Avacta cooks up double lab space with Thorpe Arch move

HEALTHCARE firm Avacta, which develops biotherapeutics, has opened two new facilities, almost doubling the group’s workspace.

The new facilities, in Wetherby and Cambridge, increase space from 9,500 sq ft to 18,500 sq ft.

The facilities have been developed to accommodate Avacta’s growing R&D programme.

In Wetherby, the Thorp Arch Estate has provided a new 13,000 sq ft building which Avacta has fitted with offices and laboratories accommodating at least 60 people.

The new Cambridge site is located on the Lion Works Business Park in Whittlesford, and covers 5,500 sq ft.

Dr Alastair Smith, chief executive officer, Avacta, said: “I am delighted with the new labs that the Company now has in place in Wetherby and Cambridge. The teams will be working in truly world class facilities that will also help in attracting talented new staff and will present the Company well to potential customers and partners.”