AstraZeneca to invest $285 million new biologics manufacturing facility in Södertälje, Sweden

Specifications:

Name:

AstraZeneca to invest $285 million new biologics manufacturing facility in Södertälje, Sweden

Location:

Södertälje, Sweden

Company:

AstraZeneca

Estimated Cost:

$285 million

Source:

astrazeneca.com 

Introduction:

AstraZeneca plans to invest approximately $285 million in a new high-tech facility for manufacturing of biological medicines in Södertälje, Sweden.

Features:

The new plant will be focused on filling and packaging of protein therapeutics. It is anticipated that the new facility will supply medicines for clinical trial programmes of AstraZeneca and MedImmune, the company’s global biologics research and development arm, from the end of 2018, and will deliver finished products for commercial use once fully operational by 2019.

By locating the new manufacturing plant in Södertälje, the company will combine its expertise in biologics with the well-established culture of operational excellence that exists within the Sweden Operations unit. The planned investment will create between 150 and 250 highly skilled new roles at AstraZeneca by 2019.

The $285 million planned investment is the first phase of a potential three-part programme to expand AstraZeneca’s biologics manufacturing capabilities. Further investment decisions are expected to be made in the coming years. The new manufacturing facility in Sweden will support the progression of drug candidates across the main therapy areas and be aligned with investments being made in the current biologics manufacturing centers, such as the expansion in Frederick, Maryland, announced in November.