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Mexico Locks In Over 12 Billion Pesos in Pharmaceutical Investments Under Plan México

Securing investments from four leading firms enables Mexico to upgrade production hubs to reduce import dependence.

El secretario de Economía, Marcelo Ebrard, en la "Conferencia del Pueblo" de la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum. | Crédito: Presidencia
En la conferencia de la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum las farmacéuticas explicaron los proyectos que tienen en México.
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Overview

  • The investments will generate more than 3,000 direct specialist positions and around 20,000 indirect jobs across key regions including Mexico City, Hidalgo, Veracruz, the State of Mexico and Tlaxcala.
  • Boehringer Ingelheim is allocating 3.5 billion pesos to expand its Xochimilco tablet plant into the world’s largest facility with an annual output of 5 billion tablets for domestic and export markets.
  • Carnot Laboratorios will invest 3.5 billion pesos to build a biotechnology manufacturing plant in Hidalgo that will create 600 specialized roles and serve over 30 export markets.
  • Bayer will dedicate 3 billion pesos over the next five years to modernize active-ingredient production at its Orizaba, Lerma and Tlaxcala plants and to enhance clinical research capacity.
  • AstraZeneca will invest more than 2 billion pesos over two years to expand clinical trial infrastructure, digital services and a new manufacturing site in the State of Mexico, adding over 600 specialist jobs.