Pharma firm Aesica creates £30m high-rate factory, 50 new jobs

Posted on 25 Sep 2013

£30m investment support Aesica’s strategy to triple sales in three years

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Aesica has opened a new high capacity manufacturing facility following a £30 million investment at its Queenborough, Kent site.

The 10,000 sq m expansion is purpose-built for the production of a solid dose medication used in treating Type 2 diabetes, one of the world’s most common lifestyle diseases. Commercial production at the facility will start in November. Private equity investor Silverfleet Capital bought a stake in the pharma company in September 2011. This development…

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