CMIC CMO USA has been based in Cranbury for 16 years. And few people know that. It’s something the leaders of CMIC publicly acknowledge — and something they want to change. The Memorandum of Understanding it signed with Rutgers University on Monday in Japan may help it do just that.

CMIC USA, a subsidiary of Japan’s top contract development and manufacturing organization, and Rutgers announced a partnership to establish a Center of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing at CMIC’s 224,000-square-foot facility in New Jersey. The move will help CMIC double its manpower in New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy, who announced the agreement during the 2023 New Jersey East Asian Economic Mission, said he couldn’t be more excited. To read the full story.