Eurofins opens new facility in Bangalore

Eurofins, a global bioanalytical testing firm, has opened its new facility in Bangalore as part of its expansion plans, to consolidate its operations and tap the growth opportunities in the market.
The new facility includes a mix of labs and offices, the company said.
Eurofins operates overall five businesses in India - four of them, Genomics; Food & Feed testing; Pharma Services and IT Solutions, are located in the new facility at Hoodi, Whitefield, Bangalore while AgroScience Services, operates from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
"Eurofins is one of the few international players in the testing business to invest in a wholly owned facility in India. We will expand our offering to bring more and more of the Eurofins portfolio of services to customers here,"said Matthias-Wilbur Weber, Group Executive Vice President, Eurofins Scientific, inaugurating the new facility yesterday.

Weber added, "India is a critical market, which is strategically important for our future growth. India will help us to grow at the global level from current 1.3 billion Euros to 2 billion Euros by 2017."
Eurofins, present in India since 2009, will have staff strength of around 300 in India by September this year, the company said. Over the next 2-3 years, Eurofins plans to significantly ramp up its headcount.