Lilly to invest $6.5bn in API manufacturing facility in Texas

Eli Lilly and Company has announced plans to invest $6.5bn in an active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) manufacturing facility at Generation Park in Houston, in the US state of Texas. The new facility will produce APIs for small-molecule medicines, including those targeting oncology, cardiometabolic health, immunology and neuroscience. It will create 615 permanent jobs, including positions for scientists, engineers, lab technicians and operations personnel. The construction phase will generate 4,000 jo ...