Filling Vacated Sanofi Building Key to Economy, Officials Say

Company is moving research facilities out of Bridgewater, but finding new tenants is important for the local business community.

With laboratory activities ended and employees already having moved out of the 1.2-million-square-foot Sanofi-Aventis research and development site on Route 202/206 in Bridgewater earlier this year, the company is moving forward with completing the transfer of certain work out of that site, set to be done by the end of this year. The property is now up for sale. Sanofi has approximately 3,000 employees in New Jersey, approximately 5,000 in Massachusetts and more than 18,000 in the United States, Elizabeth Baxter, with communications of Sanofi-Aventis, said. Approximately 135 employees have accepted moves to Cambridge, Mass., as part of a shifting that is all due to a change in Sanofi’s research and development strategy, Baxter said. Even …

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What Should Open in the Sanofi Research Buildings?

Sanofi-Aventis is closing research facilities on Route 202/206.

In working to make changes to its research and development, Sanofi-Aventis, in Bridgewater, has consolidated services and locations, and plans to have its site at 1041 Route 202/206 completely closed by the end of the fourth quarter. This will leave a great deal of vacant square footage of research area on Route 202/206 in a zone that allows for that kind of work. Township administrator James Naples has said the township is going to be monitoring the closure of the site, and reporting on how it could affect the township. "They are vacating the site and looking for a new owner," he said. "Due to the consolidation, there are millions of vacant square footage of research areas." So, Bridgewater, we want to know what you think should open in …

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Bridgewater Sells Parcel of Land on Route 22

Council also supports Youth Services Newcomers Club, change in tenancy at Sanofi site.

A tract of land at the intersection of Milltown Road and Route 22 East will be sold by the township. Council President Allen Kurdyla reported at Monday night's meeting a commercial entity approached officials to see if the township would consider selling the 1.39-acre property, which had been deeded to Bridgewater about 13 years ago. The undersized lot was offered to adjacent property owners, with no interest indicated. The minimum price established by the assessor for the property is $850,000, Kurdyla said; that price could go higher if there are competitive bids. “We also feel it would be a nice commercial ratable on the highway,” he added. The ordinance stipulates that the zoned use of the property will not change, although future …

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Prison For Chinese National Who Stole Bridgewater Company's Secrets

Yuan Li also faces deportation for corporate espionage at Sanofi-Aventis.

Former Bridgewater Chemist Admits to Trading Employer's Secrets

Woman reportedly downloaded information and put it on Chinese company's website.