Officiating the launch of Millipore's new training facility are (from left to right) Mr Brian Yau, Vice President of Asia, Bioprocess, Millipore; Mr Beh Kian Teik, Director, Biomedical Sciences, Singapore Economic Development Board; Dr Martin D. Maudaus, Chairman, CEO and President, Millipore; Ms Julia Ng, Director of Manufacturing and Construction Division, Singapore Workforce Development Agency; Mr James P. Miller, Vice President and General Manager, Singapore Product Operation, Genentech.

Millipore Corporation, a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, opened its state-of-the-art Biomanufacturing Sciences and Training Center (BSTC) in Singapore. The 8,000 square foot facility will provide support and technical service to Millipore’s biopharmaceutical customers who have operations throughout Asia.

The BSTC Singapore facility is located in Science Park, and is designed to support biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The facility will allow local and regional customers to investigate, explore and optimize their separations, purifications and monitoring processes and be supported by local, regional and international experts. The company will also offer a full slate of training courses beginning in March 2009.

“When many of our biopharmaceutical manufacturing customers began to establish significant operations in Asia, we saw a need,” said Dr Martin Madaus, Chairman, President, and CEO, Millipore. “Millipore has a long established, unique tradition of providing support and services to our customers. If those customers are working in Asia, we need to be here to support them. This new facility continues and enhances the local support we have provided for more than 25 years in Singapore.”