CordenPharma Will Scale Up To Address GLP-1 Shortage

The Swiss contractor said it will invest about $981m to increase manufacturing capacity for GLP-1 peptides in the US and EU, to fulfill API contracts worth more than $3bn.

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CordenPharma is scaling up to produce more GLP-1 APIs for clients • Source: Shutterstock

CordenPharma is undertaking a major expansion of its manufacturing capabilities to meet the global need for GLP-1 agonist-containing therapies, the Basel-based firm said on 16 July. In all, the contract manufacturing and development organization plans to spend approximately €900m (about $981.4m) over the next three years to expand a manufacturing site in Colorado and build a new site in Europe as well.

In an interview, CEO Michael Quirmbach said he could not divulge which companies CordenPharma is or will be providing GLP-1 peptides for, but the company said it has inked multiple, long-term

Key Takeaways
  • CordenPharma will invest about €900m over the next three years to increase its capacity to supply GLP-1 peptides to customers who market type 2 diabetes and obesity medications.

  • The Switzerland-based CDMO has signed contracts worth more than €3bn to provide peptides, but is not disclosing who its customers are

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