A ribbon cutting was held this week at MilliporeSigma’s new production facility in Sheboygan Falls.
The facility produces MilliporeSigma’s Hi-Flow Plus Lateral flow membrane, which is used in rapid diagnostic test kit used for a variety of applications, including infectious disease testing (Covid-19, HIV, influenza, malaria, etc.), as well as in women’s health, biomarker detection, drug testing, food safety and animal health.
The expansion was spurred by a $136.7 million contract awarded from the U.S. Department of Defense, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contract is part of an effort to ensure secure local supply and production capacity for critical products for pandemic preparedness.
The company added more than 50 jobs and employs more than 600 people in Sheboygan County. It also operates a facility in Verona.
MilliporeSigma is the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of science and technology company Merck KGaA, of Darmstadt, Germany. The division is undertaking a multi-year program to increase production capacity and capabilities to support the growing global demand for vaccines, therapies and diagnostics.
