Manufacturing investments have taken center stage in recent years — from some pharma giants ramping up GLP-1 manufacturing capacity to meet soaring demand to other companies focusing on advanced capabilities that could ensure an adequate supply of vaccines.

Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the rapidly evolving field of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) in China.

Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the rapidly evolving field of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) in China.

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The company says the new facility will be the “modern diagnostics production center in Europe.”

Roche Diagnostics Suzhou signed an investment agreement with the Suzhou Industrial Park Administrative Committee on Wednesday, announcing it would invest 3 billion yuan (US$420 million) to expand its existing site in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.

With the improvement of Chinese manufacturing industry's contribution to the global economy in recent years, more and more international brands, such as Roche, Abbott, Siemens, Beckman, tend to establish the production bases and carry out production in China, to achieve the localization of imported brands. The four giants "Roche, Abbott, Siemens, Beckman" started the localization layout as early as 1985 in China.

Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the rapidly evolving field of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) in China.

Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the rapidly evolving field of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) in China.

Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the rapidly evolving field of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) in China.