VWR, a provider of product and service solutions to lab and production customers, has opened its new kitting center in Skalice, Czech Republic. This new facility will support the Therapak business, which VWR acquired in 2016, by expanding its existing footprint in Europe with a new facility and kitting services for regional and global customers. Therapak supplies pre-packaged convenience kits and procedure packs for the clinical trial, pharmaceutical and clinical lab industries.
 
The 35,000-sq.-ft. facility will be fully operational on October 2, 2017, and is located near major industrial freight carrier hubs for shipping.
 
The company also recently acquired MESM and EPL Archives, expanding its VWRCATALYST Clinical and Biorepository Services for global regulated research and product development clients in the pharma, biopharma, manufacturing and clinical trial industries.
 
“VWR’s Czech Republic facility is strategically located to support customers in the EMEA region for all their clinical and commercial kitting needs,” said Ulf Kepper, senior vice presdient, Services for VWR. “This location expands our VWRCATALYST offering to support the growing demand for quality services to the industries we support.”