# Thermo Fisher to build $40M facility in Lenexa, Kansas for COVID-19 test supplies

Thermo Fisher Scientific announced a $40 million expansion of its Lenexa, Kansas operation, including a new facility and 300 new jobs, to produce over 8 million viral transport tubes per week for COVID-19 testing.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-05-18
- Where: Lenexa, Kansas, United States
- Value: $40.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8 million viral transport tubes per week
- Products: viral transport tubes
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Thermo Fisher Scientific](https://endata.com/companies/7061.md)

## Sources

- [kansascity.com](https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article242808261.html), 2020-05-18: "We have a proven blueprint for high-quality VTM production in Lenexa and look forward to bringing significant new capacity on line as quickly as possible to continue the necessary testing ramp-up in the U.S."

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