Sartorius Stedim Biotech, an international supplier for the biopharma industry, announced Tuesday plans to invest $50 million in its plant in Yauco over the next five years, when it will create some 350 new jobs.
Avara Pharmaceutical Services, which arrived on the island last year after picking up the assets of the former Merck plant in Arecibo, is marking its first year of operations with plans to expand production at the site, a high-ranking company official said this week.
Simara Laboy-López, a 22-year-old Biochemistry doctoral student from the University of Puerto Rico, beat out two other competitors to win the first local edition of the Singularity University Global Impact competition, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust announced Monday.
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