Since breaking ground in October 2022 and fresh from its IPO in September 2023, SCHOTT Pharma, the maker of drug containment solutions and delivery systems for injectable drugs, announced the culmination of a EUR 76 million investment with the opening of its new production facility in Lukácsháza, Hungary. The expanded production capacity will support, the company says, pharma megatrends and market growth for prefillable syringes made of specialty glass. SCHOTT said the extension will create 120 new jobs at the site, and the company plans to further invest a multi-million Euro amount in Hungary in prefillable syringes in the coming few years.

“With an increasing number of drugs being stored in prefillable glass syringes – from GLP-1 drugs to critical vaccines and innovative biologics, the manufacturing beginning at this site today will continue to support major trends in the pharma industry,” says Andreas Reisse, CEO of SCHOTT Pharma.

As evidenced by their growing demand in the healthcare industry, these high-quality prefillable glass syringes not only offer a stable, long-term storage solution for drugs, but also a safe and convenient delivery system for patients and clinicians.

Drug containment and delivery play a critical role in medication protocols. Traditionally, a newly developed drug is launched in vials, with healthcare providers using disposable syringes for extraction and administration. Today, more and more pharmaceutical companies are moving towards filling medicines directly into prefillable syringes to enable storage and administration in one, streamlining the injection process for healthcare professionals and improving the accuracy of dosing for patients.

SCHOTT Pharma’s Hungarian site, that was inaugurated in Lukácsháza today, builds on the company’s existing foundation and pharmaceutical production skillset in the area, which already plays an important role in supplying the global industry with drug containment systems today. Following the high-end processes and advanced quality assurance found in SCHOTT Pharma’s global production network in 14 countries, the facility is equipped with state-of-the-art machinery. The new site is the second site where the company manufactures glass syringes, in addition to the site in St. Gallen in Switzerland.

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