Evonik breaks ground for Lafayette lipid innovation center

Half a dozen shovels stood in buckets next to the sandbox in Evonik's tent during the groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday afternoon. Evonik already h...

April 1, 2023
12:58 AM

Half a dozen shovels stood in buckets next to the sandbox in Evonik's tent during the groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday afternoon. Evonik already has a manufacturing facility in Lafayette, which is the second largest in the country behind a facility in Alabama. The new lipid innovation will primarily focus on mRNA-based therapies similar to the COVID-19 vaccine. The German-based pharmaceutical company hosted local leaders, like West Lafayette and Lafayette mayors John Dennis and Tony Roswarski as well as Indiana Gov.

James Kling City Editor