Applied Biomimetic cuts ribbon on new Gaithersburg production facility

One of AB's original investors, Jorgen Clausen, helps Danish
Ambassador to the U.S., Her Excellency Lone Dencker Wisborg
cut the ribbon on the new Gaithersburg production facility

When one tries to find any positive grains of sand in the barren desert of the moribund Montgomery County economy, the biotech sector is the best bet. Once again some rare good news comes from the biotech corridor along I-270, as Applied Biomimetic officially opened its new Gaithersburg production facility. A ribbon cutting celebrated the new addition, which Vice-President William Harvey says will manufacture several new products in the coming months.

Applied Biomimetic's breakthroughs have been applied to enzyme production and improving infant formula. “This has no doubt been an interesting journey for Applied Biomimetic to get to this point – not just during the last couple of years when we relocated here to Gaithersburg, but also many years ago, when we started in the basement of university facilities in Cincinnati and a laboratory at the Danfoss campus in Denmark," CEO Steen Sondergaard Nissen told about 100 attendees. Also in atendance was the Danish ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency, Lone Dencker Wisborg, and one of the company's original investors, Jorgen Clausen.

We're fortunate the seeds were planted for biotech success by smarter leaders before the Montgomery County political cartel seized control of the County Council in the 2002 election. But more must be done, as Virginia and Pennsylvania's booming economies have allowed them to rapidly begin to catch up to our head start. Unfortunately, our corrupt County Council is rapidly turning the very office parks that could attract biotech, aerospace, defense and tech firms into residential housing.

Applied Biomimetic is located at 942 Clopper Road.

Photo courtesy Applied Biomimetic