Polykon Manufacturing LLC merges with Seppic Inc. and becomes Seppic Inc. Richmond

Since its opening in 2020 in Richmond, Virginia, the Polykon Manufacturing LLC facility has strengthened Seppic’s proximity to our North American customers and expanded our manufacturing capabilities. Effective January 1, 2024, Polykon Manufacturing LLC took the next step by merging with its parent company, Seppic Inc.

This change brings consistency to the organization of Seppic’s manufacturing facilities and supports the company’s strategy to deliver a simplified customer experience. Seppic continues to grow by addressing multiple markets around the world, always with the highest level of service, while strengthening its brand image in the United States.

Seppic Inc. Richmond produces in particular SEPIMAX ZEN™, SEPINOV™ EMT 10, SEPINOV™ WEO, SIMULGEL™ NS, or SIMULGEL INS 100™. As a major global player in rheology modifiers, the Seppic Group continually invests in its production facilities in the United States to provide a high level of service to its customers.

Civica to start Chesterfield lab construction this summer, eyes Petersburg plant expansion

Nearly three years after announcing plans to build a laboratory in Chesterfield to support its manufacturing operations in Petersburg, Civica Rx is readying plans to kick off the project’s construction. The Utah-based nonprofit drugmaker said it will break ground this summer on a 50,000-square-foot facility at 11731 Meadowville Lane, in the Meadowville Technology Park near Chester. …

05/07/2025

Adial Pharmaceuticals raises $2.75M

Glen Allen biopharma company Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL) has raised $2.75 million from an institutional investor. The company, which specializes in therapies for addiction and related disorders, said it will use the new funding for working capital and general corporate purposes. The name of the investor was not disclosed, but Adial said a “health …

05/07/2025

Adovate Granted New U.S. Patent for Therapeutic Uses of A2B Receptor Antagonists

Adovate, LLC (“Adovate” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics targeting adenosine receptors involved in major diseases, today announced that Patent Number 12,269,828 B2 was issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This newly issued patent covers therapeutic uses of the Company’s lead molecule ADO-5030 and thousands of other novel molecules …

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