IPS Breaks Ground for Biopol Facility

Integrated Project Services (IPS) broke ground for a new Biopol Laboratory facility in Post Falls, ID. Biopol Lab is a subsidiary of ALK-Abello, a producer of allergy immunotherapy pharmaceuticals. Biopol is ALK-Abello’s main source material supplier of allergen materials.

The new 12.5-acre site combines Biopol’s five facilities into a new main building. The first phase will be approximately 68,000 sq. ft. Biopol is relocating its lab, offices, manufacturing facilities, and associated in-process and finished product warehouses from its present Spokane, WA location.

IPS is providing design, product development and process engineering services and ensuring validation in accordance with latest cGMP and cGLP requirements. The new facility will increase Biopol’s capacities and scale up for its allergen source materials products. The site also includes new pollen and mites processing buildings, as well as energy efficiency for process and utility systems, odors/dust control systems, and waste treatment.

“IPS is the perfect partner for Biopol. They have a high level of competency and the experience required for the detailed design of this bulk pharmaceutical facility,” stated Miles Guralnick, president/managing director, Biopol Laboratory, Inc. “The Post Falls facility offers the additional space and increased capacity to enable us to continue to provide an uninterrupted supply of quality allergenic biological source materials. We look forward to a good collaboration and to a very successful project.”