Avacta Group undergoes expansion with new facilities in Wetherby and Cambridge

Avacta Group plc, the healthcare supplier, has opened two new facilities in Wetherby and Cambridge.

The new buildings has enabled the developer of Affimer biotherapeutics and research reagents, to signficantly increase its overall footprint from 9,500 to 18,500 sq ft.

The new laboratories and office space have been established to allow for operations at both sites to expand to meet increasing commercial demands and accommodate Avacta’s R&D programme.

The new Cambridge site is located on the Lion Works Business Park in Whittlesford, and covers 5,500 sq ft, of which ~70% houses laboratories.

In Wetherby, the Thorp Arch Estate has provided a new 13,000 sq ft building which Avacta has fitted with offices and laboratories accommodating around 60 FTEs.

Dr Alastair Smith, chief executive officer of Avacta, said: “I am delighted with the new labs that the Company now has in place in Wetherby and Cambridge.

“The teams will be working in truly world class facilities that will also help in attracting talented new staff and will present the Company well to potential customers and partners.”

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