WuXi AppTec is opening a branch office in Seoul, South Korea, located at an industrial park in the Pangyo Techno Valley. This new branch will help bring WuXi’s platform of capabilities closer to the life science community in South Korea, and aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative products from the region for China and the rest of the world employing its global resources.

This latest addition brings WuXi’s global footprint to five million sq.-ft. of facility space across 23 sites worldwide.

“We are excited to open an office in South Korea where cutting-edge science is being done,” said Dr. Ge Li, chairman and chief executive officer of WuXi AppTec, “Our mission is to help entrepreneurs globally to realize their dreams of discovering and developing innovative products to benefit the world’s patients.”