Azelis Megafarm to Open Innovation Center in Mexico City

The new center will be able to support all stages of the development process, from concept to final formulation.
The new center will be able to support all stages of the development process, from concept to final formulation.

Megafarma, an Azelis company, will open its first full-service innovation center in Mexico City, featuring five industry-specific application labs for CARE, CASE, food, pharma and plastics.

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The new 10,000 square-foot facility is located in the northern outskirts of Mexico City and will be managed by Claudia Barrera, laboratory director. Its objective is to create market-leading, innovative and value-added services.

The application labs will provide custom formulations, product development, regulatory compliance, problem-solving and sales support to these dynamic and constantly evolving market segments.

The center will also be host to virtual and live customer seminars, interactive formulation workshops and hands-on technical training for our sales teams.

Frank Bergonzi, chief executive officer and president, Azelis Americas, said, “The opening of this new innovation center marks a turning point for Azelis in Mexico. Azelis can now provide an unsurpassed level of service, technology, and innovative solutions to our customers in the region. Our new state-of-the-art laboratories will deliver on our mission of innovation through formulation.”

Eduardo Salinas, managing director, Azelis Latin America, said, “Azelis’ commitment to establishing a leading position in specialties distribution in Mexico is clear with the opening of this innovation center. We will be laser-focused on supporting our customers and principals with the technical capabilities of Megafarma. I am confident our customers will take advantage of the benefits of our innovation center from day one of its operations.”

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