A Johnstown early-stage biotechnology firm, Integrated Technologies and Services International Biosciences, will receive a $500,000 state investment from Pennsylvania economic development officials to help it expand its research capacity.

Integrated Technologies and Services International Biosciences (ITSI) plans to build a new, 12,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art building in Johnstown’s Kernville neighborhood. The facility will house a dedicated clean room and a proteomics laboratory that will allow the company to conduct large-scale protein studies.

The nearly $1.8 million ITSI building will also expand the company’s operations, accelerate research and development activities, and increase bio-analytical kit manufacturing capacity to streamline specimen testing.

The $500,000 grant was provided through the state’s Enterprise Zone program, which was created to promote job growth and business expansion in distressed or disadvantaged municipalities.

The company plans to lease space to other bioscience companies wanting to locate in the city. Twenty-three new jobs are expected to be created between ITSI’s expansion and the other prospective tenants.

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