AbbVie opens first phase of manufacturing facility in Singapore

29 September 2016

US drugmaker AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) has strengthened its manufacturing capabilities by opening the small-molecule active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) facility of its Singapore manufacturing site.

The company says this facility supports the growth of its oncology and women's health pipeline and reflects progress from AbbVie's two previous announcements for manufacturing investment in Asia in 2014.

The new 120,000 square-meter site – located in the Tuas Biomedical Park – is AbbVie's first manufacturing facility in Asia and will also include a biologics manufacturing facility that is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2018. AbbVie's manufacturing network now includes 13 locations across the USA, Europe, Asia and Puerto Rico, as well as strategic partnerships with third-party manufacturers.

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