-- Lexington, MA-based Gene Therapy Facility Recognized for Enabling Manufacturing Excellence --
LEXINGTON, Mass. and AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, March 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- uniQure N.V. (NASDAQ:QURE), a leader in human gene therapy, today announced that it has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as a 2017 Manufacturing Leadership Awards winner for outstanding achievement in Engineering & Production Technology Leadership related to its Lexington, Massachusetts gene therapy manufacturing facility.
uniQure’s Lexington-based facility is one of the largest, most versatile gene therapy manufacturing facilities in the world. Over the past four years, uniQure has invested more than $25 million in designing, constructing and equipping its 55,000 square foot facility with state-of-the-art laboratories and commercial-scale production capabilities. The facility offers 500-liter capacity with the ability to expand to up to 2,000 liters when needed.
“The innovative design of our facility, which incorporated 3D modeling and single-use components, required substantially less upfront capital expenditures and enables us to operate at significantly lower costs compared to other production systems,” stated Lance Weed, vice president of operations for uniQure. “Our use of disposable components in our manufacturing process reduces the need for maintenance and testing, lowers the risk of contamination, enables rapid product changeovers, and requires substantially less personnel to operate.”
“uniQure is committed to manufacturing excellence in gene therapy and we are delighted that Frost & Sullivan has recognized our achievements in this regard,” stated Matt Kapusta, chief executive officer of uniQure. “We continue to believe that our leading manufacturing capabilities provide us a significant competitive advantage in rapidly delivering gene therapies to patients, including our lead product candidate in hemophilia B, for which we plan to begin a global pivotal study in 2018.”
uniQure will be recognized at the 13th Annual Manufacturing Leadership Awards Gala, which is to be held on the last day of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit, June 12-14, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa in Huntington Beach, CA.
Additional Resources
- 2017 Manufacturing Leadership Award Winners
- About the 13th Annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit
- About the Manufacturing and Leadership Council
- About Frost and Sullivan
About uniQure
uniQure is delivering on the promise of gene therapy – single treatments with potentially curative results. We are leveraging our modular and validated technology platform to rapidly advance a pipeline of proprietary and partnered gene therapies to treat patients with hemophilia, Huntington’s disease and cardiovascular diseases. www.uniQure.com
About the Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing Leadership Awards
The Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing Leadership Awards, now in their 13th year, honor manufacturing companies and individual manufacturing leaders that are shaping the future of global manufacturing. Winning projects and individual manufacturing leaders have demonstrated achievement in one of a wide range of categories, and are chosen by a panel of expert judges for results that have delivered clear and compelling value, return on investment, and other tangible outcomes. There will be several winners in each category, including one High Achiever’s Award in each category, as well as a 2017 Manufacturer of the Year for both small and large enterprises. Also unveiled at the Gala will be the ML Awards Manufacturing Leader of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award winners.
The theme for the 13th Annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit is “Manufacturing 4.0 in Action.” The event enables senior-level executives in all aspects of manufacturing an opportunity to network with and learn from the best minds in the industry
For more information on the Manufacturing Leadership Awards or the Manufacturing Leadership Summit, please go to www.mlsummit.com.
uniQure Forward-Looking Statements
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