25 Apr Stratatech expands facility for making skin tissue for severe burn patients
One of the city’s largest and oldest bioscience operations has unveiled an expanded production facility for its flagship product: a lab-grown substitute for human skin.
Stratatech’s new 35,000-foot facility in the University Research Park on the city’s west side will house 80 employees working on the commercial manufacturing of StrataGraft, lab-engineered patches of human skin tissue that can be sutured onto the bodies of severe burn victims. A group of company leaders and local politicians, including the likes of Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, inaugurated the building — an expansion of an existing facility — in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday.
“It’s exciting that Madison has become a life science hub, and the investment of significant resources to expand the manufacturing facility here is a testament to that,” Pocan said in a prepared statement. “With Mallinckrodt as a life sciences partner, we can continue advancing our scientific understanding and strengthening Wisconsin’s position as a leader in technology and innovation.”
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