GlaxoSmithKline acquires Pennsylvania vaccine manufacturing facility

Published: 5-Sep-2005

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has acquired the former Wyeth vaccine production facility in Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, US, and will invest at least $100m (Euro 79.7m) to develop and produce flu vaccines at the site using new tissue culture technology.


GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has acquired the former Wyeth vaccine production facility in Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, US, and will invest at least $100m (Euro 79.7m) to develop and produce flu vaccines at the site using new tissue culture technology.

The move will create around 270 jobs within five years and retain 6,900 existing employees located throughout the world.

JP Garnier, ceo of GlaxoSmithKline, said: 'We have made a commitment to increase our vaccine research and production capabilities and to help government officials plan for future public health needs. This facility, with its new flu vaccine technology, will help us to do that in the future.'

The state's economic development department (DCED) worked with GSK to structure support for its expansion project. DCED has offered the company a financial package of US$4.62m (€3.68m) that includes: a $1.35m Opportunity Grant; a $1.25m Infrastructure Development Program grant; $675,000 in job training assistance; and $1.35m in job creation tax credits. The Life Science Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania has also committed $1.5m for relocation costs to support this project.

GSK expects to use the 90-acre site for the secondary production of several new vaccines for distribution in the US market, subsequent to their approval by the FDA. The site will also provide freeze-drying capabilities that will be used to enhance the shelf life and stability of a number of the company's vaccines.

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