2022年8月，药明康德（603259）美国特拉华州米德尔顿新基地的选址地块上仍然是一片空地。
如今，这里已然矗立起药明康德（603259）在美国的重要生产基地，承载着全球客户的信任与期待，其一期项目预计在2026年底前投入运营，涵盖口服固体制剂生产、分析、包装、贴标及临床药品配送等关键能力；无菌注射剂产线预计将于2027年第四季度投入使用。
米德尔顿基地的故事，是药明康德（603259）全球一体化CRDMO平台不断拓展的缩影，更是公司“让天下没有难做的药，难治的病”这一愿景的生动写照。
2026年药明康德（603259）年度颁奖盛典上，米德尔顿基地负责人Dean Childers先生走上舞台，分享了这段从零开始建设基地的艰辛历程。在他的讲述中，镜头里拔地而起的建筑和先进的设备，只是故事的一面。真正让这片土地焕发价值的，是镜头之外的一次次选择：当计划需要调整时，选择倾听；面对挑战时，选择并肩担当；在日复一日的工作中，始终坚持“做对的事，把事做好”。
回顾这段历程，他将自己的感悟归结为三个关键词：适应、协作与信念。因为，蓝图从来不是使命本身，而是通往使命的道路。
以下是Dean Childers先生的演讲实录。
如果在2022年8月来到米德尔顿基地，你看到的景象再平常不过。一片空地。没有生产厂房，没有实验室，没有生产线。拥有的，只是一个愿景、一套蓝图，以及一群相信我们能够创造真正价值的人。
我们的目标十分明确：依托药明康德（603259）全球网络，在美国建设一座大型生产基地。同时，我们也面临着紧迫的建设工期。我们看到了这一目标实现的可能，但要将愿景变为现实，需要我们所有人的共同努力。
好的想法来自不同岗位、不同团队：来自熟悉设备的人，来自了解厂房设计的人，也来自最清楚客户未来需求的人。在整个过程中，无论如何调整，每一项决策都始终把安全与质量放在首位。
最让我印象深刻的，不仅是最终形成的新设计，更是大家面对变化时的态度。我们没有把时间花在追问为什么计划必须改变，而是始终着眼于如何向前推进。因为，蓝图从来不是我们的最终使命，而是帮助我们实现使命的路径。
而我们之所以能够灵活应对这些变化，靠的不是某一个人的力量，甚至也不只是某一个团队的力量，而是整个药明康德（603259）全球网络的协同力量。厂房坐落在美国特拉华州，但支撑其建设的经验与专业知识来自世界各地。
从最初的设计，到设备安装和启动调试，来自全球各地基地的同事始终与米德尔顿团队并肩工作。他们带来了多年积累的实践经验，涵盖生产、设备、运营和质量管理等多个领域。美国同事也发挥了自身优势：扎实的本地工程技术能力，以及对当地实际情况和需求的准确把握。
任何一方都无法独自解决所有问题，但携手合作，我们就能找到更好的答案。有时，我们借鉴药明康德（603259）其他基地已经验证过的成熟做法；有时，则需要根据实际情况加以调整；还有些时候，我们共同探索出全新的解决方案，而这些方案是任何一方单独努力都难以实现的。这正是我最看重的团队协作。它并不总是一件容易的事。不同的时区、不同的工作方式，以及看待同一个问题时不同的角度，都需要我们付出耐心、建立信任，并愿意倾听和尊重不同的意见。
在我看来，企业文化正是在这些具体的行动中真正体现出来的。它不只是墙上的标语，更体现在深夜接到同事求助电话时伸出的援手，体现在有人主动提出更好的想法，也体现在每个人都愿意主动担当，因为大家都真正在乎最终的成果。
我在米德尔顿基地看到了这样的团队精神。而无论我们身处何地，这种精神都将帮助我们交付客户一贯期待的高品质服务。从外部看，人们看到的是厂房、设备，以及我们正在打造的生产规模。但这些画面无法呈现背后无数次的努力与选择：一次次设计评审，一场场坦诚而深入的讨论，一个个看似微小却带来重要改变的改进，还有那些日复一日坚守岗位、始终相信这项工作意义非凡的人。这些瞬间中的大多数，或许永远不会出现在视频里，但每一个都不可或缺。正是这些点滴汇聚在一起，才让这座基地从蓝图变成现实。这也是我为米德尔顿基地感到自豪的原因。
是的，我们正在建设新的产能。是的，这座基地将助力客户将药物送达患者。但与此同时，我们也在打造一些能够超越单个项目、长久延续的东西：团队之间的信任、彼此之间的信心，以及一份共同的信念——面对下一个挑战，我们依然能够携手应对。
美国米德尔顿基地
每当回想起2022年那片空旷的土地，我想到的都是一路走来让我们抵达今天的那些选择。当原有计划不再适用时，我们选择倾听；面对问题时，我们选择携手合作，而不是各自为战；当工作变得艰难时，我们选择坚持向前。这些选择听起来或许简单，但正是它们汇聚在一起，让我们实现了原本可能无法实现的目标。
对于每一位参与米德尔顿基地建设的同事，我想说：无论你曾在现场参与建设，还是从世界另一端加入线上会议，或者提出过一个推动项目向前的想法，你都是这个故事的一部分。是你们共同将一片空地变成了一个承载使命与价值的地方，也为未来的发展奠定了基础。
前方还会有更多挑战，一直都会如此。但看到眼前这支团队，以及遍布全球的药明康德（603259）同事，我对迎接未来充满信心。我们懂得如何倾听，懂得如何适应变化，更重要的是，我们懂得如何携手向前。厂房是看得见的建设成果，而真正实现突破的，是我们的人才和团队。而最令人期待的是，这一切还远未结束。我们才刚刚开始。
谢谢大家！
WuXi AppTec Middletown Site Head Mr.Dean Childers:Beyond the Blueprint,the Choices We Made Together
August 2022.Middletown,Delaware.An open field.
