AcordaChelsea, Massachusetts The Acorda facility’s intended use is to produce a biotherapeutic for Alzheimer’s in an inhalable drug delivery to improve patient outcomes. DSI’s scope included the installation of the largest Spray Dryer for a pharmaceutical application in the world. The entire facility was designed and constructed to house said Spray Dryer and the supporting equipment.…
Genzyme Cell Culture ExpansionFramingham, Massachusetts Genzyme is an American biotech company headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. For the company, which manufactures 11 major drugs, DSI worked on a 59,000-square-foot expansion of a Cell Culture facility, that produces Fabrazyme, a treatment for Fabry disease, in Framingham, Mass. To maximize production, reduce costs and lower the on-site manpower…
Evergreen SolarDevens, Massachusetts Evergreen Solar’s facility in Devens, Mass., was their first large-scale manufacturing plant in the U.S. able to produce 80 megawatts. For the first phase, DSI’s scope included process piping, chemical distribution and tool hook-up. The project schedule was extremely aggressive, and DSI was brought on board prior to design being complete, which…
Amgen BionextWest Warwick, Rhode Island DSI played the key role in construction of the Amgen Bionext project as the hygienic process piping contractor and installer of all major process equipment. The facility manufactures the Amgen blockbuster drug Enbrel™, which has benefited the lives of millions of patients worldwide. Enbrel is prescribed for the treatment of…