

The expansion is the latest in Covance’s investments in Singapore, and an important element of the strategic investment plans for the Asia Pacific region that also includes recent growth in operations in China and Japan.

At approximately 2,700 square meters (29,000 square feet), the laboratory is the largest of its kind in Singapore, and provides clinical testing services to clients in Asia, including South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Australia, and India.

This laboratory expansion doubles the size of Covance’s footprint in Singapore, while also adding capabilities in anatomic pathology and nutritional chemistry. The Singapore facility provides services that include chemistry, immunology, hematology, flow cytometry, genomics, anatomic pathology, and microbiology.

“For the last 13 years Covance has provided central laboratory testing services in Singapore, where we have seen increasing demand for efficient, high-quality clinical trial data and support,” said Jon Koch, Corporate Vice President and Global General Manager, Central Laboratory Services, Covance. “This expansion will help us better serve both our local and multinational customers’ R&D needs in key therapeutic areas like oncology and metabolic diseases while reflecting Covance’s continued commitment to the Asia Pacific region.”

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Source: Covance.
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