Eli Lilly to invest over €1.6bn in Cork and Limerick sites as part of major expansion

As a part of this expansion, Lilly will create another 150 jobs for highly skilled workers in Limerick, bringing its total site workforce to 450. 

Eli Lilly unveiled its new $800m (€726m) facility expansion in Kinsale, Co Cork, which began making medicines last year to meet demand for its diabetes and obesity treatments. File picture

Eli Lilly will invest over €1.6bn to expand its manufacturing footprint in Ireland as it ramps up production capacity across its Cork and Limerick sites. 

The pharmaceutical giant has announced a $1bn (€907m) expansion of its Limerick site to increase production of biologic active ingredients for the company’s portfolio of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.