Agilent leaders joined Colorado Governor Jared Polis and local government officials to break ground on $725 million investment to double manufacturing capacity of therapeutic nucleic acids in Frederick, Colorado. The investment will create more than 160 life science jobs in the area. Agilent’s manufacturing facilities in Colorado produce siRNA, antisense molecules, and CRISPR guide RNA molecules.
Investment will double capacity to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients used in therapeutics for a broad range of diseases. The addition of two new manufacturing lines (known as Trains C and D) will enable Agilent to meet growing demand for siRNA, antisense and CRISPR guide RNA molecules. Agilent expects customer shipments from the expansion to begin in 2026.