Eli Lilly Plans To Invest €400M In Manufacturing Facility In Ireland: Report

Eli Lilly And Co LLY plans to invest more than €400 million into a new manufacturing facility in Limerick, Ireland, according to a report on gov.ie, a central portal for government services and information.

• The plant itself will employ more than 300 once it's complete. In the meantime, Lilly plans to enlist some 500 temporary workers for the facility build.
• The Limerick plant will boost Lilly's manufacturing network for biologic active ingredients, help meet "increased demand for existing Lilly products," and extend the geographic reach of the company's clinical pipeline. 
• Lilly specifically singled out its "promising" Alzheimer's portfolio on the last point.
• In a recent interview, Lilly could launch Alzheimer's hopeful donanemab toward the end of 2022, Anat Ashkenazi, Lilly's chief commercial officer, said. 
• The anti-amyloid antibody, which would rival Biogen Inc's controversial Aduhelm (aducanumab), is up for accelerated approval. Lilly expects to complete its rolling FDA submission by the end of Q1 FY22.
• Related: Lilly's Donanemab Lowers Alzheimer's-Associated Biomarkers In Patients With Early Disease.
• The facility is expected to start the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients in 2022.
• Lilly will submit a planning application with Limerick City and County Council in the next few weeks to win approval for the project.
• Price Action: LLY shares are up 1.82% at $241.07 during the market session on the last check Friday.