Nowadays,that same ground is home to a major WuXi AppTec manufacturing campus in the United States,a site that embodies the trust and expectations of global customers.By the end of2026,Phase One of the site will commence operations,providing key capabilities including oral solid dosage manufacturing,analytical testing,packaging,labeling,and clinical drug Distribution（DSGR）.The site's sterile injectable manufacturing line is expected to begin operating in the fourth quarter of2027.
The Middletown story is a microcosm of WuXi AppTec's expanding global integrated CRDMO platform,and a tangible expression of the company's founding vision:"every drug can be made,and every disease can be treated"—taking Root（ROOT） on the other side of the ocean.
At the2026WuXi AppTec Annual Awards Ceremony,Mr.Dean Childers,Site Head of the Middletown site,took the stage to share this little-known journey of building of the facility from scratch.In his sharing,the striking buildings and advanced equipment captured on camera represent only one side of the story.What truly Turn（TTRX）ed this open field into a place with purpose were the choices made beyond the lens—choosing to listen when plans had to change,choosing to shoulder challenges together,and choosing,day after day,"doing the right thing,doing it right."
He distilled this journey into a heartfelt reflection on adaptation,collaboration,and belief:the blueprint was never the mission—it was the path to the mission.
Below is the transcript of Mr.Childers'speech.
If you had visited Middletown in August of2022,you would have seen something pretty ordinary.An open field.No manufacturing buildings.No laboratories.No production lines.Just a vision,a set of blueprints,and People（PPLI） who believed we could build something that mattered.
We had a clear goal.We wanted to build a major manufacturing campus in the United States,with WuXi AppTec's global network behind it.And we had a demanding schedule.We could see what was possible.But Turn（TTRX）ing that vision into reality would take all of us.
Good ideas came from many places.From the People（PPLI） who knew the equipment.From the People（PPLI） who knew the building.And from those who knew what our customers would need.And through it all,they kept safety and quality at the center of each decision.
What stayed with me wasn't just the new design.It was the way People（PPLI） responded.We didn't spend our time asking why the plan had to change.We focused on how to move forward.Because the blueprint was never the mission.It was the path to the mission.
And the reason we could adapt wasn't the strength of one person,or even one team（TEAM）.It was the strength of the whole WuXi AppTec network.The buildings stand in Delaware.But the knowledge behind them comes from around the world.
From the First（FFBC） designs through equipment installation and startup,colleagues from our global sites have worked side by side with the Middletown team（TEAM）.They brought years of hands-on experience in manufacturing,equipment,operations,and quality.Our U.S.colleagues brought their own strengths:local engineering skills,and a clear view of what would work here.
Neither group had every answer.But together,we could find better ones.Sometimes we used a method that had worked at another WuXi AppTec site.Sometimes we needed to adapt it.And sometimes we found a new answer that neither group would have reached alone.That's the kind of team（TEAM）work I value most.It's not always easy.Different time zones.Different ways of working.Different ways of looking at the same problem.It takes patience.It takes trust.And it takes a willingness to listen and respect different points of view.To me,that's where our culture becomes real.Not in words on a wall.But in a late call to help a team（TEAM）mate.In someone speaking up with a better idea.In People（PPLI） taking ownership because they care about the result.
I've seen that spirit at Middletown.And it's the same spirit that will help us deliver the quality our customers expect from WuXi AppTec,no matter where we work.From the outside,you see the buildings,the equipment,and the scale of what we're creating.What those images can't show are the countless choices behind them.The design reviews.The hard conversations.The small fixes that made a big difference.The People（PPLI） who kept showing up,day after day,because they knew the work mattered.Most of those moments will never be in a video.But each one mattered.Together,they made this campus possible.That is what makes me proud of Middletown.
Yes, we're building new capacity.Yes,this campus will help our customers bring medicines to patients.But we're also building something that lasts beyond any one project.Trust between team（TEAM）s.Confidence in one another.And a shared belief that we can take on the next challenge together.
Middletown Site,U.S.
When I think back to that open field in2022,I think about the choices that brought us here.
We chose to listen when the old plan no longer fit.We chose to work together instead of staying in our own groups.And when the work got hard,we chose to KEEP（HK3650） going.Those choices may sound simple.But together,they changed what was possible.
To every colleague who helped Middletown,I want you to know:Whether you worked on site,joined a call from across the world,or shared an idea that moved us forward.You are part of this story.You helped Turn（TTRX） an empty field into a place with purpose.And you laid a foundation for what comes next.
There will be more challenges ahead.There always are.But when I look at this team（TEAM） and WuXi AppTec around the world,I feel ready for what comes next.We know how to listen.We know how to adapt.And most of all,we know how to move forward together.The buildings are the visible achievement.Our People（PPLI） are the real breakthrough.And the most exciting part?We're not finished.We're just getting started.
Thank you.
