Avecia, a part of
Nitto Denko
is a Japanese company that produces tapes, vinyl, LCDs, insulation, and several other products. It was founded in Osaki, Tokyo in 1918 to produce electrical insulation and it survived World War II, despite the destruction of its central offices ...
Inc., is a private
biotechnology
Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...
company focused on
oligonucleotide
Oligonucleotides are short DNA or RNA molecules, oligomers, that have a wide range of applications in genetic testing, Recombinant DNA, research, and Forensic DNA, forensics. Commonly made in the laboratory by Oligonucleotide synthesis, solid-phase ...
production.
Avecia has two facilities, one near
Boston, MA
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, and the second in
Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of whic ...
.
In 2016 Avecia acquired the assets of Irvine Pharmaceutical Services and Avrio Biopharmaceuticals.
Avecia was organized with a biologics business line and the oligonucleotide business line. In 2009, Avecia Biologics Limited based in
Billingham, UK was acquired by
Merck and was later part of
Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies.
References
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External links
Avecia.com
Biotechnology companies of the United States