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Biotech firm EMD Chemicals, formerly Novagen, to close

One of Madison’s oldest biotech research operations will be closing at the end of the year, affecting about 70 employees at the former Novagen.

EMD Chemicals Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, announced Friday it will close the company’s facility in University Research Park and consolidate all bioscience operations at the company’s San Diego facility.