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Lilly announces $1.6B investment in Indiana manufacturing facilities 

By Brian Buntz | April 17, 2023

Eli LillyEli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) will invest an additional $1.6 billion and create roughly 200 new jobs at two new manufacturing sites within LEAP Innovation Park in Boone County, Indiana.

In all, the company has earmarked $3.7 billion for the facilities and plans to create a total of about 700 new jobs. Examples of job titles covered in the investment include engineers, operating personnel and lab technicians.

The Ivy Tech Foundation

Additionally, Lilly has pledged $15 million over five years to the Ivy Tech Foundation to fund up to 1,000 scholarships for individuals considering careers in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

The Ivy Tech program includes a Lilly Scholars initiative that will provide a new pathway for high school students to receive a college certificate in pharmaceutical manufacturing or medical device quality upon graduation.

The new site in the LEAP Lebanon Innovation District is located in a strategicinnovation hub with more than 9,000 available acres on Indiana’s I-65 Innovation Corridor.

Lilly notes that its investment at the LEAP site marks its largest at a single location in its history.

The company has launched 19 new medicines since 2014. It plans to debut several more in 2023.

Lilly noted that the new facilities will bolster its manufacturing network for active pharmaceutical ingredients and support increased demand for its existing products. The company says the new facilities will also supports its efforts to develop novel therapeutic modalities, including genetic medicines.

Eli Lilly Indiana investment represents a commitment

Lilly CEO David Ricks expressed the company’s commitment to investing and innovating in Indiana.

The company is also investing in other states.

Last year, Lilly said it would invest roughly $700 million in the Lilly Institute for Genetic Medicine at a new site in the Boston Seaport. This expansion will provide additional capacity and opportunities for collaboration, with the potential to create as many as 150 new jobs

It has also announced investments in North Carolina.

The company was founded in 1876 in Indianapolis, where it remains headquartered.

About The Author

Brian Buntz

The pharma and biotech editor of WTWH Media, Brian is a veteran journalist with more than 15 years of experience covering an array of life science topics, including clinical trials, drug discovery and development and medical devices. Before coming to WTWH, he served as content director focused on connected devices at Informa. In addition, Brian covered the medical device sector for 10 years at UBM. At Qmed, he overhauled the brand’s news coverage and helped to grow the site’s traffic volume dramatically. He had previously held managing editor roles on two of the company’s medical device technology publications. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at bbuntz@wtwhmedia.com.

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