# Thermo Fisher opens $40M viral transport media plant in Lenexa, Kansas

Thermo Fisher Scientific has built a new $40 million, 120,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Lenexa, Kansas, dedicated to producing viral transport media for COVID-19 testing. The plant was completed in six weeks and adds over 300 jobs, with production capacity of 8 million units per week.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-08-31
- Where: Lenexa, Kansas, United States
- Value: $40.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: 28 Aug 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 8 million units per week
- Products: viral transport media tubes
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [fiercebiotech.com](https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/thermo-fisher-builds-40m-coronavirus-test-tube-manufacturing-facility-6-weeks), 2020-08-31: "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."
- [india.newsroom.thermofisher.com](https://india.newsroom.thermofisher.com/2020-09-09-Thermo-Fisher-Scientific-Opens-New-Bioprocessing-Collaboration-Center-in-St-Louis), 2020-09-09: "Our St. Louis site is among the world’s largest producers of biologics using single-use technology and the ideal location for this unique collaboration."

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