Specifications - Avecia Biotechnology Advanced Biologics Centre, Billingham, United Kingdom

Key Data
Order year	February 2002
Project type	New plant
Location	Billingham, UK
Estimated investment	US$100 million (£70 million)
Completion	Phase 1: September 2003, Phase 2: 2004-2005
Key Players
Sponsor	Avecia
Finance	Avecia, UK government (DTI grant)
Lead Engineer / Designer	WS Atkins Plc
Architectural services	Clean Design Ltd
Bioreactor manufacture	BioEngineering AG
Output Chemicals
Type	Vaccines and protein therapeutics
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