# STA Pharmaceutical to expand Changzhou campus in China

STA Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec, announced plans to expand its one-year-old Changzhou campus. The expansion will increase headcount from 200 to 300 scientists and reactor volume from 290 to 490 cubic meters in the short term, with eventual targets of 500 scientists and 1,500 cubic meters.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-02-03
- Where: Changzhou, China
- Jobs: 100
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 490 cubic meters of reactor volume (short term); 1,500 cubic meters (eventual)
- Products: small-molecule pharmaceuticals
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [STA Pharmaceutical](https://endata.com/companies/21969.md)
- [WuXi AppTec](https://endata.com/companies/21968.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [biospace.com](https://www.biospace.com/wuxi-apptec-s-sta-pharmaceutical-to-expand-changzhou-site), 2017-02-03: "In the short term, STA will raise its headcount to 300 scientists from 200 and increase reactor volume from 290 cubic meters to 490 cubic meters."

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