Dow Realty leases 55,400 s/f facility to 454 Life Sciences Corporation

Dow Realty Company has leased 50 East Industrial Rd. to 454 Life Sciences, a Roche company. 454 Life Sciences Corporation will occupy the entire 55,400 s/f facility located just off 95, Exit 56. The company plans to expand its manufacturing operations and add approximately 100 new staff positions. 454 Life Sciences is a biotechnology company specializing in DNA sequencing and has been rapidly growing since the release of the GS20 sequencing machine in 2005. Jeff Dow, president of Dow Realty Company, was the sole broker in the transaction.