Merck opens largest M Lab collaboration center in Shanghai

Guide: Shanghai Center is the largest in the company's nine global heartsOn July 10,, Merck, a leading technology company, opened the M Lab ™ Collaboration Center in ShanghaiThe Shanghai center is the largest in the company's nine worldwide hearts"With the booming pharmaceutical industry in Asia and a greater focus on new drug therapies, China is increasing its research and development efforts in advanced therapies such as cells and genes," said Udit Batra, a member of theMerck Executive Committee and chief executive of the Life Sciences divisionOur M Lab ™ Collaboration Center provides customized solutions and services to help biopharmaceutical and biologics companies improve processes from drug discovery and development to manufacturing to save costs and accelerate time to market"
Merck's newly established M Lab ™ Collaboration Center is located in Pudong, the center of biomedical science and research in Shanghai, with a total laboratory size of approximately 10,000 square metersthe new M Lab ™ Collaboration Center in Shanghai provides customized solutions specifically designed for the life sciences sector in China to help advance drug developmentThe new center includes laboratory-scale and process development support laboratories, providing non-GMP (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Quality Management Practices) laboratory space where pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers can explore ideas, learn innovative technologies, and work alongside Merck scientists and engineers to address key process development and production challengesCustomers can participate in product demonstrations, hands-on training, formal bioprocessing education courses and experiments, and apply best practices and new approaches to develop, optimize and expand processes and simplify global technology transfercustomers can also take advantage of the following Merck products:lab management software, a digital platform that helps scientists improve efficiency and processes by automating workflows and connecting lab instruments through the cloudThe software gathers research information that eliminates the need for researchers to manually transfer and record data, increasing productivity and helping them avoid costly mistakescustom cell culture liquid facility: the facility develops cell culture fluids that are now used to produce biopharmaceuticals and will be used for non-GMP pilot productionsolid preparation facility: This facility helps ensure that tablets/capsules/powdered drugs contain high-quality accessories and active pharmaceutical ingredients The facility will support customers in China and around the world , the center also has a new BioReliance ® end-to-end solution GMP manufacturing center, which provides contract development manufacturing organization services to customers in China and the Asia Pacific region as a leading innovator in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, Merck is committed to playing an active role in China's transition to an innovation-driven economy Through the new center, Merck will work with local and regional customers to improve drug quality and safety and provide training and knowledge transfer