Hetero to Add 2K New Jobs in Telangana

Hyderabad: Hetero acquires manufacturing plant at Penjerla  in Telangana Hyderabad: Hetero, India’s leading pharmaceutical company with the widest 
global reach, today announced the acquisition of a brownfield manufacturing plant at Penjerla located in Telangana, India. The facility spread across 55.27 acres, will be Hetero’s flagship sterile pharmaceutical and biologics manufacturing unit, bolstered by state-of-the-art technology. 

The acquisition reinforces Hetero’s renewed commitment to expand its reach and capabilities in order to respond with agility to the world’s evolving health needs and produce high-quality and affordable medicines.

Dr. Vamsi Krishna Bandi, Managing Director, Hetero, said: “We are committed to an investment upwards of US$75 million, (approximately INR 600 Cr) to upgrade and enhance existing facilities at the site and expand manufacturing of our global biologics and sterile pharmaceutical 
products.” 

With this facility, Hetero aims to add 2000 new jobs in biochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences,  molecular biosciences, engineering, and ancillary services. PwC acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Hetero on the acquisition of the Penjerla manufacturing facility together with the land, plant and machinery in a slump sale from Johnson & Johnson Private Limited