Integra Biosciences has completed construction of its new campus and pipette tip manufacturing plant at its headquarters in Zizers, Switzerland. The manufacturing facility will help the company to drastically reduce its transport emissions in line with its long-term sustainability goals.
The transport of raw materials and products accounted for 44% of Integra’s CO2 emissions in 2022. Around 75% of this was attributed to the transport of GripTips® pipette tips from the USA manufacturing facility to subsidiaries and distributors worldwide. Construction of a second pipette tip production facility in Zizers was completed in December 2023, and will help to eliminate the need to ship pipette tips from the USA to European customers, reducing transport emissions by an estimated 26%.
All the additional buildings at the expanded Zizers campus have been designed with sustainability in mind. The new buildings have a range of eco-friendly features, with low energy consumption and a 3,000 m2 rooftop photovoltaic system to generate electricity. Heat generated by the pipette tip moulding facility and fossil fuel-free heat pumps will also be used to heat the campus. In addition, 1,625 m2 of roof space will be seeded with 50 species of native wildflowers to support local biodiversity.
Ursula Leuthold, Sustainability Coordinator for Integra Biosciences, said: “We are dedicated to a proactive and company-wide approach to sustainability. Manufacturing GripTips in Europe is a huge step in reducing our carbon footprint and achieving our corporate emissions reduction targets.”
The photo shows the automation line in the new tip moulding facility in Zizers.
