GSK begins work on £100m India facility

pharmafile | September 9, 2015 | News story | Manufacturing and Production GlaxoSmithKline, India, manufacturing 

GSK has begun work on its new Rs. 1000 crore (£100m) pharmaceutical factory in Vemgal, southern India.

When fully operational in 2017, the factory will make more than 8 billion tablets and 1 billion capsules in the areas of gastroenterology and anti-inflammatory medicines for the Indian market.

The facility will be built on a 50-acre site and is expected to employ about 300 people. GSK said the new facility is part of its “continued commitment to India, ensuring increased access to GSK medicines for people in the country.”

The factory will be built in partnership with international and local design and construction companies, and will include a warehouse, site infrastructure, employee welfare centre and utilities to support the manufacturing and packing of the medicines.

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Annaswamy Vaidheesh, managing director, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals India, says: “GSK has been at the forefront of serving the healthcare needs of India for more than 90 years. We fully support the Government in their efforts to increase access to affordable medicines to improve healthcare and we are very excited to begin work on what will become our largest manufacturing facility in India. With this new facility, we aim to further strengthen our commitment to helping the patients in India to improve their health and wellbeing.”

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