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2022-06-18 20:51:29 By : Mr. Henry Lee

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Thermo Fisher Scientific’s new R&D and Engineering facility - India Engineering Centre (IEC) - has been inaugurated by the Hon. Minister for Industries and Commerce, Government of Telangana Shri K.T. Rama Rao. The newly expanded India Engineering Centre (IEC) is part of Thermo Fisher’s R&D Centre of Excellence in India and will bring an additional 140 new jobs to the region.  

The IEC is a world-class research and development centre and will employ over 450 diversely talented engineers and vendor partners. The centre at Hyderabad is a 42,000 ft2 facility that includes the engineering labs and will support new product development and product sustenance for laboratory and analytical solutions for Thermo Fisher’s global sites. In addition, the facility will also attract top talent and open employment opportunities in the Telangana state. This facility will have the required infrastructure to design & develop instruments, perform product reliability performance testing and verification, as well as validation of products.

During the inauguration, Shri K.T. Rama Rao, Minister Industries and Commerce, Government of Telangana said: “Over the years the state of Telangana has been recognised as the leading hub for life sciences not just in India but in Asia as well, presenting unlimited opportunities and highlighting the region as a preferred destination for investment and expansion. Today’s inauguration of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s India Engineering Centre is a testament to the overall ecosystem for life sciences in Telangana and the pro-business policies of the Government, which attracts global players to Hyderabad. With the annual planned R&D investment of approx. USD 15 million, I am also happy to learn that this facility will create employment of over 450 people, throughout the value chain.”

“Hyderabad city is a hotspot for talent acquisition, home to world-renowned R&D institutes, and is one of India's fastest-growing engineering, life sciences and IT knowledge hubs. The expansion of the facility is a testament to Thermo Fisher’s unwavering commitment to supporting change by accelerating innovation, improving time to market for new products,” said Tony Acciarito, President, Asia Pacific & Japan, Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Speaking on the expansion of the facility, Amit Chopra, Managing Director, India and South Asia, Thermo Fisher Scientific, said: "The new infrastructure at Hyderabad is uniquely placed to drive technological advances and excellence in developing new products and solutions that strengthen our offering and leadership position in the research, industrial and clinical market.”

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