LGC Group has opened its new Organic Chemistry Synthesis Centre of Excellence in Vaughan, Ontario, following a CAD $100 million investment.
The 203,000 ft² (17,200 m²) facility is one of the largest of its kind in the world and significantly expands Toronto Research Chemicals’ (TRC) capacity to serve pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences customers worldwide.
Acquired by LGC in 2019, TRC is internationally recognised for its expertise in synthesising complex organic molecules.
These compounds underpin global drug discovery pipelines, diagnostic development, forensic testing, food and environmental safety, as well as industrial innovation, giving customers reliable access to critical building blocks for science.
“This $100 million investment is about building capacity at scale, giving our customers faster, more reliable access to the essential tools that enable breakthroughs,” said Joydeep Goswami, CEO of LGC Group.
“From Vaughan, our scientists will help tackle challenges such as precision medicine, PFAS detection, and sustainable chemistry, while supplying the world with solutions that protect health, food, and the environment.”
Products manufactured at the new facility will be shipped to more than 170 countries, enabling research in areas such as cancer, infectious disease, mental health and environmental safety.
For customers, the expansion means greater reliability, scale and speed of delivery at a time when the demand for high-quality, specialised research chemicals is rapidly growing.
“TRC’s science may start in our labs, but its impact is felt worldwide – in hospitals, communities, and industries that depend on reliable answers,” said Bruno Rossi, EVP and General Manager, LGC Standards.
“With this new facility, we’re building on 40 years of expertise to deliver faster, broader, and more sustainable innovation for scientists everywhere.”
To mark the grand opening, LGC hosted an inauguration ceremony featuring scientific leaders, government representatives and global partners.
The event included a symposium on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), also known as “forever chemicals” because they persist in the environment and accumulate in people and wildlife.
Linked to risks for both human health and ecosystems, PFAS represent one of today’s most urgent environmental challenges.
Bringing together experts from academia and industry to explore solutions, the symposium underscored LGC’s leadership in this space, with one of the world’s broadest portfolios of reference standards to support PFAS detection, monitoring and regulation worldwide.