Azzur Cleanrooms on Demand has opened a new facility in Burlington, MA, and appointed Christine Kressirer, PhD, as sr. director of operations for Azzur COD Burlington. 
 
Kressirer joins Azzur Group after 20 years of progressive laboratory and bio-incubator experience working alongside scientists, researchers, and developers in health and life sciences. Most recently, Kressirer served as the site director for Tufts Launchpad Biolabs, a co-working and innovation space for life science companies. During her career, Kressirer also directed core and laboratory services for The Forsyth Institute, where she supported industry-leading researchers. Kressirer holds a PhD in pharmaceutical biology and natural sciences from Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, and bachelor of science degrees in biochemistry and microbiology from Colorado State University.
 
“Azzur Cleanrooms on Demand provides phase appropriate and flexible cGMP solutions for the greater Boston area biopharmaceutical industry,” Kressirer explained. “Together with my team, we are thrilled to provide customized solutions to enable cGMP manufacturing for the biopharma community. I look forward to empowering our customers to bring their cutting-edge innovations to the clinic faster and more economically.”
 
According to Ravi Samavedam, president of Azzur COD, “Compared to traditional options such as a CMO/CDMO or a self-owned facility, Azzur COD provides clients a flexible platform for early-phase manufacturing. Each COD facility enables clients to develop cGMP manufacturing capabilities, without the burden of facility ownership and maintenance. This is possible due to the Azzur Group portfolio of services, that include facilities, labs, training, consulting, and technical services. We’re excited to welcome Christine as the leader of the Burlington operations as she joins us in our mission.”
 
New Facility
 
Azzur Cleanrooms on Demand Burlington is the company’s third major operation, opening three months following the establishment of its San Diego operation in May 2020. Originally founded in Waltham, MA, in 2018, Azzur COD’s hybrid model includes on-demand cleanrooms, material management, asset management, sampling, testing, training, and consulting services. Azzur COD enables companies to focus on groundbreaking science and early-phase GxP manufacturing with complete IP control and lower risk of start-up and tech transfer failures.