Singapore Emcee Wayne Chan had the honour to host the opening of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s new large-scale high-speed sterile drug facility to develop and manufacture vaccines and therapeutics in Singapore (19 May 2023).

The launch of the Fill-Finish Facility, located in Joo Koon Circle in the Jurong district and reported by the Economic Development Board (EDB) in 2020 to have cost US$130 million (S$175 million), was officiated by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.

Speaking at the event, Mr Heng said the new facility was significant because “it enables end-to-end manufacturing of vaccines and biologics in Singapore and contributes to the resilience of the region”.

This new facility will complement the recent investments by Sanofi and BioNTech, by closing the loop on vaccine production locally. This will benefit not only Singapore but also the wider Asia-Pacific region when tackling future health crises,” he said.

The plant, opened by the American company, includes a high-speed, fully automated aseptic fill-finish line.

This is a process in which the drug product, container, and container closure are first sterilised separately and then brought together.

It complements the new research capabilities at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Customer Experience Centre and Bioprocess Design Centre, two other operational lab facilities here that were launched on the same day, with both opening ceremonies helmed by Singapore Emcee Wayne Chan in the morning and afternoon.

Thank you so much to Thermo Fisher Scientific for trusting Singapore Emcee Wayne Chan as the official master-of-ceremonies to host both of these important major milestone events.

More about the launch in The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-thermo-fisher-scientific-drug-facility-for-vaccine-manufacture-opens-in-singapore

And also on Channel NewsAsia: