Eli Lilly & Co. said Friday that it has more than doubled its investment in a Lebanon, Ind., site to boost manufacturing capacity for its popular weight-loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro.
Eli Lilly said on Friday it has invested another $5.3 billion in its new Lebanon, Indiana manufacturing plant, more than doubling its previous investment, as it scrambles to meet soaring demand for its weight-loss and diabetes drugs.
Eli Lilly said it is investing another $5.3 billion in a manufacturing plant in Lebanon, Indiana to expand the supply of its highly popular weight loss drug Zepbound, diabetes treatment Mounjaro and other medicines in its pipeline. Demand for Zepbound and Mounjaro has far outpaced supply over the last year, spurring shortages in the U.S. and forcing the pharmaceutical giant to invest heavily to scale up its manufacturing.
The outlay to expand an Indiana production site, combined with a previous $3.7 billion commitment, is the largest manufacturing investment in company history.
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