Japanese Takeda Lays Foundation Stone for "Laboratory of the Future" in Vienna's Urban Lakeside Aspern

PeopleOther ♦ Published: September 22, 2023; 12:27 ♦ (Vindobona)

In a symbolic act, the foundation stone was laid for Takeda's "Laboratory of the Future" in Vienna's Seestadt Aspern. With an investment of around 120 million euros, the Japanese pharmaceutical giant represents the company's largest investment to date in Austria in a technically and ecologically optimized new building for biopharmaceutical research and development.

This is what the "laboratory of the future" in the Urban Lakeside or Seestadt Aspern is supposed to look like. / Picture: © Vienna Business Agency / LOVE architecture and urbanism ZT GmbH / Lorenz Consulting

The building will be constructed as a green building to the highest ecological standards and is scheduled for completion by 2026. "From that point on, around 250 researchers will be working on new therapies for diseases for which there have been no or inadequate treatment options to date," said Andy Plump, head of Takeda's global research and development division, who was present at the…