U.S. Senator Tom Carper Visits Adesis, Inc. New Castle Facility to Discuss Innovation and Job Growth

Aug 29, 2017

NEW CASTLE, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Adesis, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED), today announced that U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) visited its New Castle facility on Friday, August 25th. Senator Carper toured Adesis’ laboratories to observe first-hand the cutting-edge research and development in materials and pharmaceutical sciences, and met with senior management to discuss growth opportunities that are expected to further boost research and innovation in Delaware.

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Senator Tom Carper touring Adesis’ state-of-the-art labs with Dr. Andrew Cottone, President of Adesi ...

Senator Tom Carper touring Adesis’ state-of-the-art labs with Dr. Andrew Cottone, President of Adesis, Inc. (Photo: Business Wire)

Founded in 1991 in Newport, Delaware, Adesis recently purchased its New Castle, Delaware building in May 2017 to expand its custom organic synthesis, research & development, and specialty manufacturing capabilities. The New Castle, DE facility is a 47,500-square-foot building in the Southgate Industrial Center, of which Adesis had previously leased about 25,100 square feet.

“When the Senate is out of session, I tour Delaware visiting with businesses like Adesis for what I like to call ‘Customer Calls’, where I can find out how our local companies are doing and what we can do in government to create a nurturing environment for job creation,” said U.S. Senator Tom Carper. “I’m so pleased that Adesis has chosen Delaware, with its first-class workforce, to expand its operations.”

“We are very pleased to have the opportunity to host Senator Tom Carper at our facility and showcase the latest developments at Adesis,” said Andrew Cottone, President of Adesis, Inc. “As a leading organic synthesis CRO (contract research organization), we are broadening our presence in Delaware and appreciate Senator Carper’s long-standing support of businesses and new career opportunities. The recent purchase of our building will allow us to expand our critical mass, increase our headcount, and further grow our custom molecular synthesis, research, development, and specialty manufacturing business across the pharmaceutical, chemical, biomaterials, and catalysts industries.”

About Adesis, Inc.

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Display Corporation, Adesis, Inc. is a contract research organization (CRO) supporting the pharma, biotech, catalysis and a number of other industries. The CRO specializes in organic and organometallic synthesis, in milligrams to multi-kilogram quantities. Adesis has a business model of providing clients with organic chemistry services in three areas: early stage research, scale up and development, and specialty manufacturing. With over 20 years of success and over 50 chemists with extensive industry and professional experience, Adesis supports companies in various industries with small molecule organic chemistry expertise. Adesis provides a range of services that can supplement research and development efforts. It can also act as a specialty manufacturer to reinforce supply chains. To learn more about Adesis, please visit http://adesisinc.com/

About Universal Display Corporation

Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED) is a leader in developing and delivering state-of-the-art, organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies, materials and services to the display and lighting industries. To learn more about Universal Display Corporation, please visit http://www.oled.com.

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