Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the grand opening of its innovative manufacturing centre of excellence facility in Mebane, NC.
The new 375,000-sqft carbon-neutral site will be capable of producing at least 40 million laboratory pipette tips per week, helping to ensure that life-saving medicines and therapies continue to be developed and produced in the US for decades to come.
“As a global leader in life sciences manufacturing, we’re proud to serve as a growth engine for the American economy and provide our customers with a strong and agile supply chain that enables them to advance human health,” said Erica Hirsch, President, Laboratory Chemicals, Thermo Fisher Scientific.
“The opening of our Mebane site is a testament to our larger strategy to strengthen our manufacturing capabilities in the US and support continued innovation and expanded growth in North Carolina, building on the strong foundation we’ve already established in this state.”
Pipette tips are critical tools for research and diagnostics, enabling precise liquid handling in high-volume applications such as disease studies and diagnostic testing.
Thermo Fisher manufactures its tips with high-quality materials and strict quality controls to ensure accuracy, reduce contamination and deliver consistent performance.
The new Mebane site is built for efficiency, with advanced automation that produces 96 tips every 12 seconds and 5000 finished assemblies per hour.
Designed for seamless operations, it also features automated packaging and shipping to meet growing customer demand.
The new Mebane site has already hired 40 people and is expected to add 50 jobs in manufacturing, engineering and business operations.
Thermo Fisher currently employs approximately 7800 colleagues across 13 sites in NC, including a centre of excellence for laboratory equipment in Asheville, three life sciences/manufacturing sites in Durham, pharmaceutical manufacturing sites in Greenville and High Point, and a Raleigh distribution centre.