Athenix Expands With Move Into New State-of-the-Art Facilities.Business Editors BIOWIRE2K RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BW HealthWire)--May 30, 2002 Athenix Corp., a leading industrial biotechnology The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. Industrial biotechnology (known mainly in Europe as white biotechnology company discovering microbial microbial pertaining to or emanating from a microbe. microbial digestion the breakdown of organic material, especially feedstuffs, by microbial organisms. traits and developing them for use in high-value products and processes in the Agricultural and Petrochemical Industries, announced it recently moved into new state-of-the-art facilities to accommodate its rapid expansion. "We are very pleased with our new and modern facilities," says Mike Koziel, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Athenix. "They allow us to accommodate our rapid growth and provide an environment which fosters the development of innovative solutions and products." "We had the benefit of being able to custom-design the new facilities based on our specific needs. This expands our research and development capacity substantially and allows us to serve our alliance partners even better," adds Nadine Carozzi, Vice President of Product Development of Athenix. "Our new location is ideal because it is centrally situated in the RTP (1) (Rapid Transport Protocol) The protocol used in IBM's High Performance Routing (HPR) system. (2) (Realtime Transport Protocol) An IP protocol that supports real time transmission of voice and video. research community on a beautiful wooded site with a small lake." The new facilities consist of laboratories and offices covering a total of about 11,000 square feet. Athenix leases the space from Connor Properties, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . The general contractor A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. is Ten Penny Construction, Inc., and the responsible architect is Gontram Architecture. About Athenix: Athenix is a leading industrial biotechnology company discovering microbial traits and developing them for use in high-value products and processes in the Agricultural and Petrochemical Industries. These traits are used to develop enhanced plants, microbes, enzymes, and processes capable of providing renewable resources for a variety of industry sectors. Athenix is focused on two major market opportunities: 1) the discovery of genes and proteins for novel input traits and their use to develop transgenic plants for the Agricultural Chemical and Seed Industries; and 2) the discovery of genes and proteins for improved biomass conversion in the Animal Feed, Chemical, and Alternative Energy Industries. For more information about Athenix, visit www.athenixcorp.com. |
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