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Advanced Technology Development Center / Tsukuba Plant

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The Advanced Technology Development Center/Tsukuba Plant was originally founded in 1967 as the Kyoritsu Seiyaku Central Research Laboratory, on the facility's current site. Although the Center was completely surrounded by a pine grove at the time of its foundation, its premises were subsequently expanded, new buildings added, and existing buildings expanded and altered to reach its current size.

Administration Unit

Administration Unit

As the central hub of the Advanced Technology Development Center/Tsukuba Plant, the Administration Unit serves as the contact desk for New Product Development division and the Tsukuba Plant, and handles administrative duties (general affairs, accounting, and facility management).

Research Unit

Research Unit

This facility conducts research and development of animal biological products (vaccines) and diagnostics, for a broad range of animals including companion animals (cats, dogs) and production animals (poultry, pigs, cows).

Animal Unit

Animal Unit

A mixed-use facility, the Animal Unit contains five sheds, each of which houses dogs, cats, poultry, pigs, cows, fish, and other small laboratory animals. Animal tests are divided into two types – product development and quality control.

Testing Unit

Testing Unit

This facility tests intermediate and final products as well as develops animal biological products (fish vaccines) and animal pharmaceuticals.

Manufacturing Unit

Consists of three units: the Central Manufacturing Unit, Manufacturing Unit II, and Manufacturing Unit III

Central Manufacturing Unit

Central Manufacturing Unit

Manufactures a range of virus stock solutions, virus-infected cells for use in frozen vaccines, and diagnostic kits. Also cultures bacteria used for bacterial agents.

Manufacturing Unit II

Manufacturing Unit II

Manufactures frozen and dried vaccine formulations and hormone drugs into final product (solution) form.

Manufacturing Unit III

Manufactures frozen and dried vaccine formulations and hormone drugs into final product (solution) form.

Product Unit

Cooled by liquid nitrogen, this facility serves as a storage place for frozen vaccines and diagnostic kits, and prepares shipments of frozen formulations for delivery across Japan.

Packaging Unit

The ground floor serves as a final packaging station for products manufactured in-house as well as imported products, while the second floor, which contains a hall and meeting rooms, is a multi-purpose facility used for product seminars as well as internal seminars and meetings

New Refrigerated Unit

New Refrigerated Unit

Serves as a storage facility for intermediate and final products, including both those manufactured in-house and imported products. Temperature is controlled at a constant 2–5˚C.



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