Thermo Fisher Scientific has committed over ₹160 crore to expand its Bengaluru Research & Development (R&D) Centre of Excellence, creating a 37,000 sq ft facility focused on antibody design, development and manufacturing with over 100 new high-skilled roles expected.
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The new expansion strengthens Thermo Fisher’s innovation footprint in India, enabling accelerated research via advanced automation and analytical platforms. Located in Bengaluru, the enlarged centre will support immunoassays, protein analysis and cell-based studies, reinforcing the city’s status as a life-sciences hub.
US-based Thermo Fisher Scientific has officially inaugurated an expanded R&D Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, investing over ₹160 crore (≈ US$19 million) into the project The enlarged facility spans about 37,000 sq ft and is designed to push forward antibody-related research and manufacturing covering immunoassays, protein and cell-based analyses, and advanced automation and analytics.
The expansion reflects Thermo Fisher’s long-term commitment to India’s life-sciences ecosystem. Senior company officials including Gianluca Pettiti (Executive Vice-President & Sector President, Life Sciences, Diagnostics & Applied Sector) emphasised the role of Bengaluru as a strategic innovation hub.
The Government of Karnataka, represented by the Minister for Electronics, IT & Biotechnology, Priyank Kharge, noted that this investment underscores the state’s ambition to build a global biotechnology hub.
On the human-capital side, the company expects to create more than 100 new high-skilled jobs in the coming years, leveraging Bengaluru’s deep research and talent pool. The facility builds on Thermo Fisher’s existing operations in India, which already include antibody development (2,000+ recombinant antibodies), validation programmes (25,000+ antibodies) and manufacturing of primary and secondary antibodies.
By enhancing local end-to-end capabilities from research through manufacturing Thermo Fisher aims to accelerate global timelines for biotechnology and diagnostics, while also strengthening India’s role in the global life-sciences research ecosystem.
“We’re honoured to deepen our partnership with the Government of Karnataka. Bengaluru is a strategic hub for Thermo Fisher, and this expansion reflects our long-term commitment to India’s innovation ecosystem.”
By
HB Team
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