诺和诺德增资4000万美元扩充北京研发中心规模

全球糖尿病药物龙头公司丹麦诺和诺德(NVO.NYSE)9月13日下午宣布在华增资4000万美元，将北京研发中心规模扩充一倍，除硬件升级外，未来5年里，供职于诺和诺德北京研发中心的技术人员将从现阶段的100人翻倍至200人。

　　由于目前公布的4000万投资金额中，尚不包括硬件设备外的人员培训等必须花费，市场预计，加上未来的持续投入，以及在此前天津胰岛素工厂项目上注入的4亿美元，很可能将诺和诺德在华的投资数额提升至5亿美金上下。

　　与此同时，这一最大糖尿病制药巨头的组织架构调整也将在未来的3个月内完成。2011年起，诺和诺德大中华区将升级为独立大区，成为与北美、欧洲、日韩、和国际运营部并列的第5大业务群，以“更加了解中国市场的变化和需求，制定更加切合中国市场特点的发展战略”。

　　此外，诺和诺德方面透露，总投资4亿美元的天津胰岛素制剂与灌装工厂已完成基础建设，正在进行设备调试。2012年，这座建成后将成为全球最大胰岛素灌装与制剂的工厂，将成为诺和诺德在亚太地区的首要生产基地，并且为中国国内以及全球市场提供胰岛素特充注射装置和胰岛素笔芯产品。

Novo Nordisk to double scale of R&D Centre in China (13 Sep 2010)

Novo Nordisk announced today that the company will expand its Research and Development Centre China in Beijing from currently 100 to 200 employees by 2015. The expansion will mainly be dedicated to a new Diabetes Research Unit.

Novo Nordisk was the first international pharmaceutical company to establish R&D in China in 1997. Until now, the Centre has been an integrated part of the Biopharmaceutical Research Unit at Novo Nordisk and as such has worked closely with colleagues in Denmark to build up expertise in protein engineering and purification, as well as immuno-technologies like generation and improvement of monoclonal antibodies.

“By doubling the current staff at our R&D Centre, Novo Nordisk acknowledges the achievements of the Chinese staff since the Centre was established in 1997. And once again, we demonstrate our long term commitment to take part in the scientific and technological development of China, while at the same time helping Novo Nordisk to get access to the tremendous resource of talents, ideas and innovation in China” said Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, executive vice president and Chief Science Officer at Novo Nordisk.

The future research scope will now be broadened to include biopharmaceutical approaches to develop new treatments against diabetes as well as the conduct of pharmacological studies. The R&D team in China will eventually take part in all aspects of drug discovery, from innovation to developing drug candidates for clinical studies in humans.

About Novo Nordisk R&D in China
Novo Nordisk was the first international biopharmaceutical company to establish R&D in China in 1997. The Novo Nordisk R&D Centre China in Zhongguancun Life Science Park in Beijing was established in 2002, and has evolved into a centre of excellence for Novo Nordisk in molecular biology, protein chemistry and cell biology. Currently, the R&D Centre in China employs around 90 scientists.

About Novo Nordisk in China
Novo Nordisk has had an affiliate in China since 1994. The headquarters and R&D Centre are located in Beijing, two production plants are in Tianjin, and local offices are located in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Wuhan, Jinan and Hong Kong. Currently, Novo Nordisk employs around 3,000 people in China.

Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with 87 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. The company also has leading positions within haemophilia care, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy. For more information, visit novonordisk.com

For photos from Novo Nordisk R&D China Centre, please visit novonordisk.com – Media - Photos – Research and development.

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