New Merck FLEx Facility Incorporates G-CON's Pre-Fabricated Cleanroom Units (PODs)

Ceremony held for new FLEx facility incorporates G-CON’s prefabricated cleanroom units (PODs).

Merck recently held the groundbreaking ceremony for its Formulation Laboratory, Experimental (FLEx) Center in Rahway, New Jersey, with its collaboration partners, including G-CON Manufacturing, the leader in prefabricated, flexible cleanroom solutions. Earlier this year, Merck announced the selection of G-CON’s POD technology for the new FLEx Center based on the PODs’ flexibility, speed and ability to be repurposed.

The ceremony took place on June 4th, commencing the construction of the high-tech facility that will make manufacturing more agile and sustainable using PODular cleanroom configurations, and will provide improved flexibility in pharmaceutical formulation and process development for both sterile and oral solid-dosage products. The facility is scheduled to open in 2021.

“Having a leader like Merck select our G-CON PODs for their cleanroom infrastructure really validates our product in the marketplace. It is a privilege to work with the Merck team in fulfilling the vision for ultimate flexibility in manufacturing,” said Maik Jornitz, CEO of G-CON. “We look forward to a successful completion of this project.”

“The groundbreaking of the FLEx center at our Rahway, NJ site commences our journey to establish a world-class pharmaceutical processing facility that is reconfigurable with the evolving and dynamic technology needs of our pipeline. We are pleased to collaborate with G-CON, along with other key construction and equipment providers, to enable our vision to create more effective means to develop and manufacture our products,” added Allen C. Templeton, VP, Pharmaceutical Sciences at Merck Research Laboratories.

About G-CON Manufacturing
G-CON Manufacturing designs, builds and installs prefabricated G-CON POD cleanrooms. GCON’s POD portfolio provides cleanrooms in a number of dimensions for a variety of uses, from laboratory environments to personalized medicine and production process platforms. G-CON POD cleanroom units surpass traditional cleanroom structures in scalability, mobility and the possibility of repurposing the PODs once the production process reaches its lifecycle end. For more information, visit http://www.gconbio.com.