Astec LifeSciences Limited launched its new advanced research and development (R&D) Center in Rabale, Maharashtra. Named the 'Adi Godrej Center for Chemical Research and Development', the facility will focus on innovation and developing sustainable and safe solutions for people and the environment and providing services to innovator companies in contract development & manufacturing space (CDMO). Focused on new product generation, process optimization & scale-up along with product life-cycle management, the R&D Center will catalyze Godrej Group's ambition to be an application-agnostic partner of choice for innovator companies in the rapidly growing chemical industry.

The R&D Center is equipped with a synthesis lab for product synthesis and a formulation lab to develop new formulations in crop protection space. Supported with advanced analytical instruments to drive R&D, the center also houses sophisticated process safety infrastructure to undertake safe and sustainable chemical reactions. Given its capabilities, the new R&D Center will enable the company to develop a newer range of sustainable products at a faster pace and at a greater scale, thereby adding value to its customers' businesses, without compromising on ethics, safety and care for the environment.