On Jun. 17, 2014, Grifols celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art North Fractionation Facility (NFF) in Clayton, NC, where production capacity of plasma will almost double to approximately 6 million liters annually. Grifols’ products are used to treat rare, chronic diseases such as a neurological disorder, immune deficiencies, hemophilia and genetic emphysema.

NFF will be fully operational in 2015 with over 200 employees. Grifols is the largest private employer in Johnston County, NC with 1,650 employees and a total of 2,300 statewide, including a corporate office in Research Triangle Park, NC. Grifols also has a corporate office and manufacturing facilities in Los Angeles, CA, testing labs in San Marcos and Austin, TX and 150 plasma donation centers across the United States. Additionally, the company has manufacturing facilities in  San Francisco, CA producing antigens for immunological diagnostics, as well as the Grifols Academy of Plasmapheresis, a world-class education and training facility headquartered in Glendale, AZ. In total, Grifols employs over 9,600 people in the US, representing approximately 73% of its 13,200 employees worldwide.

NFF was recently named the 2014 Facility of the Year for Project Execution by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). The 155,000 square-foot facility features technologically advanced systems and processes to ensure the highest standards of product quality and high production capacity in plasma fractionation.