Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and corporate representatives helped to break ground for the Curia Albuquerque campus expansion project. This comes after the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority announced a collaborative partnership for the project.
The Curia Albuquerque campus expansion project involves the construction of a new, advanced isolated high-speed fill-finish vial line on a site, where Curia spend US$ 100M on. The line will be complete with biosafety level 2 (BSL-2) containment and two lyophilizers. Curia will also introduce a standalone flexible filling line for vials, syringes, and cartridges.
The high-speed fill-finish vial line and the flexible filling line will be operational by 2025.
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The Curia Albuquerque campus expansion project is going to have a potential economic impact of more than $1 billion over ten years. It will reportedly bring hundreds of new jobs to New Mexico. The Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) job creation fund will provide assistance of up to $5 million from the State to support the growth. The company plans to add up to 274 new employees in Albuquerque with an average pay of over $50,000.
Commentary on the Curia Albuquerque campus expansion project
“We are happy to start work on this vital boost in bioscience capability and capacity. I’m pleased with the crucial work being done by Curia’s team in Albuquerque. They are completing the final stage of the labor-intensive manufacturing procedure required for injectable vaccinations and medications.
They contribute daily to our aim of bringing knowledge that transforms lives as part of a larger community devoted to boosting health. In addition to creating jobs, the growth enables Curia to contribute more to the creation of medicines and vaccines. Thus, potentially saving millions of lives locally, nationally, and internationally, said Curia Chairman and CEO John Ratliff.
