London, 28 June 2025 – In its ongoing mission to help meet America’s growing need for high-quality US-made medicines, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA today announces it will invest $1 billion by 2030 to further expand its US manufacturing and R&D capabilities. This new phase of investment – America Leans on Hikma: Quality Medicines Manufactured in the USA – will further expand Hikma’s well-established domestic capabilities to develop, produce and deliver a broad range of medicines needed by the US healthcare system to treat patients nationwide.
Hikma has operated in the US since 1991 and has spent more than $4 billion over the past 15 years to build, enhance and expand its US-based R&D and manufacturing capabilities and now has annual domestic capacity to produce more than 12 billion finished doses of essential medicines. Over this period, Hikma has provided patients with access to a wide range of generic medicines at a lower cost than branded products. The company has an
excellent record of US FDA quality inspections and has a successful record of working with FDA to solve critical drug shortages.
Elected officials including US Rep. Mike Carey (OH-15) and US Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-01) joined Hikma at a special groundbreaking event held at the Company’s state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing and R&D facility in Columbus, Ohio.
America Leans on Hikma represents the Company’s latest efforts to increase the volume of essential medicines it develops and produces across its R&D and manufacturing sites in Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio and in Cherry Hill and Dayton, New Jersey. This next phase of expansion will help to strengthen Hikma’s portfolio of more than 800 medicines and increase the Company’s US-based capacity to produce large volumes of high-quality and
affordable medicines for American hospitals, providers and patients.
“We are proud to continue our ongoing investments in US manufacturing and R&D to better serve the needs of American patients,” said Dr. Hafrun Fridriksdottir, President, Hikma Rx. “Hikma and our 2,300 dedicated US people are committed to supporting healthier communities nationwide by providing Americans with a steady and reliable supply of domestically produced quality medicines.”
Dr. Bill Larkins, President, Hikma Injectables added, “Over the past 15 years Hikma has grown to become a top three US supplier of sterile injectable medicines with more than 180 injectable products in our portfolio and a growing pipeline. This new phase of US investment will enhance and expand our sterile injectables production capabilities and enable us to continue providing our broad portfolio of essential medicines to US patients.”
“As a pharmacist and Chairman of the American-Made Medicines Caucus, I understand the crucial role Hikma and other generic manufacturers play in delivering affordable and accessible medicines to Americans. It’s important that we onshore the production of these critical drugs. I will continue working with Hikma to strengthen our national security and public health by making life-saving generic medications here, in America, and applaud them for their announcement today,” said Rep. Buddy Carter.
“Hikma continues to invest in American workers and I am thrilled that they have chosen to continue that commitment here in Columbus. This development will support a critical industry and create more jobs for working families in central Ohio. Additional manufacturing capacity will increase Americans’ access to high-quality, affordable medicines. I am proud to join Hikma here today to support their mission and the Ohioans they employ. I look forward to returning to see the new facility once it is complete,” Rep. Carey said.
Hikma remains steadfast in its mission to provide affordable and accessible health care solutions. With this continued investment, Hikma reaffirms its commitment to ensuring a reliable supply of essential medications for all Americans.
