Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today inaugurated the Baxter Global Research Center at Biocon Park, Bangalore in the presence of UT Khader, Minister of health and family welfare, Karnataka; SR Patil, Minister of IT BT & ST, Karnataka; Keshav Desiraju, Secretary, Dept. of Health and family welfare and Srivatsa Krishna, Secretary, Dept. of IT, BT & ST, Govt. of Karnataka.
The Baxter Global Research Center (BGRC) at Syngene is part of Baxter’s global strategy of building R&D collaborations with strategic partners. This collaboration will support Baxter in the research and development of medical products and devices to serve patients both in India and around the world. A team of over 100 multidisciplinary Syngene scientists will be based at this dedicated centre of excellence at Syngene in Biocon Park, Bangalore.
Jean-Luc Butel, Corporate Vice-President & President-International, Baxter, said, “Baxter is pleased to be part of the opening of this Syngene facility dedicated to providing Baxter with technical and scientific capabilities that will augment our own internal resources. Baxter is committed to helping save and sustain patients’ lives worldwide, and innovation is the driver of success in this area.”
Commenting on the collaboration, Peter Bains, Director, Syngene International Ltd, said,“The scale and scope of activities signal the strategic nature of the collaboration and also reflect Syngene’s capabilities to offer broad-based complimentary integrated development services.”
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairperson, Biocon, said,“We share a common vision with Baxter, focused on developing pharmaceutical products that advance patient care worldwide, and this new research centre will be a significant step towards enabling that objective.”
EH News Bureau – Bangalore