09/25/2026
🎉It’s been a year since the grand opening of our Organic Chemistry Synthesis Centre of Excellence in Toronto!
That makes it the perfect time to ask our site leaders about how the new facility is helping them, their colleagues, and TRC’s ability to better serve its customers worldwide.
Q: Looking back on the past year, what achievement or milestone are you most proud of?
A: Jose Rodezno, Senior Director, Operations and Synthetic Chemistry
🙌“I’m particularly proud of introducing the Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) system. That really was a milestone achievement.
Getting there required strong collaboration across our teams – to modernise our processes, improve data integrity and traceability, and create a more efficient way of working.
The new system represents a significant step forward in our digital transformation journey – one that will deliver long-term benefits for our employees, customers, and the environment.”
Q: What has impressed you most about the people and culture at the new site?
A: Damian Chung, Director, End to End Supply Chain
👩🏽🔬“Our people, and their ability to engage collectively as a team.
The team showed incredible adaptability and collaboration, doing whatever was needed to make this a successful and safe move.
Then, once we were in the new facility, they also impressed me with how quickly they adapted to their new spaces and new processes – making it a seamless transition.”
Q: What are you most excited about for the future of the Toronto site and its continued growth?
A: Rathika Jayasinghe, HR Director Toronto
💡“The tremendous opportunity that this new facility creates to accelerate growth, innovation, and collaboration.
Being together in a single, integrated, and world class environment has helped create stronger connections between people, ideas, and processes - enabling faster problem-solving, greater knowledge sharing, and increased operational efficiency.
Looking ahead, I see significant opportunities to enhance process excellence, drive continuous improvement, and further expand our capabilities in organic synthesis.
And all of this will enable our site to support new customer opportunities, accelerate product development, and continue growing as a strategic hub within the organisation.”
