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Abraxis to open biopharmaceutical campus in Culver City.


Abraxis BioScience bioscience /bio·sci·ence/ (-si´ens) the study of biology wherein all the applicable sciences (physics, chemistry, etc.) are applied.

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 Inc. has bought a 3.5-acre property in Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers.  for a new research and development facility. The biopharmaceutical campus, with a planned 2008 completion date, is intended to bring together the company's proprietary research, development and clinical trial operations.

Abraxis, created by the merger of Santa Monica-based American BioScience Inc. and Schaumburg, Ill.-based American Pharmaceutical Partners Inc., has been operating out of American BioScience's offices.

In addition to the Culver City property, Abraxis said it has acquired a 50,750-square-foot laboratory facility in Marina Marina

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. The building will expand Abraxis' research and process development capabilities as well as house the company's regulatory affairs Regulatory Affairs (RA), also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Regulatory Affairs professionals usually have responsibility for the following general areas:
 and medical writing staff'.

In addition to the Los Angeles-area facilities, Abraxis retains American Pharmaceutical's manufacturing facility in Illinois, which makes Abraxane and several injectible genetic drags.
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Title Annotation:Abraxis BioScience Inc.
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 22, 2006
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