The Facility is located in Morpeth, approximately 15 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne, a major city in the North East of England.

Key benefits of the Facility's location include:

  • Excellent distribution links to worldwide customers. The Facility has easy access to the region's main motorway system, rail network, airport and deep sea port

  • A supportive regional environment that already hosts a number of large international pharmaceutical manufacturers, such as GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Sharp and Dohme, Rhodia Pharma Solutions, Avecia and Sanofi. These companies also form part of the 200 business strong NEPIC organization that represents the region's Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Petrochemical businesses. NEPIC, along with approximately 150 suppliers forms a major economic cluster in the region