AXGN - Axogen Processing Center (APC) Celebrates its Opening with Ohio Leaders in Vandalia | Benzinga
ALACHUA, Fla. and TAMPA, Fla., May 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Axogen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXGN), a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for peripheral nerve injuries, today announced that it will celebrate the opening of its Axogen Processing Center (APC) with leaders of the Ohio community on June 12, 2024. APC is designed to process Avance Nerve Graft®, a regenerative peripheral nerve scaffold indicated for the treatment of peripheral nerve functional deficit and used by surgeons across the U.S. and internationally to surgically repair injured nerves. The facility is located at 913 Industrial Park Dr. in Vandalia, Ohio.
"The development and validation of our Axogen Processing Center is a significant accomplishment for Axogen," said Chairman, CEO and President Karen Zaderej. "This facility will meet the stringent standards needed for processing our industry-leading Avance Nerve Graft as a biologic and position us for significant future expansion and growth. We are pleased to have selected and constructed the facility in the Vandalia and the broader Dayton Ohio area where we have a strong team of talented engineers, quality professionals and technicians, dedicated to supporting patients with peripheral nerve injuries."
APC is a world-class biologic processing center designed to provide expanded capacity and support the regulatory transition of Avance from a U.S Food and Drug Administration section 361 tissue product to a section 351 biologic. The 107,000 sq. ft. facility includes ISO14644 clean rooms, internal quality labs, a surgeon and tissue agency training lab, and state-of-the-art support systems and redundancies required for high-quality biologic processes. APC provides approximately three times the previous processing capacity and was designed for future growth and expansion. The facility currently employs nearly 100 professionals with plans to increase this number as production scales up.
The event will include:
- Opening ceremony featuring remarks from Karen Zaderej, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Axogen Inc., Todd Puckett Vice President of Operations of Axogen, Inc. and Eddie Pauline, President and Chief Executive Officer at Ohio Life Sciences.
- Tours of the facility including laboratory areas and community spaces.
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