Corning Inc. recently celebrated 50 years of manufacturing and innovation at its facility on River Street in Oneonta. The legacy of manufacturing disposable labware by leveraging the company’s precision forming process at the Oneonta facility has created a host of business opportunities for Corning in the life sciences industry, Corning executives said at an anniversary ceremony at the facility. Products made in Oneonta, together with other Corning Life Sciences facilities, reportedly remain critical in the discovery and development of advancements in cell culture research, bioprocess, and microbiology.

“Corning’s Oneonta plant has thrived for five decades thanks to vital products, exceptional processes, and—most importantly—dedicated people,” said Wendell P. Weeks, CEO and president. “Oneonta is a key part of Corning’s Life Sciences business, responsible for manufacturing products such as flasks for tissue culture and roller bottles for vaccine production. Oneonta’s products are the foundation of a broad range of laboratory work and help enable vital research techniques such as cell culturing, which increase our understanding of diseases and how to treat them.”

The facility opened in 1967 and originally produced glass ceramic material for building cladding and commercial furniture applications. In 1974, it transitioned to products for cell research and has been supplying innovative products used in labs worldwide.

Also at the event, personnel at the Oneonta facility were recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for achieving the ENERGY STAR® Challenge for Industry by increasing energy efficiency by 14.3% within a three-year span. To meet the challenge, industrial sites had to achieve an energy efficiency gain of at least 10% in five years or less.

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