CORRECTING and REPLACING Jacobs Wins Contract with Biogen
January 06 2016 - 6:18PM
Business Wire
Providing EPCM Services for Manufacturing Plant
in Switzerland
Fifth paragraph of release dated January 5, 2016, should read:
Work on the facility started in late 2015. The plant is expected to
be in operation by 2019.
The corrected release reads:
JACOBS WINS CONTRACT WITH BIOGEN
Providing EPCM Services for Manufacturing Plant
in Switzerland
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it was
awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement and
construction management (EPCM) services for Biogen’s (NYSE: BIIB)
new manufacturing facility in Luterbach, Switzerland.
Under the terms of the agreement, Jacobs is providing EPCM
services for Biogen’s fourth manufacturing plant. Biogen discovers,
develops and delivers worldwide innovative therapies for people
living with serious neurological, autoimmune and rare
diseases. The company currently manufactures therapies in
Cambridge, Massachusetts; Research Triangle Park, North Carolina;
and Hillerød, Denmark.
Plans for the new facility include state-of-the-art biotech
manufacturing technology, which is expected to triple the company’s
global capacity to produce large protein-based drugs known as
biologics.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Global Life Sciences Senior
Vice President Robert Norfleet stated, “We are pleased Biogen chose
to work with us to meet its demands for increased manufacturing
capacity. As the largest professional services provider to the
biopharmaceutical industry, we look forward to providing innovative
solutions that can help strengthen its medication supply system
around the globe.”
Work on the facility started in late 2015. The plant is expected
to be in operation by 2019.
Founded in 1978, Biogen is one of the world’s oldest independent
biotechnology companies providing therapies for the treatment of
neurodegenerative diseases, hematologic conditions and autoimmune
disorders.
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical professional and construction services.
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical
fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management’s current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements.
For a description of some of the factors which may occur that could
cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements
please refer to our 2014 Form 10-K, and in particular the
discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors,
3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not
undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.
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