Astec LifeSciences has launched its new advanced research and development (R&D) Center in Rabale, Maharashtra. Named the ‘Adi Godrej Center for Chemical Research and Development’, the facility will focus on leading-edge innovation and developing sustainable & safe solutions for people and the environment and providing services to innovator companies in contract development & manufacturing space (CDMO).
Focused on new product generation, process optimization & scale-up along with product life-cycle management, the R&D Center will catalyze Godrej Group’s ambition to be an application-agnostic partner of choice for innovator companies in the rapidly growing chemical industry.
The state-of-the-art R&D Center is equipped with a synthesis lab for product synthesis and a formulation lab to develop new formulations in crop protection space. Supported with advanced analytical instruments to drive R&D, the center also houses sophisticated process safety infrastructure to undertake safe and sustainable chemical reactions.
Given its capabilities, the new R&D Center will enable the company to develop a newer range of sustainable products at a faster pace and at a greater scale, thereby adding value to its customers’ businesses, without compromising on ethics, safety and care for the environment.
Astec Lifesciences manufactures a wide range of agrochemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates.
