Astec LifeSciences, a subsidiary of Godrej Agrovet (GAVL) has launched its new advanced research and development (R&D) center in Rabale, Maharashtra.

Named as ‘Adi Godrej Center for Chemical Research and Development’, the facility will facilitate leading-edge innovation and developing sustainable and safe solutions for people and the environment, and providing services to innovator companies in contract development and manufacturing space (CDMO).

The R&D Center is equipped with a synthesis lab for product synthesis and a formulation lab, which will focus on developing new formulations in the crop protection space. Supported with advanced analytical instruments, the center also houses sophisticated process safety infrastructure to carry out sustainable and safe chemical reactions.

Focused on new product generation, process optimization and scale-up along with product life-cycle management, the R&D Center will further catalyze Godrej Group’s aspiration to be an application-agnostic partner of choice for innovator companies in the evolving chemical industry.

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, and ensuring ethical practices, along with safety and care for the environment.