Investments will bolster clinical and commercial capacity in US and Europe facilities for injectable and oral solid dose packaging, and sterile filling.
- Sterile fill/finish capacity added in Lee, MA, and injectable assembly and packaging capacity added in the Netherlands, Belgium, Allentown PA, and Macungie PA
- New state of the art oral solid dose (OSD) bottling and pouching lines at Allentown
- New clinical cold-chain capacity and OSD packaging and manufacturing at Bethlehem, PA
- New isolator-based sterile filling capacity added in Lee, MA
22 OCT 2025: Sharp Services, a leader in pharmaceutical packaging, clinical trial services & sterile manufacturing has announced a $100 million investment across its global facility network to address increasing market demand for established and new medicines.
With six GMP facilities in the US and three in Europe, Sharp is strategically positioned to provide clinical and commercial solutions worldwide. Expanding its services across its facility network will further extend the company’s capabilities to meet the needs of clients.
Kevin Orfan, President & CEO of Sharp, commented: “These multi-site investments at Sharp reflect our ongoing commitment to support the evolving needs of our pharma and biopharma clients in each of our core businesses. We are strengthening our service offerings across our entire network to provide more capacity, new capabilities and greater efficiency thereby reinforcing our role as a trusted and experienced partner to our clients as we help them bring important medicines to patients around the world.”
The investment in new injectable capacity in the US and Europe is in response to strong market demand for assembly and packaging of pre-filled syringes and autoinjectors, along with ancillary services. Sharp’s Netherlands facility is increasing GMP production capacity to accommodate new vial labeling, syringe assembly and injectables packaging, which is due to come online in 2026. In Belgium, Sharp has begun a significant warehouse expansion which will include additional cold-chain and ambient storage, and is building out a new syringe blistering production suite.
As part of this global investment strategy, Sharp’s Allentown campus will add a new pre-filled syringe assembly, labeling and packaging line, a vial labeler and high-speed cartoner, a mid-speed bottling and packaging line for OSD products, and automated pouch filling lines for powder and OSD products. This new equipment will add capacity to support exiting products as well as provide capacity for new opportunities.
These investments at Allentown complement the recent $20 million investment announcement for autoinjector and pen assembly services at Macungie. The plan includes installation of two autoinjector and pen assembly, labeling and packaging lines at its facility in Macungie, US.
Sharp’s Bethlehem, PA, site which offers clinical services from preclinical through to commercial has commenced the installation of a 2-8 C production room with refrigerator and -15 C to -25 C walk-in freezer, two new capsule filling machines and an additional blister line to package OSD products. These new clinical and commercial capabilities will be operational at the site by end of 2025.
Sharp has also committed $28 million to significantly increase capacity at its sterile manufacturing facility in Lee, MA. The investment will support the installation of a fourth state-of-the-art isolator-based sterile filling line with lyophilization and several related infrastructural upgrades.
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About Sharp
Sharp is a leader in pharmaceutical packaging, clinical trial services & sterile manufacturing, with a heritage spanning more than 70 years. We partner with pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients, offering solutions and support from phase I trials all the way through to commercial launch and lifecycle management. Together, our 2,500+ strong team leverage the capabilities in state-of-the-art GMP facilities in the US, UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands. For more information on Sharp and its solutions, visit www.sharpservices.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
