Inside Eli Lilly’s Cork plant making key ingredient for Mounjaro weight-loss drug

Eli Lilly’s Kinsale plant produces tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro, making Cork central to the global weight-loss revolution

Eli Lilly, Kinsale. Co Cork. Pictures: Peter P Photos

Losing weight can be emotional, but the Cork plant making the active ingredient in weight-loss drug Mounjaro has no room for feelings — only precision.

Among the many detailed instructions given before passing through its heavy doors are no jewellery, make-up, or open-toe shoes.